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Texans for Education Reform
| Texans for Education Reform | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Austin, Texas |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Year founded: | 2014 |
| Website: | Official website |
Texans for Education Reform was a 501(c)(4) education reform agency based in Austin, Texas. This organization focused on improving academic performance and school choice throughout the state of Texas.
The mission statement for the organization as of 2014 was:
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We at Texans for Education Reform believe that our education policy discussions should focus on a combination of policies, rooted in proven best practices, to make a real and lasting impact for all Texas school children. No single solution is a cure-all for Texas schools. Our comprehensive approach can produce the great leap forward Texas students need and deserve, right now! |
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| —Texans for Education Reform's website, (2014) | ||
As of August 2025, Texans for Education Reform's social media accounts were inactive and its website had not been updated since 2015.
Background
Texans for Education Reform was started in 2013 to lobby the Texas Legislature on education issues.[3] It expanded in 2014 to "advocate legislation that will transform our schools through proven, innovative strategies and provide parents with flexibility and choice," a spokesperson told the Texas Tribune.[3] As of 2025, its website called itself "a bipartisan, non-profit organization of educational, business and civic leaders who are committed to our children."[4] The group shared staff and lobbyists with a separate organization, Texans for Lawsuit Reform.[5]
Leadership
The group's president was Julie Linn.[6] Its board members were Florence Shapiro, Douglas L. Foshee, Woody Hunt, Rod Paige, Lionel Sosa, and Dick Weekley.[6]
Work and activities
Legislative and policy work
Texans for Education Reform listed four priorities on their website as of August 2025:[7]
- "Increase transparency regarding campus performance and provide solutions for parents, local communities, and the state to improve chronically failing schools."
- "Invest in the best teachers and teaching policies to improve student learning."
- "Make high performing public school options available to every Texas family."
- "Implement proven education technologies and teaching innovations."
Texans for Education Reform hired 16 lobbyists and spent at least $645,000 on lobbyists during the 2013 legislative session.[3] The organization last hired a legislative lobbyist in 2015.[8]
Notable endorsements
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Recent news
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See also
- What is an influencer?
- School board elections project
- Education policy project
- Education policy in the United States
- Public education in Texas
- Texas school districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Texans for Education Reform, "Issues," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Texas Tribune , "Texans for Education Reform Mobilizes for 2014," January 8, 2014
- ↑ Texans for Education Reform , "Why Reform," accessed August 5, 2025
- ↑ Texas Observer , "Meet the New Money Behind School Reform in Texas," May 19, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texans for Education Reform , "About Us," accessed August 5, 2025
- ↑ Texans for Education Reform , "Our Priorities," accessed August 5, 2025
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission , "Simple Search Lobbying Registrations," accessed August 5, 2025
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