September is Sexual Health Awareness Month and a time when students are kicking off a new school year. This academic year may look a...

Parent opt-in forms are already being distributed to students in some Texas school districts. Texas Is Ready is helping to ensure...

Another legislative session has come and gone. And by the time the gavel banged the session to a close on May 31, 2021, Texas lawmakers...

It’s December, and you know what that means: it’s time to string up the holiday lights, spike the eggnog, and strike up a debate over...

Together, we made real change for Texas youth. What happened On November 20, for the first time in more than 20 years, the State Board of...

This is Texas, and education, like many things, is politicized, but our health and choices regarding our own bodies should not be. It’s...

For this week’s blog, we are excited to have a very special guest author! Dr. Matt Robinson, the State Board of Education Member for...

As the nation approaches the end of another presidential election cycle, we want to take a moment to reflect on ways the world will...

If signing an online petition or sharing a meme is Level 1 of political engagement, testifying in a public meeting is on the other end of...

Election day is fast approaching, and with this year presenting some unique challenges, we wanted to provide you with a guide on how to...

The September meeting of the State Board of Education was a major moment in Texas history. As a result of the meeting, all Texas youth...

Looking back on the State Board of Education meeting from the 8th to the 11th, the first thing our coalition at Texas Is Ready must say...

The LGBTQ+, or the lesbian, gay, transgender, queer community, have experienced huge leaps forward in media, society, and culture. TV...

It’s a classic scene: on the front porch after a date. Boy gets fresh. Girl slaps boy. Refusal. The Texas State Board of Education is...

Policy work is long, slow, painstaking, and rarely glamorous. Its hours in committees, building consensus with stakeholders, tweaking...

(Note: HB 1525, a bill passed by the Legislature in May 2021, made updates to laws around sex education. Read our new blog post to see...

When it comes to Texas schools most communities don’t struggle to name the head football coach or the athletic director. It’s...

Okay, so if y’all have been following along with us so far, you know that zooming out to a macro level, the Texas legislature passes laws...

In 1997, the world was shocked by the death of Princess Diana, Titanic broke records at the box office, and it was the last time Texas...