Tell candidates it’s time to measure more than test scores! Take action now by contacting the candidates in your state House and Senate Districts and tell them Texas students deserve an accountability system that measures more than a test score!

🚨 FINAL DAY: Demand better Texas student assessments from your primary election candidates. Send a message: https://go.ryht.org/morethantests #MeasureWhatMattersTX #BeyondTheFallingSTAAR #TxEd #TxLege #TexasPublicSchools #AFRatings #TexasElections #STAAR

Every Texas primary candidate needs to know that we expect bold progress in our accountability system for public schools. Make sure your candidate knows that public schools are important to Texans: https://go.ryht.org/morethantests

#MeasureWhatMattersTX #TexasElections #STAAR

Our students should be valued by more than a single test taken each spring 🌸
Ask your primary election candidates to look #BeyondTheFallingSTAAR and measure what really matters.
Act now: https://go.ryht.org/morethantests

#MeasureWhatMattersTX #TxEd #TxLege #TexasPublicSchools #AFRatings

Texas state standardized tests do not reflect the diverse ways our schools prepare students for life beyond the classroom.

We need an accountability system that measures student growth and learning through multiple lenses: https://go.ryht.org/morethantests

#MeasureWhatMattersTX #TxEd #TxLege

Our Texas schools deserve more than one test! HB 8 added tests, but A-F ratings still rely on one exam. Tell 2026 candidates to #MeasureWhatMattersTx: ttps://go.ryht.org/morethantests

#BeyondTheFallingSTAAR #TxEd #TxLege #TexasPublicSchools #AFRatings #TexasElections #STAAR #FundTheFuture

Starting in 2027-28, Texas students will take 3 assessments: 2 formative tests and a Texas Education Agency exam like the #STAAR. Read more: https://go.ryht.org/HTXLaws

#HTX #HoustonPublicSchools #TxLege #TxEd #MeasureWhatMattersTX

Balancing change, classroom needs: DFW-area schools implement new education policies As Texas students head back to school, educators and families are adjusting to new laws passed during the 89th lLegislative sSession. They are also reviewing changes to the STAAR test that will be implemented in several years, following the passage of House Bill 8 (HB 8) by the Legislature on the final day of the second called special session.

Read the full story at go.ryht.org/DFWLaws

North Texas school districts are processing new education laws passed during the 89th Legislative Session, while also helping families understand that these mandates are coming from the state, not local schools.

#DFW #TxLege #TxEd #MeasureWhatMattersTX

Read the full story at go.ryht.org/HTXLaws
In Houston and across Texas, school leaders are working hard to implement new education laws—many of which are still being finalized.

#Houston #HoustonISD #TxLege #TxEd #MeasureWhatMattersTX

Parents want to know what’s really happening in their children’s schools—how they’re learning, growing, and being supported.

It’s time to create a more complete, accurate view of student success.

#MeasureWhatMattersTx #TXEd #RaiseYourHandTexas

STAAR test overhaul nears Abbott’s desk with Texas Senate approval Before House Bill 8 can go to the governor, the House must formally agree with changes from the Senate, which approved the proposal Wednesday night.

“Standardized test results in Texas have an outsized influence on the A-F accountability system, which the state uses to grade schools’ performance.” (4/4)
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/01/t...

#TxEd #TxLege #SpecialSession #HB8 #STAAR #MeasureWhatMattersTx

The STAAR test measures one thing: performance on a single day.
-It doesn’t help teachers teach better.
-It doesn’t reflect student growth over time.
-And it doesn’t show parents what’s really going on.

Learn more: www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/advancing-pu...

#MeasureWhatMattersTX

Texas public schools do more than prep for a single test. From dual-language programs to career training and fine arts—our schools support the whole child. So why are we judging them by a single high-stakes test?

It’s time to #MeasureWhatMattersTX and rethink how we assess and support our schools.

🎒✏️ It’s officially time to kick off Back to School—a season of new beginnings, sharpened pencils, and big hopes! Whether it’s their first day of kindergarten or their senior year, every student deserves the tools and support they need to thrive.

#BackToSchoolMonth #TexasEd #MeasureWhatMattersTX

Real learning takes time. Real assessments should support students throughout the school year. Texas students and teachers deserve better tools to measure their progress.

Download our Policy Brief here: www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/policy/testi...
#MeasureWhatMattersTX #TexasEducation #STAAR

Are you Ready to Eliminate the STAAR Test? Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Texas is in a Special Session—and big changes to STAAR are on the table.
What’s being measured? Who’s impacted? Why it matters?

Watch the full video:
go.ryht.org/EliminateSTAAR

#TxLege #MeasureWhatMattersTX #STAAR #HB4 #TexasEducation

Please read our statement about the upcoming Special Session called by Governor Greg Abbott and the addition of the STAAR test as an agenda item.

#TxEd #TxLege #MeasureWhatMattersTX #SpecialSession

Raise Your Hand Texas’ Statement on the Final Outcome of House Bill 4 Read our statement on the outcome of HB 4, the assessment and accountability bill in the 89th Legislative Session.

Read our statement on the outcome of HB 4, the assessment and accountability bill in the 89th Legislative Session: www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/news-release...

#HB4 #89thLege #TxEd #TxLege #MeasureWhatMattersTx

Texas could end the #STAAR test. But there are only days left to make that happen: go.ryht.org/hb4

#TxEd #TxLege #89thLege #HB4 #MeasureWhatMattersTX

Home Raise Your Hand Texas engages in education advocacy and supports public policy solutions that invest in the 5.5 million public school students in Texas.

Encourage Lawmakers to Empower Schools to #MeasureWhatMattersTX
Raise Your Hand Texas engages in education advocacy and supports public policy solutions that invest in the 5.5 million public school students in Texas
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Ask Your Legislators To Support the House Version of HB 4: go.ryht.org/hb4

The Texas Legislature is on the brink of reining in the STAAR test and building a more meaningful accountability system for public schools.

#HB4 #89thLege #TxLege #TxEd #MeasureWhatMattersTX

It’s time for Texas to lead on assessment and accountability and rethink the role of STAAR results, from graduation requirements to being the only measurement tool to assess our elementary and middle schools. Our students are more than one test on one day. It’s time to #MeasureWhatMattersTX.