Sophie Torres - SA Coastal Bend Advocacy Director
@RYHT_SA_Coastal
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Cultivating a pro-public education climate in the San Antonio and Coastal Bend to help shift the narrative around public education. Lover of tacos and dogs.
San Antonio and Coastal Bend
Joined October 2019
Check it out!! Hope to see a few familiar faces at the #TCEA Conference in SA next year!!
I'm excited to announce that we will be presenting at the TCEA Convention in San Antonio! #TCEA #Advocacy #TeacherLeadership #TxLege #PublicEducation #raiseyourhandtx #teachervoice
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📢🗳️Today's the LAST DAY to register to vote! Local elections impacting public schools and Texas constitutional amendments are on the ballot. Unsure if you're registered? 📲Check your registration at https://t.co/kpojKqeZA7
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A big CONGRATS👏🏻to @GPISD1 on a successful State of the District yesterday! The room was packed, buzzing with energy as @MCavazosPHD delivered the ongoing vision and work the district continues to do for students, teachers, and their community. This is #TxEd! 🍎📚📓
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Register to vote by October 6th to make your voice heard this election season. See this and other key voting dates, such as early voting and ballot by mail, here: https://t.co/ZVCg7CCVCv
raiseyourhandtexas.org
There is no better way for Texans to show their support for democracy than by voting for candidates who support public schools. Vote!
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Read the rest of the article at https://t.co/cHF6bOGTDC “Starting in 2027-28, students would take three assessments: a formative test at the beginning and middle of the year, and an end-of-year, Texas Education Agency-designed criterion-referenced exam, which would be very
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ICYMI - Beyond the Letter: The Real Consequences of Texas’ A–F School Grading System - Voice of San Antonio by Jeanne Russell @CASTschools
https://t.co/sNAHO6qLUN
voiceofsanantonio.com
A school’s A–F grade can feel like a heart scare, but it’s only one test. Here’s why parents should look deeper before drawing conclusions.
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To the many school districts starting this week, may the 25-26 school year bring new opportunities for learning, growth, and adventure!
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A big THANK YOU to all who came out today to our State of Education Legislative Briefing. We had a great conversation and hope to do it again! Thank you to @RootEdSA @BCECTX @SAISD @SCUCISD @JudsonISD @Menendez4Texas @votelujan
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San Antonio school leaders and our state delegation do a great job working together and sharing important information with the community. Thank you @RootEdSA @BCECTX @RYHTexas for hosting this! #txlege
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Join us! 📅 Saturday, Aug 2 ⏲️ 12:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m. 📍Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Dr 🔗 RSVP - https://t.co/yd9bHp6pjg
#TxLege #TxEd
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Check out the latest by @RYHTexas Executive Director, Dr. Libby Cohen ahead of the special session starting today!! #TxEd #TxLege "Lawmakers should do right by Texas students by doing away with the STAAR" https://t.co/ggVQVyoge8 via @expressnews
expressnews.com
Eliminating STAARÂ is one path available to lawmakers to put people before partisanship.
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Coastal Bend teachers! 📢 Join us THIS Thursday at Nueces Brewing for a teacher meet-up to talk about the different avenues of advocacy. Hear stories about what some folks are doing. Afterwards, stick around for bingo night! See you there!
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Let your lawmakers know how you feel about the STAAR test: https://t.co/QJB5h4D1VE The Texas Legislature could end the STAAR test in the next few days and build a more meaningful accountability system for public schools. The House’s version of HB 4, which passed out of the Texas
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Here's one of the things you need to know about the Texas legislation on public education this week. The state budget for the next two years, the 2026-27 biennium, was released on Wednesday, May 30, 2025. The over 1,000-page General Appropriations Act will provide $338 billion
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📣🤳📢📲 https://t.co/vOJ06DZxCK Only 3 working days left to get this over the finish line!
raiseyourhandtexas.org
CSHB 2 - 14,370+ Advocates Took Action for Teacher Pay & School Funding https://youtu.be/MdhWdRqv6NA The Senate Committee on Education K-16 has passed
Are you ready to rein in the #STAAR test? Act TODAY: https://t.co/QJB5h4D1VE Now is the time to tell your legislators to support the House version of HB 4. There are only days left to tell lawmakers to #MeasureWhatMattersTX Act now: https://t.co/QJB5h4D1VE
#HB4 #TxEd #TxLege
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🚨 Texas lawmakers are deciding the future of how we measure schools. HB 4 offers real change, but only if we act now. Support the House version. Make your voice heard. 📬 https://t.co/cW6BNxsYQu
#txlege #HB4 #txed
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With just 4 working days left in session, legislators have a chance to end the STAAR test, but you have to reach out to them today: https://t.co/gZmiT1lCK7
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This video provides real talk analysis of the shortfalls in the HB2 Committee Substitute.
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The House and Senate are locked in negotiations over the basic allotment, one of the components in CSHB 2. The best way to get an increase in the basic allotment is to push for the full $9.1 billion. To do that, we need you to take action and reach out to your legislators:
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Time is running out, but you can still make your voice heard here: https://t.co/xOTsZgm5vF HB 2 – now CSHB 2, the school funding bill, will be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Education K-16 at 9:00 AM on Thursday, May 15, 2025. From when it was first filed by Rep.
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