Media Statement

Raise Your Hand Texas’ Statement on the Final Outcome of House Bill 4

Raise Your Hand Texas commends the Texas House for advancing House Bill 4 (HB 4), a bipartisan proposal to overhaul the state’s student assessment system, which passed from the House 143-1. The bill reflected...

Raise Your Hand Texas’ Statement on the House Bill 2 Compromise

Raise Your Hand Texas commends the House and Senate for reaching a compromise on House Bill 2 (HB 2). This legislation provides much-needed support to raise teacher and staff pay, expand special education services,...

Raise Your Hand Texas’ Statement on the Senate Committee on Education K-16’s Advancement of CSHB 2 / HB 2

$8 Billion School Funding Bill Prioritizes Teacher Pay Raises, Limits Flexible Funds Investing in Texas Teachers: Key Components of the Senate Bill Raise Your Hand Texas thanks Chairman Creighton and the members of...

Raise Your Hand Texas’ Statement on the House’s Passage of HB 2 and SB 2

Yesterday, the Texas House took an important step by passing HB 2, a public school funding bill that invests $7.7 billion over the next two years in our schools. This is much-needed support after...

Report cover for House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment August 2023

Report Released by House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment

Raise Your Hand Texas extends its gratitude to the members of the House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment for their work during the interim. With a public school system as large as...