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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...

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Raise Your Hand Texas Recommends Reining in State’s STAAR Test, Reforming Public Education Accountability System

Contact: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR Senior Director of Strategic Communications, Raise Your Hand Texas atiedt@ryht.org, (512) 784-3805 Raise Your Hand Texas Recommends Reining in State's STAAR Test, Reforming Public Education Accountability System It's Time...

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Raise Your Hand Texas Recommends Reforms of State’s STAAR Test and Public Education Accountability System

Contact: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR Senior Director of Strategic Communications, Raise Your Hand Texas atiedt@ryht.org, (512) 784-3805 Raise Your Hand Texas Recommends Reforms of State's STAAR Test and Public Education Accountability System New Report...

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Principals Grow as Community Leaders, Advocate for Texas Public Schools

Contact: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR Senior Director of Strategic Communications, Raise Your Hand Texas atiedt@ryht.org, (512) 784-3805 Principals Grow as Community Leaders, Advocate for Texas Public Schools Raise Your Hand Texas Announces New Principals...

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Education is Always on the Ballot

Contact: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR Senior Director of Strategic Communications, Raise Your Hand Texas atiedt@ryht.org, (512) 784-3805 Education is Always on the Ballot Raise Your Hand Texas Releases Policy Priorities for the 88th Texas...

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Raise Your Hand Texas Encouraged by Public School Ratings

Contact: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR Senior Director of Strategic Communications, Raise Your Hand Texas atiedt@ryht.org, (512) 784-3805 Raise Your Hand Texas Encouraged by Public School Ratings State’s Accountability System Places Too Much Emphasis on...

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Inaugural Cohort for Raise Your Hand Texas’ Trustee Advocates Program Announced

Nine Districts, Representing the Diversity of Texas, Selected Among 27 Applicants Program Will Train District, Community Leaders to Educate, Engage, and Activate to Support Public Education at the State Capitol CONTACT: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt,...

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Raise Your Hand Texas Announces Measure What Matters Assessment and Accountability Council

CONTACT: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR atiedt@ryht.org, (512)784-3805 Education Leaders, Experts, and Policymakers Convene to Lay the Groundwork for School Accountability Reform in Texas AUSTIN, TEXAS (Jan. 18, 2022) – Raise Your Hand Texas today announced...

Raise Your Hand Texas Names Anne Lasseigne Tiedt Senior Director of Strategic Communications

CONTACT: Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR atiedt@ryht.org, (512)784-3805 AUSTIN, TX (November 12, 2021) – Raise Your Hand Texas today announced that Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR, an award-winning Central Texas leader in public relations and marketing,...

Raise Your Hand Texas Announces Trustee Advocates Program

CONTACT: Tessa Benavides-Cooper tbenavides@ryht.org  New fellowship program to elevate Texas school boards, district superintendents’ expertise on state education policy AUSTIN, TEXAS — Raise Your Hand Texas’ Trustee Advocates program will give Texas school boards...