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
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
Every Texan and Texas PACE* oppose Senate Bill 1091. This bill seeks to drastically limit the Top Ten Percent program, which is a critical driver of equity in college access
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
As policymakers debate how to tackle the financial pressures today’s college students face with rising tuition and record student debt, they must also tackle the rise in college hunger. Today
Texas PACE consists of organizations committed to equity in college affordability, access, student supports and completion. We support increased access to necessary health and wellness resources for students to pursue
Texas PACE — a coalition led by Every Texan and Young Invincibles — supports Senate Bill 1019 relating to disaggregated higher education data. Texas student debt is in crisis, and
Every Texan supports SB 165, a bill that prevents students from being penalized for dropping additional courses during a disaster, because it provides Texas students the necessary flexibility to respond
As we continue to fight the spread of COVID-19 in our communities, state leaders should do everything they can to provide relief to Texans struggling to get through this crisis.
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
