Nearly 600 Texas Districts Are Moving to Strengthen the Educator Pipeline
Written by Jaquelyne Bardales and Gabe Grantham Texas districts showed overwhelming demand for new educator pipeline investments.In the first year of the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership (PREP) Program Allotment, 575 school districts chose…
Comments to TEA on Proposed Rules for the Teacher Incentive Allotment
In HB 2, Texas lawmakers took meaningful steps to pay teachers more and invest in the long-term strength of the educator workforce. One component of that effort was expansions to the Teacher Incentive Allotment, including…
Welcome Jaquelyne Bardales and Gabe Grantham to the Team
We’re delighted to introduce and celebrate two talented additions to our team: Jaquelyne Bardales, who has grown into a core staff member, and Gabe Grantham, joining us most recently – and bringing fresh energy and…
Philanthropy Advocates Annual Report 2024-2025
We are proud to reflect on a year of remarkable progress and momentum for Philanthropy Advocates. Together, we advanced 12 of our legislative priorities, an extraordinary accomplishment that speaks to the power of informed, strategic…
Governor Abbott Signs Laws To Boost Texas Childcare Initiatives In Austin
For Immediate Distribution — August 18, 2025 Governor Abbott Signs Laws To Boost Texas Childcare Initiatives In Austin AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott today ceremonially signed House Bill 117 and House Bill 4903 into law…
The 74 News Covers New Texas Teacher Certification Law
This article appeared in The 74. This A ‘Texas-Sized Solution’ to a ‘Texas-Sized Problem’: Ed Bill Signed into Law School leaders and experts applaud passage of $8.5 billion education bill, with targeted spending for teacher…
