Policy Perspectives & Seeking Collaborators
RP3 Policy Perspectives: What’s Happening in Texas Education Policy?
Kate Greer, Commit Partnership; Priscilla Flores, E3 Alliance
The 89th Texas Legislature will kick off on January 14 with a full docket of education policy priorities. Join us for an introduction and overview of the upcoming session – what’s hot, what’s not – and consider how your work might inform upcoming legislative discussions that impact Texas teachers, student, and communities.
Seeking Collaborators: Postsecondary Pursuits and Promise Programs
Denisa Gandara, College of Education, UT Austin
The goal of this session is to seek out partners for a future study to understand administrative burdens that hinder postsecondary educational attainment and how Promise programs can help. Come learn about recent findings on tuition-free – or “Promise” programs – and explore how a framework of administrative burdens may help us understand structural barriers students face in pursuing higher education. Consider how you and your community partners might contribute to this emerging work.