Across the Lawn – August 29, 2025
ONE THING TO DO: Read The Texas Tribune’s article on STAAR The recent changes to House Bill 8 have a direct and significant impact on how Texas schools are evaluated. The Texas Tribune has...
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Across the Lawn – August 22, 2025
ONE THING TO DO: Get Involved! Do you know your local Regional Advocacy Director (RAD)? Our Regional Advocacy Directors live and work throughout Texas to create a pro-public education state. We invite you to...
Across the Lawn – August 15, 2025
IT’S TIME TO REIN IN STAAR AND FIND A BETTER WAY FORWARD This year, our schools face both exciting changes and real challenges, from classroom innovations to important policy shifts. As the Texas legislature...
Across the Lawn – August 8, 2025
Listen to the latest Intersect Ed Podcast episode In our latest episode of Intersect Ed we discuss what the special session item “eliminating the STAAR test” could mean for Texas, along with the differences...
Senate Bill 8 Written Testimony of Max Rombado
Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony to the Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Raise Your Hand Texas will continue to keep the public informed through written...
Across the Lawn – March 31, 2023
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...