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Future of TX Classrooms: What to watch in 89th Lege

January 24, 2025

This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter with what to watch for on public education in the new legislative session. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Here’s your guide to this session’s education issues! With Texas’ booming population and economy comes a need to invest in the critical…

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Texas’ future depends on water infrastructure

January 23, 2025

This is the first of a three-part series on water infrastructure policy for the 89th Legislature. Water infrastructure funding ranks among the key issues on the Legislature’s policy agenda for 2025. State leaders including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and even the new Speaker of the House, have indicated a need for water infrastructure investment. To…

The Nation’s Report Card: What We’re Watching in Texas

January 22, 2025
Every two years, students across the country take the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in reading and mathematics — often called The Nation’s Report Card — the largest continuing assessment of what students in public and private schools know and are able to do in mathematics, reading, science, and many other subjects. While the...

How Texas Lege 2025 Can Invest In Rural Students

January 22, 2025
Around half of the independent school districts in Texas are located in rural areas, enrolling an estimated 900,000 students — the most rural students in the nation. And during this year’s legislative session, Texas lawmakers have several opportunities to invest in their success — without raising taxes. Our new report, “Improving Funding Efficiencies for Classroom-to-Career...

Early Math in Texas: How It Can Shape Our Future Workforce

January 22, 2025
As the future Texas economy relies on a skilled, qualified STEM workforce, a student’s inability to master math in the early grades substantially hinders their access to an increasingly critical and lucrative sector of Texas’ economy.  But right now 59% of Texas students are below grade-level in math.  A key factor is the quality of...

Texas 2036 Expert Talks 2026-27 Fiscal Biennium

January 22, 2025

Texas 2036 Expert Addresses Senate and House Base Budgets for the 2026-27 Fiscal Biennium WHAT: Senate and House state budget writers have released their base budgets for the 2026-27 fiscal biennium. WHO: Rahul Sreenivasan, Director of Government Performance and Fiscal Policy at Texas 2036, a leading voice on Texas state budget and finances WHEN: Available…

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