Mary Lynn Pruneda, Director of Education and Workforce Policy

marylynn.pruneda@texas2036.org

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Key Takeaways From The 2021-22 Texas STAAR Results

July 1, 2022

The 2021 – 2022 STAAR results are in, and our main takeaway is Texas surpassed its pre-pandemic reading scores, but still has work to do in mathematics. In this blog, we’ll breakdown those scores and talk through what they mean for state policymakers in the coming session. While there is some good news overall, we…

Texas Should Pay Attention to Tennessee’s Education Results

June 15, 2022

The Tennessee Department of Education recently released its state assessment results and they’re worth paying attention to for Texas policymakers. Across the state, various groups have been calling for a suspension of the STAAR exam. The most frequent justification for the suspension, and the resulting halt in the state’s academic accountability system (known as the…

Teacher Shortage Remains Top of Mind

June 3, 2022

The following testimony was submitted by Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Mary Lynn Pruneda to the Senate Committee on Education on May 24, 2022. What to Know: The data is still not yet clear on the teacher shortage, but our polling indicates that between 4%-25% of Texas teachers are thinking about leaving the profession. Teachers...

Data Suggests Texas’ School District Accountability System is Strong

June 2, 2022

The state must continue to care about how every student in Texas is performing academically The following testimony was submitted by Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Mary Lynn Pruneda to the House Public Education Committee on May 24, 2022. At Texas 2036, we believe strongly in a valid, reliable, and transparent assessment and accountability system....

8 Reasons Why School Finance House Bill 3 Is Still Worth Bragging About

June 1, 2022

The following excerpt is from testimony submitted by Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Mary Lynn Pruneda to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Public Education Committee on May 24, 2022. House Bill 3 was a complicated piece of legislation. There are billions of dollars flowing through dozens, if not hundreds, of calculations. What...