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What Makes a Session a “Special Session?”

Here’s What to Expect When Lawmakers Return in October 2023 The Texas Legislature typically convenes in odd-numbered years for 140 days, setting a two-year state budget and passing new laws impacting Texans’ lives and...

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Across the Lawn – September 15, 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...

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Across the Lawn – July 13, 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...

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Across the Lawn – July 7, 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...

Innovating and Creating the Future Workforce

CTE in Texas: The Intersection of School Choice and Career Readiness 

Why Career & Technical Education is essential to Texas and unique to public schools  Public schools provide more choices to Texas families today than ever before. At first glance, public school choice options might...

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Growth of CTE Programs Provides Choices for Texas Students

Opportunities to receive skills training, certifications benefit students and Texas workforce Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are the vital bridge between our K-12 education system and our students' next steps after high school...

Who Vouchers Hurt — and Where School Choice Really Works

Through the passing of House Bill 3 last session, lawmakers committed to increase funding for public schools. However, the pandemic has presented major budget challenges for public schools, and districts can’t afford to lose...

High School at a Higher Degree

STORY High School at a Higher Degree An Early College High School in El Paso, Texas is changing what students and their families believe is possible. When Isabel Gutierrez first started taking courses at...

Public School Choice Profile: Brownsville ISD

More than 95 percent of BISD students are economically disadvantaged and nearly a third are English Language Learners.And yet, Brownsville ISD and its students consistently outperform expectations. The district, which boasts a 90 percent...

Overcoming the Odds: Opportunity in Brownsville ISD Empowers Students

OVERCOMING THE ODDS: Opportunity in Brownsville ISD Empowers Students “They remind me a lot about the way I grew up, which was very hungry to get ahead, very hungry to succeed, because my parents...

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