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At Raise Your Hand Texas, we believe public education is fundamental to the future of our state. We cannot simply sit back and wait for lawmakers in Austin to solve public education challenges on...
ONE THING TO DO: Read our Statement on the Passage of HB 8 This week, we issued a statement regarding the passage of House Bill 8 (HB 8). Raise Your Hand Texas has maintained...
HB 2 - now CSHB 2, the school funding bill, will be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Education K-16 on Thursday, May 15, 2025. From when it was first filed by Rep....
For five weeks this spring, Raise Your Hand Texas welcomed over 25 active public school educators, who represented 476 years of teaching combined. These dedicated teachers traveled to Austin to meet with their lawmakers...
Texas teachers need a seat at the table to shape the policies that affect their livelihoods. During the 89th Legislative Session, school funding, standardized testing, class sizes, and teacher benefits should all be discussed...
Raise Your Hand Texas held its second Trustee Advocates Summit at the end of August 2024, welcoming school board trustees, superintendents, and ISD administrators from across the state to participate in the two-part learning...
As the 2023-24 school year nears an end, school boards across Texas are grappling with deficit budgets. School districts are running out of money and tightening their budgets because of double-digit inflation, an increase...
Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...
Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...
Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...