Texas 2036 Policy Advisor Renzo Soto thanked Senators for their inclusion of $650 million in that chamber’s base budget to support community college finance reform and workforce development in testimony to the Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday. “Our community colleges can be a key part of our solution for Texas’ growing need for a…
Texas 2036 Policy Advisor Renzo Soto testified Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Finance in favor of exceptional items for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board related to data modernization and further innovation and collaboration to help the state’s rural, small and mid-sized community colleges. “There is an opportunity,” Soto said, “for transformational reform for…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter about finance reform for Texas’ community colleges. To receive this weekly highlight of our work, sign up here. Community College Finance Reform 💵 Across the State: Texas has 50 independent community college districts. They deliver open enrollment education and workforce training to a yearly average of about 700,000 students of…
Texas 2036 will release a testimony schedule at their earliest convenience on when and where the policy team will speak during the 88th Legislature. Texas 2036 will appear before the Senate Committee on Finance this week to testify on education and workforce, and justice and safety. Here’s our testimony schedule for the week of Feb….
Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Mary Lynn Pruneda appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Monday to offer oral testimony on budget provisions related to public education. On the need to raise teacher salaries in public education, she said: “The single best way and most equitable way to raise salaries for all Texas teachers is…
How can COVID-19 learning loss affect Texas’ economy? In the 2022 Nation’s Report Card results, Texas fared better than many other states; however, the economic impacts on students and the state remain sizable, according to a recent report by the Hoover Institution. The analysis released in early January discusses the potential impact of COVID-19 learning…