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...
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...
175 public education advocates will ask legislators for a permanent pay raise for teachers and another historic $1,000 increase to the basic allotment
Austin, Texas (February 28, 2025) — Raise Your Hand Texas will host two panels at the 2025 SXSW EDU Conference, addressing teacher pay and retention...
With the November election less than two months away and the Texas Legislature gaveling into session in January 2025, Raise Your Hand Texas releases their...
Raise Your Hand Texas announced Dr. Libby Cohen as its new executive director today. As executive director, Dr. Cohen will be responsible for developing the...
At the end of the 2023-24 school year, pre-kindergarten students across Texas celebrated the very beginning of their educational journey with graduation and completion ceremonies....
Dr. Michelle Smith to Pursue New Leadership Opportunities
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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR atiedt@ryht.org, c. 512-784-3805 NEWEST COHORT FOR RAISE YOUR HAND TEXAS’ TRUSTEE ADVOCATES PROGRAM ANNOUNCED Eight Districts, Representing...
As Raise Your Hand Texas’ Trustee Advocates Program wraps up its inaugural year, applications for its second cohort have opened providing a new opportunity for...
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