Public Education

Education is the pathway for our children to pull themselves out of poverty and into the American middle class.  Texas has a great deal of work remaining to ensure that our schools and early education opportunities meet the needs of our vast population of children growing up in poverty.

  • To learn more about CHILDREN AT RISK’s public school rankings report, as seen in the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express-News, Austin American Statesman, and Texas Tribune, please click here.
  • Learn more about the important legislation regarding education that passed during the previous Texas Legislative Session by viewing CHILDREN AT RISK’s 82nd Legislative Report.