A.J. Rodriguez, Executive Vice President

A.J. Rodriguez, Executive Vice President

A.J. Rodriguez, Executive Vice President

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Data-driven reforms: Texas’ community college finance system

March 14, 2023
Texas is on the precipice of transformative changes to how our state provides formula funding to its community colleges. Through the establishment of the Texas Commission on Community College Finance, state leaders and policymakers developed recommendations to better fund and incentivize improvements in students’ education and workforce outcomes across all 50 community college districts.  To...

Teacher Vacancy Task Force highlights critical ways to support teachers

February 24, 2023

The Teacher Vacancy Task Force just released its final report, which focuses on raising teacher salaries and overall compensation and tackles difficult issues facing the teaching profession.   Key Takeaways:  The recommendations are promising opportunities to focus on enhancing and elevating the teaching profession.   Texas 2036 is particularly excited about recommendations around raising teacher take-home pay…

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Video: A.J. Rodriguez talks legislative priorities

February 23, 2023

Texas 2036 Executive Vice President A.J. Rodriguez spoke Wednesday with Spectrum News morning anchor Alex Stockwell on where he thinks state lawmakers should place their legislative priorities. “This session, it really is all about the strategic allocation of the $32.7 billion surplus that our state is experiencing,” Rodriguez said. “So we’re asking our legislators to…

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