{"id":394910,"date":"2026-08-01T18:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T18:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/394910\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T18:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T18:32:10","slug":"governor-abbott-announces-texas-classroom-commission-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/394910\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Abbott announces Texas Classroom Commission membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>              Governor Abbott announces Texas Classroom Commission membership<\/p>\n<p class=\"pubStamp\">Published 12:50 pm Saturday, August 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">\n                    By Special to The Henderson News\n                                      <\/p>\n<p>AUSTIN \u2013 Governor Greg Abbott today appointed 21 exemplary educators from across the state to the new Texas Classroom Commission. The Classroom Commission brings together accomplished educators who will help shape the future of public education, strengthen student achievement, and ensure Texas becomes the No. 1 state for educating children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas teachers have the talent, understanding, and expertise to ensure that every Texas student succeeds,\u201d said Governor Abbott. \u201cThat\u2019s why educators must be at the center of the conversation. The Texas Classroom Commission will help build on our historic investments in public\u00a0education and deliver recommendations that strengthen classroom instruction, support teachers, and prepare the next generation of Texans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This new commission will build on the success of prior interim workgroups like the Teacher Vacancy Taskforce and the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding. \u00a0Those efforts resulted in increased special education funding, raised teacher compensation, expanded the Teacher Incentive Allotment, and restored discipline in Texas classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission is chaired by Courtney Boswell MacDonald of Kerrville. MacDonald is a former classroom teacher and the current chair of the State Board for Educator Certification.<\/p>\n<p>Texas\u00a0Classroom Commission Members:<\/p>\n<p>Abbigale Grataski, Calallen ISD<br \/>\nBobbie Lynn Weir, Richardson ISD<br \/>\nCassidy Estes, Amarillo ISD<br \/>\nCrystal Stipes, Comanche ISD<br \/>\nDanette Wofford, Nacogdoches ISD<br \/>\nDawnna Talley, Ector County ISD<br \/>\nEric Hale, Dallas ISD<br \/>\nHannah Landry, Bridge City ISD<br \/>\nJean Streepey, Highland Park ISD<br \/>\nJoMeka Gray, Temple ISD<br \/>\nKarla Guevara, Riesel ISD<br \/>\nLaura Fanning, Lubbock ISD<br \/>\nMatthew Driver, Bushland ISD<br \/>\nNidia De La Cerda, Tuloso-Midway ISD<br \/>\nNoe Perez, Los Fresnos CISD<br \/>\nSergio Arjon, Houston ISD<br \/>\nSusanne Whitley, Tomball ISD<br \/>\nTevin King, IDEA Public Schools \u2013 El Paso<br \/>\nTiffany Kilcoyne, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD<br \/>\nValton Acree, Yorktown ISD<br \/>\nVeronica Bayne, Killeen ISD<\/p>\n<p>The Commission consists of current and former public-school educators from across Texas. These exemplary educators will develop practical, classroom-informed recommendations to the Governor, the Texas Education Agency, and the Texas Legislature ahead of the 90th Legislative Session. Earlier this month, Governor Abbott\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fgov.texas.gov%2Fnews%2Fpost%2Fgovernor-abbott-launches-texas-classroom-commission\/1\/0100019fae6533ac-b010fc4d-4509-4652-88d4-5aded3693ca4-000000\/nQcpaHBDqHSrcnSxYjFSt1I6v17nPjUsZZMXPxF5OB0=452\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launched<\/a>\u00a0the Texas Classroom Commission, the teacher-led initiative to help Texas become #1 in educating children.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tEmail newsletter signup &#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kilgorenewsherald.com\/services\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n<img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Newletter_signUp_Small.png\" alt=\"Newsletter SignUp\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Governor Abbott announces Texas Classroom Commission membership Published 12:50 pm Saturday, August 1, 2026 By Special to The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-394910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}