Trying to remain casual about this, but a story I wrote as a reporter landed in a footnote for a brief submitted to SCOTUS!!!! Ya girl has made it into the dusty halls of lawyer briefs, and she is STOKED 💃

High-quality, affordable early childhood education isn't optional. It's critical to the success of working parents, child development and the Texas economy. At @dallasnews, @katecgreer unpacks how Texas is working to fix its early childhood education system:

Today begins a new chapter for Texas parents, teachers, and students as legislation takes effect to replace the STAAR test with more meaningful assessments throughout the year. Instead of one high-stakes exam, Texas schools will now start using tests at the beginning, middle, and

Thank you @TCCRI for having us at yesterday's Education Policy Summit! @marylynnpruneda and @katecgreer joined @MikeMorath, @RepTerriWilson, @CollegeBoard's Greg Walker and @RussellHWithers for a great conversation on assessment and accountability. #txed #txlege

HB 8: STAAR❌ Ends “one test, one day”✅ Creates shorter tests✅ Through-year growth✅ Results within 48 hrs✅ Less test anxiety✅ Predictable cut scores✅ JROTC included in CCMR✅ More legislative oversight✅ A better system for students, teachers and parents.

“Equitable grading” is a terrible trend. A clear picture of academic struggle should inform supports. Free points don’t help kids learn.

Grateful to see @GregAbbott_TX sign two pieces of legislation aimed at improving access and availability of quality child care in TX. HB 117 and HB 4903 will set a strong foundation for families across the state. @SenDonnaCampell @CarolineForTX @SenatorBirdwell

A-F scores are out today, and scores are trending up across the state. Seeing @dallasschools and @HoustonISD achieve B-ratings is a notable achievement.

"What gets measured, gets fixed." Today, @katecgreer testified before the Senate Committee on Education K-16, highlighting how a strong accountability system allows Texas to identify what's working in public schools across the state. #txlege #txed Watch the full clip. 👇

Proud to testify today in support of legislation by @TeamBettencourt that evolves the TX assessment system and ensures we have a predictable and consistent accountability system.

Great remarks by @KHancock4TX on HB 4 emphasizing the importance of high standards and strong accountability. “I’m much more concerned w/ getting good, accurate information to help us improve our ed system …than I am making sure everybody feels happy.” #txlege #txed

Largest increase in year-over-year funding, with significant investments in evidence-based practices. Texas teachers and students will benefit under HB 2. Thank you, @CreightonForTX and @BradBuckleyDVM for your leadership.

As a public school parent, I've seen firsthand the efforts to improve public schools over the past 5 years. As an ed policy wonk, I've also witnessed the critical role accountability plays in doing good (but sometimes hard!) things. This was a joy to write.

As the Texas House prepares to hear HB2, which aims to modernize how the state funds schools, @katecgreer points out it is important to ask "How are we going to invest those funds, and how are we going to measure the return on that investment." Read below:

Foundational academic skills are critical building blocks for long-term success. We're grateful for @RepHaroldDutton for his leadership in ensuring students get timely support when they need it.

Thank you, @RafaelAnchia, for hosting us for this important conversation. All kids deserve a great education, and we have so much to learn from schools across the state.

When TIA was passed in 2019, only a handful of schools in the state had a merit pay system in place. Today, ~70% of students attend a TIA district -- with hopefully even more to come after this session's TIA expansion.

Chairman @SenCreighton is hearing his historic teacher pay bill, SB 26, in committee today. The bill provides an impressive acceleration to the Teacher Incentive Allotment to ensure top teachers are paid their worth. Thank you Chairman for your leadership on this issue!

Thank you, @BradBuckleyDVM for your commitment to ensure more students in Texas are set up for academic success.

Plus things like needed SPED funding, and tweaks to Texas' approach to turnaround campuses to ensure chronically underperforming schools have a proven framework to transform outcomes for kids.

But that's not all: the bill follows best practice on high school advising & ensures students have support to matriculate into college/career training. HB 2 also directs more resources toward Texas' at-risk students, who continue to fall further behind without targeted support.