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Data: Tool to Empower Parents in Their Child’s Education

July 29, 2022

The following excerpt is from written testimony by Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Mary Lynn Pruneda, which was delivered to the House Public Education Committee on July 26, 2022. Previously, we explored two key takeaways from statewide polls to determine how parents feel about their child’s public education: Parents are worried about the quality of their...

Here’s Why Texas Parents Are Worried About Education

July 28, 2022

The following excerpt is from written testimony by Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Mary Lynn Pruneda, which was delivered to the House Public Education Committee on July 26, 2022. What to Know: This interim, Texas 2036 commissioned several statewide polls to determine how parents feel about their child’s public education. Let’s explore two key takeaways:…

Texas’ Agriculture Sector Reeling From Drought

July 27, 2022

Texas’ ongoing drought has begun to wreak havoc on the state’s agricultural sector. As of late July, over 80% of the state is in the severe-to-worse drought category, according to the US Drought Monitor. The absence of beneficial rainfall, combined with excessively hot temperatures, has begun to affect Texas’ farms and ranches. Statewide reports already...

Virtual Learning: Solution to Meeting Workforce Challenges

July 26, 2022

The following virtual learning blog is from our Texas 2036 newsletter. To receive this weekly highlight of our work and other important ways to stay engaged, sign up here. Is virtual learning one of the solutions to meeting Texas’ workforce challenges? Find out in our three-part summary from Texas 2036 testimony to the Texas Commission on...

Education, Workforce Are ‘Most Important’ To Texans: Survey

July 25, 2022

Between now and 2036, we’re working on the issues that matter most to Texas — education and workforce, health care, infrastructure, natural resources, justice and safety, and government performance. Last week, we asked Texans to weigh in on which of these issues is the most important as the state approaches its bicentennial. Here’s a look…

Community Colleges Key to Solving Texas’ Shortage of Skilled Workers: Report

July 20, 2022

Today, more than twenty leading business and education organizations urged state policymakers to strengthen funding for community colleges in Texas and drive improved outcomes in the wake of a growing skilled workforce shortage that has left over a million job openings across Texas unfilled as of March 2022. That message came in the form of...

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