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...
We’re at the halfway point in the 89th Texas Legislative Session, and we’ve seen limited progress on the issues that are felt the most in local communities, our public schools, and around the students’...
One Thing to Do: Learn More About School Funding Currently, multiple bills are being discussed at the Capitol that could impact funding for Texas public schools. House Bill 2 (HB 2) by Rep. Buckley...
One Thing to Do: Check out our panels on teacher pay and pre-K at SXSW EDU Join the conversations on teacher pay and the power of pre-K at Raise Your Hand Texas’ SXSW EDU...
One Thing to Do: Learn more about the benefits of full-day pre-K This session, we are encouraging legislators to fully fund full-day pre-K. Visit our website and watch our new video, “It's Time to...
Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony in response to the Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 Hearing on February 20, 2025. Raise Your Hand Texas will continue to keep the public informed...
When There’s No One Left to Hire Standing behind a booth at a nearly empty job fair, an human resources (HR) director looks across a wide room that should be filled with teaching candidates,...
The 89th Legislative Session is underway, and legislators are now in Austin for the next 140 days to discuss our state's most significant issues, and public education is at the top of the list....
The 2024-25 school year is underway, and our Texas public schools are facing a critical challenge: our Texas teachers are underpaid, especially when compared to the national average. This pay gap is not only...
A Session Out of Balance: What Happened with Key Education Issues and Where We Go From Here? The 88th Texas Legislative Session tells a story of great potential, reliable roadmaps, and disastrous detours, concluding...
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