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Educate Texas: Effective Teaching Addressed in the 88th Legislative Session

The effectiveness of classroom teachers is the most important in-school factor for improving student academic performance. Furthermore, research shows that the quality of teacher preparation is critically important for teacher effectiveness. As the halfway point of the 88th Legislative Session approaches, both the House and Senate continue to signal their prioritization of effective teaching and specifically high-quality preparation.

Educate Texas: Community College Finance Reform Will Benefit Texas Students

The Texas Legislature is currently considering two bills, filed identically in the House and the Senate, to increase investments in funding community colleges to support Texans earning postsecondary academic and workforce credentials. 

Educate Texas: Senate Finance Committee Considers Public and Higher Education Budget

Educate Texas Announces Texas Campus Innovator Awards Inaugural Recipients

Four Schools Demonstrating Excellence in Teaching were Awarded $120,000

Educate Texas, an initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas, announces the first recipients of the Texas Campus Innovators Awards during the Cotton Bowl Foundation-College Football Playoff Foundation BIG DAY Presentation.

Educate Texas Welcomes Dr. Joe May as Chancellor in Residence

Educate Texas, an initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas, announces the naming of Joe May, former Chancellor of Dallas College, to advance its 2025 Strategic Plan

CFT’s Educate Texas is honored to announce Dr. Joe May as Chancellor in Residence. In his role, Dr. May will forge new relationships with key stakeholders in higher education across the state and nation to enhance the programmatic portfolio of Educate Texas. He will also bring forward new initiatives centered on leadership development and policy innovation. 

Welcoming Dr. Arturo Cavazos, Educate Texas Superintendent in Residence

Educate Texas, an initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas, announces hiring of former Harlingen CISD superintendent to grow pre-K-12 program and policy work

Educate Texas is honored to announce Dr. Arturo Cavazos as Superintendent in Residence. His new role will play an integral part in growing Educate Texas’ work to improve college readiness, access and success in the Rio Grande Valley.

Accelerating Equitable Access to Technology in Southern Dallas County School Districts

To help close the digital divide and enable more students to participate in 21^st century educational and workforce opportunities this semester, Educate Texas, a strategic initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas, is concluding a project made possible by The Allstate Foundation after delivering hardware and software to hundreds of households experiencing broadband connectivity issues in Dallas’ Southern Region. 
 

Transforming Education Across the Rio Grande Valley

CFT's Educate Texas releases regional scoreboard

RGV FOCUS is measurably improving education across all four counties of the Rio Grande Valley. CFT’s Educate Texas founded RGV FOCUS in 2012 with the vision of building a community partnership to make sure all students in the Rio Grande Valley get the education they need and deserve to achieve meaningful careers and lives.

Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy

Alumni help their company hone giving priorities

After graduating from CFT’s Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy (ELP) program, alumni members and colleagues Tyler Floyd, Devin DeLapp-Carnes, and Taylor Nipp helped launch a Community Engagement Committee at their company, SFMG Wealth Advisors.