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Seeking Proposals: Advocacy Partnerships in Pathways to College & Career

Proposals Due July 8, 2022

June 22, 2022
Philanthropy Advocates seeks to contract with an experienced advocacy organization to support research dissemination and aligned advocacy.
 
Focused on supporting students in accessing and succeeding in postsecondary education, Philanthropy Advocates commissioned research to answer the following question:

Research Question:
  • Are student-level policies in Texas aimed at increasing college-readiness and success in alignment with insitutional-level policies that require and/or incentivize preK-12 and postsecondary institutional behavior?
To answer this question, we commissioned Texas Tech University Center for Research in Leadership and Education to conduct research. Their report and findings will be published by August 31, 2022.

See the full Request for Proposal here.
 

Philanthropy Advocates was formerly known as the Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Consortium (TEGAC) until August 2020. Previously-created resources, documents and blog posts mentioning TEGAC are still provided on this website for your reference.

June 22, 2022

Seeking Proposals: Advocacy Partnerships in Early Grade Success

Proposals Due July 8, 2022

Philanthropy Advocates, a collaboration with Educate Texas, seeks to contract with an experienced advocacy organization to support research dissemination and aligned advocacy.

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June 22, 2022

Seeking Proposals: Advocacy Partnerships in Effective Teaching

Proposals Due July 8, 2022

Philanthropy Advocates, a collaboration with Educate Texas, seeks to contract with an experienced advocacy organization to support research dissemination and aligned advocacy.

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June 22, 2022

Seeking Proposals: Advocacy Partnerships in Pathways to College & Career

Proposals Due July 8, 2022

Philanthropy Advocates, a collaboration with Educate Texas, seeks to contract with an experienced advocacy organization to support research dissemination and aligned advocacy.

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August 14, 2020

Rosser: Pandemic presents challenges to rural communities, schools

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Philanthropy Advocates' Leadership Committee Chair, Dr. Wynn Rosser, calls on state leaders to prioritize equitable access to reliable broadband as one key lever in ensuring our state recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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August 14, 2020

Rosser: COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to rural communities

Lufkin Daily News

Philanthropy Advocates' Leadership Committee Chair, Dr. Wynn Rosser, calls on state leaders to prioritize equitable access to reliable broadband as one key lever in ensuring our state recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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August 14, 2020

Rosser: COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to rural communities

Rio Grande Guardian

Philanthropy Advocates' Leadership Committee Chair, Dr. Wynn Rosser, calls on state leaders to prioritize equitable access to reliable broadband as one key lever in ensuring our state recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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August 14, 2020

Rosser: COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to rural communities

Waco Tribune-Herald

Philanthropy Advocates' Leadership Committee Chair, Dr. Wynn Rosser, calls on state leaders to prioritize equitable access to reliable broadband as one key lever in ensuring our state recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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January 2, 2020

RGV business community thanked for its role in school finance reform

Rio Grande Guardian

In RGV, TEGAC Director, Jennifer Esterline, refers to HB3 saying, "...This is the beginning of the story. We need to continue to talk about what else it is going to take to get us to the 60×30 goals that the state has identified.”

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December 15, 2019

The Work of Policy and Advocacy Requires a Really Big Tent

Anette on Education

Jennifer Esterline discusses philanthropy, advocacy, and our new home with Anette on Education.

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June 12, 2019

Advocacy group hosts legislative recap for educators, foundations

Lufkin Daily News

The Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Consortium hosted an 86th Texas Legislative Session recap for educators and organizations at the T.L.L. Temple Foundation in Lufkin Tuesday morning.

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April 11, 2019

Pre-K is worth the investment in Texas [Opinion]

Houston Chronicle

The State Capitol this time of year faces no shortage of experts on a wide range of issues. And that’s certainly true for the debates swirling around public education.

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February 26, 2019

We've Built a Big Tent Now Let's Get Lawmakers to Act

Texas Tribune

Whether you’re a student, parent, property owner or run a business, you have a vested interest in what the Texas Legislature does to address public school finance this legislative session. Why should Texans care? In 2015, the state set a goal...

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