Raise Your Hand Texas

Our environment is shaped by the lessons from our fathers every day. Celebrating their daily lessons across homes and schools in our state. Wishing a wonderful Father's Day to the dads everywhere! 🎈

Celebrating Flag Day with knowledge! Did you know the colors on our flag stand for something special? Red embodies bravery, white purity and innocence, and blue, our enduring perseverance and quest for justice. Happy Flag Day! 🇺🇸

“We are not worried about losing students to private schools, but we are concerned about the state telling us they don’t have the money to allow our basic allotment to increase at the rate of inflation, or adequately fund critical needs like special education or school safety.," Board President Bryan Holubec said.

Read the full article at go.ryht.org/FundTX

This post shows a white paper graphic over a bright blue background with text that reads, “For Thrall ISD and districts throughout the state, the financial mismanagement narrative simply isn’t the truth. Districts are making cuts to programs, staff and teachers because they are underfunded by the state. Read full story at go.ryht.org/FundTX"

Across Texas, school trustees provide education oversight and citizen governance to ensure our public schools meet the expectations of our local communities.

The Trustee Advocates Summit will provide school boards and their superintendents with a roadmap, tools, and techniques to help them find, use, and amplify their voices and the voices of their communities, on state education policy.

Registration is now open! Space is limited. https://go.ryht.org/TAS2024

Our Texas students are truly amazing, and we're so proud of this year's National Spelling Bee Finalists, Kristen and Faizan! 🐝 If you're interested in learning more about the finalists, visit SpellingBee.com!

Texans have high expectations for our education system, and our schools need to maintain their competitiveness with schools across the country. Yet Texas spends $3,000 to $4,000 below the national average and is currently ranked 42nd in per-pupil spending.

Texas schools deserve better. Watch and tell your representative to fund our schools https://bit.ly/SchoolFundingTX

What happens when the state doesn't have to contribute all the money they budgeted and intended for public education? 💵 This video introduces the basics of school finance and issues in the system https://bit.ly/TXschoolfunding

Funding schools is like filling up a glass of water💧 But what happens if the glass overflows? That money doesn’t always end up where Texans would think.

Learn about the sources of Texas public school funding and the issues within the system: https://bit.ly/TXschoolfunding

Can you find all the words in our spelling bee challenge? 🧠📝🐝 Show off your spelling skills in the comments!

Tomorrow's May 28 Texas primary runoff elections are vital to the future of public education. Public education decisions are made at the state level.
Research candidates and make a plan to vote today.

In 1925, nine newspapers came together to host a spelling bee serving as the start of the National Spelling Bee! 🐝 Join us as we cheer on students starting this Tuesday, May 28th.

El mantenimiento de nuestras escuelas en TX dependen de nuestra fórmula de financiación escolar. A pesar de nuestra próspera economía, Texas todavía gasta entre $3-$4K por debajo del promedio nacional en financiamiento por estudiante. https://go.ryht.org/FinanciamientoDeEscuelas

This , we pay tribute to those who have left an indelible mark on Texas' educational landscape. Your hard work, innovation and leadership have shaped our schools, from the first Asian American course to the many commendable achievements! 🎊

Our Trustee Advocates Program drives community involvement to the heart of Texas public education legislation. We teamed up with , , , , , , and , ensuring a new generation of impactful school board trustee advocates! Join us on this journey - https://www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/effective-trustee-advocates/

Effective School Board Trustee Advocates Our Trustee Advocates Program helps school districts advocate for public education issues and accomplish more in each legislative session.

Across the state, school districts are feeling the effects of inflation and lack of funding. Read the full article here: https://go.ryht.org/FundTX

Thrall ISD has been struggling to afford the unfunded and underfunded mandates coming out of the Capitol, such as the House Bill 3, which requires an armed officer at every school. This mandate passed with only $15,000 of funding for each campus, resulting in schools needing to make up the difference to pay for the new armed officer stationed at each campus.

“We couldn't come close to affording the cost of a district police department or even the School Resource Officer program,” Board President Bryan Holubec said. “We have our guardian program, and we have good people who accept that responsibility for a stipend that fits within our budget...it's basically volunteering, what they're doing.”

Read the full article here: https://go.ryht.org/FundTX

Want to support your local school? 🏫
1. 🔎 Research candidates that support public education
2. 🗓️ Plan how, when, and where you'll vote and bring friends and family
3. 🗳️ Vote early now till Friday, May 24, or on runoff election day, Tuesday, May 28, 2024!

Hey Texas 👋 Early voting in the primary runoff elections starts TODAY! 🗳️ Make your voice heard and support your local public schools by sending in your ballot before it's too late!

It's a great Sunday to support public schools!
🔎 Research candidates that support public education
🗓️ Plan how and where you'll vote
🗳️ Vote early TOMORROW or before Friday, May 24
🇺🇸 Runoff election day is Tuesday, May 28, 2024
https://bit.ly/3HR0i7P

Get Out the Vote There is no better way for Texans to show their support for democracy than by voting for candidates who support public schools. Vote!