The Next Generation of Texas Matters.
Parents Matter.
The Next Generation Texas campaign focuses on preparing Texans to become self-sufficient, prosperous citizens through access to a quality education, abundant job opportunities, and skills development and training.
Who are we?
Parents Matter is a project of the Next Generation Texas Campaign at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Next Generation Texas is focused on advancing education and empowering parents in all capacities through several goals.
Put parents in control of their child’s education. Parents should be the ultimate decision maker when it comes to the best education for their child. To empower parents, Texas should make school curriculums transparent and demand school officials treat parents’ legitimate concerns with respect. Texas must hold its education system accountable for the quality of the education it provides and remove the barriers that limit where parents can choose to send their kids to school.
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Meet the Team
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Mandy Drogin
Campaign Director, Next Generation Texas
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Michael Barba
K-12 Education Policy Director, Next Generation Texas
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Matthew McCormick
K-12 Education Policy Analyst, Next Generation Texas
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Erin Valdez
Policy Director, Next Generation Texas
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Jorge Borrego
Post-Secondary Education Policy Analyst, Next Generation Texas
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Aliyah Formont
Policy Scholar, Next Generation Texas
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Emily Sass
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Next Generation Texas
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Dr. Richard A. Johnson III, Ed.D.
Director, Booker T. Washington Initiative and Senior Fellow for Urban Education
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Rafael Bejar
Director of Outreach
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Thomas K. Lindsay, Ph.D.
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Next Generation Texas
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Andrew Gillen, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Analyst, Next Generation Texas
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Austin Prochko
Project Manager and Deputy Campaign Director, Next Generation Texas
