Testimony Opposing SB 1
Every Texan opposes SB 1, because it puts tax cuts before kids by accelerating the costly elimination of the Tier I M&O property tax rate that was put in place
Chandra Kring Villanueva
September 29, 2021
Chandra Kring Villanueva, Director of Policy & Advocacy
Chandra Villanueva oversees Every Texan’s policy and advocacy work. She joined Every Texan in 2010 and focused on school finance and education policy ranging from early education to higher education access and success. Prior to joining Every Texan, Chandra was the manager of Advocacy and Public Policy with the Women’s Prison Association (WPA) in New York City. At WPA, she educated formerly incarcerated women on the legislative process and researched options for pregnant women in the criminal justice system. Chandra has also served as a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow with the Congressional Hunger Center with placements in Tucson, Arizona and Washington, DC. Chandra earned a Master of Public Administration from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and a Bachelor of Arts from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.
Policy areas: School Finance, Pre-K, Bilingual Education
Where to find me during session: The Legislative Reference Library
My surprising hobby: Circus things, including the trapeze!
Chandra's Recent Work
Testimony Opposing SB 91
Every Texan opposes SB 91, which accelerates the elimination of the Tier I M&O and harms the state’s ability to fully support public education when our schools are facing more
Chandra Kring Villanueva
August 30, 2021
Every Texan Recommendations to the Texas Education Agency on the ESSR III State Plan
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSR III) provides over $12 billion to Texas for public education. For the U.S. Department of Education to
Chandra Kring Villanueva
May 21, 2021
Promising Advancements for Bilingual Education
Texas is home to over 1 million emergent bilingual students that represent 70 different home languages. That’s 20% of all students in Texas public schools. This legislative session, several positive
Chandra Kring Villanueva
May 3, 2021
Testimony Opposing SB 28
Every Texan opposes SB 28. Texas voters already have too little oversight over of the placement and expansion of charter schools. This bill limits the role the elected SBOE has
Chandra Kring Villanueva
April 26, 2021
Learning English in Texas: A Closer Look at Bilingual Education in the Lone Star State
Read our full joint report with IDRA about Learning English in Texas here. Long before its founding in 1845, Texas was a multilingual state. Currently, Texas educates the second-most students
Chandra Kring Villanueva
March 11, 2021
Comments on the Texas Education Agency
As the spread of COVID-19 became a global pandemic, disrupting every facet of our daily lives, Texas schools pivoted without warning or additional funding to continue the promise of public
Chandra Kring Villanueva
March 1, 2021
Keeping Schools Whole Through Crisis
Texas Schools at Risk of Significant Funding Cuts due to Pandemic-Related Attendance Loss As the spread of COVID-19 became a global pandemic, disrupting every facet of our daily lives, Texas
Chandra Kring Villanueva
February 22, 2021
A New Division in School Finance
High-Taxing vs Low-Taxing School Districts Download this report as a PDF In 2019, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3 (HB 3) — an $11.6 billion school finance reform law
Chandra Kring Villanueva
January 27, 2021
The Latest on Property Taxes and School Funding
With resources limited, the focus should be on educational needs, not tax cuts The Texas House Ways and Means Committee, which controls bills related to the state’s revenue system, is
Chandra Kring Villanueva
August 24, 2020