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From Capitol To Classroom: Texans Deserve World-Class Public Education, And Teachers Need Competitive Wages And Compensation

Investing in Students, Teachers Drives Raise Your Hand Texas’ 89th Legislative Session Policy Priorities Austin, Texas (September 30, 2024) - As voters head to the polls in November and the Texas Legislature returns to...

Another year of STAAR Testing: Measure What Matters work continues

The following update was sent out to our Texas Voices Campaign supporters via email recently... On April 9, students across Texas will once again begin taking the STAAR test. Raise Your Hand Texas believes...

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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...

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Raise Your Hand Texas Calls on State Lawmakers to Pass Legislation Focusing on Reforming the STAAR Test

Contact: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR Senior Director of Strategic Communications, Raise Your Hand Texas atiedt@ryht.org, (512) 784-3805 Raise Your Hand Texas Calls on State Lawmakers to Pass Legislation Focusing on Reforming the STAAR Test...