The Texas Office of the Center for Strong Public Schools is committed to ensuring every Texas student- especially black, brown, and low-income students- has access to a high quality public education, regardless of background and zip code. Through policy research, coalition-building, and strategic advocacy, we develop and advance student-centered, evidence-based, and innovative policies that can transform the public education system to best serve all students.
Our goal is to ensure that every Texas public school student is served in an effective, supportive, and accountable classroom that prepares them for a fulfilling life beyond graduation.
We work with the following organizations and many more informal collaborations around early childhood education, assessment and accountability, and the teacher workforce.
InvestEdTX (ITX) is a non-partisan education coalition that focuses on Texas public school students and postsecondary readiness and success for all. We believe Texas students and Texas public schools are capable of great things. System leaders should leverage data-driven practices and targeted investments to set strong academic foundations, close opportunity and achievement gaps, and ensure a high-quality public education so students can meet their full potential.
Aim Hire Texas is a statewide consortium of advocates, employers, non-profit organizations, and education and training providers working to improve the Texas workforce system for the benefit of all Texans and their employers. AHT seeks to align our state’s education system and skills development programs with the urgent and future needs of Texas employers, expanding opportunity for Texans from all backgrounds and enhancing talent as a strategic asset for the continued growth of the Texas economy.
InvestEdTX (ITX) is a non-partisan education coalition that focuses on Texas public school students and postsecondary readiness and success for all. We believe Texas students and Texas public schools are capable of great things. System leaders should leverage data-driven practices and targeted investments to set strong academic foundations, close opportunity and achievement gaps, and ensure a high-quality public education so students can meet their full potential.
Texas PACE is a coalition of organizations committed to increasing postsecondary affordability, credential completion, and earnings for Texas students of all ages and backgrounds by ensuring they have access to the necessary academic, career, and financial resources to learn, secure a good job, and provide for their families. Our collective advocacy efforts are guided by evidence-based practices for advancing student success and the voices of today’s students seeking to achieve their education and career goals without incurring significant, lasting debt.
We are a coalition of public education advocates, educators, beneficiaries of federal education funding, and former employees of the U.S. Department of Education.
