An Educator’s Journey to Reclaim Her Roots
ADVOCACY An Educator’s Journey to Reclaim Her Roots January 27, 2022 In the midst of navigating storm Uri, a principal experienced a personal awakening that would change how she shows up...
Restorative Practices Pave Path to Success for Unlikely Graduates
An alternative school of choice in Pearland ISD leads with restorative practices and a focus on mental health. *This story was filmed in January 2020, before campuses closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Listen...
The Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation Announces Launch of Statewide Public Education Advocacy Effort
The Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation is excited to announce the launch of a statewide pro-public education advocacy effort. Led by 13 regional advocacy directors, the new effort will contribute to the Foundation’s overall...
Role Models and Representation in the Classroom
How the lack of black male teachers fuels one scholar’s passion. Trey Fisher distinctly remembers the first time he had a teacher that looked like him. He was in a middle school gym class...
Stories of Impact: From Bored Student to School Leader
STORY Stories of Impact:From Bored Student to School Leader How one student found her voice and her purpose. How one student found her voice and her purpose. Pharen’s teachers describe her as a...
VOICES FROM THE FIELD: MOTIVATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Our Voices from the Field series features students, teachers, and school leaders who make an impact in Texas public schools. Dana Boyd, the principal of East Point Elementary School in Ysleta ISD, is a...
I am Paredes Pride
STORY I AM PAREDES PRIDE At Paredes Middle School every student is encouraged to see their own greatness and given a platform to be a leader. *The story reflects interviews and data from...
Voices From the Field: Empowering Young Women to Lead
Our Voices from the Field series features students, teachers, and school leaders who make an impact in Texas public schools. For Malinda Villalobos, the Ysleta ISD principal of Ysleta Young Women's Leadership Academy, the...
