Dallas County Regional Advocacy Director
@RYHT_Dallas
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Advocating for strong public schools in Dallas County. Working to shift the narrative and build a pro-public education climate.
Dallas County
Joined October 2019
Hey, #DallasCounty, early voting is open across Texas! Every ballot is a chance to stand with our students and educators. Your voice matters in every race! Head to the polls and make your vote count! #TXVotes #TXEd #VoteReady
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Texas has an opportunity to transform how it funds public education by establishing a new education endowment, a practical first step that would give legislators the framework needed to create an endowment, moving Texas beyond the short-term nature of our two-year budget cycles
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As nine North Texas school districts consider VATRES, @CBSNewsTexas 's @cbs11jack sat down with our executive director, Libby Cohen, to have a big-picture school funding discussion. We encourage all Texans to learn about other potential, long-term funding solutions for public
raiseyourhandtexas.org
FULL INTERVIEW: Libby Cohen, Executive Director of @RYHTexas, discusses why some North Texas school districts are holding Voter Approved Tax Rate Elections for the November 4th election. Early voting continues thru Friday between 7am-7pm. https://t.co/7sC2SpM9H0
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Great conversations at the @OakCliffChamber Legislative Summit today! Grateful for everyone who joined the @RYHTexas table and for the valuable insights shared on policy, business, and education from our legislators! #TXEd #TxLege
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Now is the time to begin building plans for the future of public schools. The Advocacy Summit is your guide, providing a roadmap, tools, and techniques that will help school leaders find the voices of their communities to influence state education policy. Don't miss this chance
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Read the full story at https://t.co/WtCNL8dhnd Many North Texas school districts are working to implement new education laws passed during the 89th Legislative Session—including major changes to student assessments—while also trying to help families understand that these
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#DallasCounty, are you at #txEDCON? Stop by Booth #1110 for pens, mints, and exciting conversations about advocating for strong, well funded Texas public schools. We’re excited to connect with you! #FundTXEd #PublicEdAdvocacy #TxEd @TASAnet
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📣NOW: Raise your voice and join us in protecting Texas public schools! #HB100 is in conference committee - we need your help to tell the House conferees to stand strong and vote no on vouchers! Call & tell the House Conferees to vote NO on vouchers and ESAs, because the future
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👏👏We applaud the House for voting to raise the Basic Allotment by $1,000 last night, while the Senate focused on 💰💰attaching vouchers to funding bills still in their chamber. Fund public schools — and pay teachers, not private schools! #TxLege #TxEd #vOUCHersHurt
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Advocating for the future of Texas has never been easier. Click here to contact your legislator and tell them to reject vouchers — and to PAY TEACHERS, NOT PRIVATE SCHOOLS because the future of Texas is in our public schools: https://t.co/KiFdnQL6tf
#TxEd #TxLege #vOUCHersHurt
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HB100 in Senate ➡️ Basic allotment increase: cut almost 1/2. Inflationary adjustment: cut. ‼️Vouchers: slipped in. This is what’s happened in the last 11 hours 🚨Senate Committee Substitute for HB 100 - Raise Your Hand Texas
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Testimony information from Raise Your Hand Texas . We stand against vouchers and education savings accounts. Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony in response to the Texas...
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So the big voucher bill is “hanging by a thread?” Click here to help cut it: https://t.co/2JC0J0wuvj
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The Texas Senate's priority school voucher bill has slim odds of passing this session, with a key deadline looming and opposition from all sides. Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to call a special session if the House doesn’t “expand the scope of school choice.” https://t.co/KEHAMq4Jcm
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If you missed the morning session of #txlege House Public Ed hearing on #SB8, watch Vice Chair Alma Allen @RepAllenTX131 passionately explain how this bill will hurt low income communities. #txed
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In Texas, we know better. We’ve seen the research, and it’s clear that voucher programs don’t improve academic outcomes for students. Contact your legislators and tell them you support our Texas students and public schools: https://t.co/7JPmLBepxX
#TxEd #vOUCHersHurt #TxLege
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There are last-minute efforts to pass a MASSIVE voucher bill that would hurt public schools and create STAAR Version 2.0 - without letting the public speak on it! You can help stop it in 20 seconds. CLICK HERE NOW: https://t.co/2JC0J0wuvj
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Vouchers and ESAs are not free. They come at the cost of our beloved band programs, cafeteria workers, and counselors. Don’t put our public schools on the sale rack. Our students are worth more. #TxEd #TxLege #vOUCHersHurt
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Dear #TxLege, teachers don’t need “thank you” cards from you during #teacherappreciation week. They need a real raise. #InvestInTxTeachers #ThankATeacher #txed #txlege
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