Across the Lawn – September 5, 2025
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...
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Across the Lawn – August 29, 2025
ONE THING TO DO: Read The Texas Tribuneâs 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...
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
ITâS 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 âeliminating the STAAR testâ 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 – July 31, 2025
Watch New Assessment & Accountability Video Real change for Texasâ school accountability system is possible. Texans have made it clear: we need to build a better report card that measures more than a single...
Across the Lawn – July 25, 2025
One Thing to Do: Sign Up for Text Alerts Given the fast-paced nature of a special session, we encourage you to sign up for our text alerts so you can track movement on key...
Across the Lawn – July 18, 2025
One Thing to Do: Get caught up on what happened in the 89th Legislative Session Before the Special Session starts on Monday, July 21, take a listen to the latest episode of our Intersect...