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View this state's plan for implementing the ADP policy agenda. (February 2006)
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Education Pipeline Data
Find out how this state is doing in preparing young people for college and work:
View Texas-specific data (.ppt) on the education pipeline.
See the Texas College Pipeline Data Profile.
See the Texas Business Tools for Better Schools Data Profile
2009 Survey Results
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* Moving forward, Achieve will analyze how states’ college- and career-ready indicators are used, valued and reveal student progress toward college and career readiness. This represents a new vision of accountability and the kind of information states should collect, report, and enable schools and districts to use, which no state has in place today.
Access more Closing the Expectations Gap 2009 survey results here.
Achieve's report on this state:
Do Graduation Tests Measure Up? A Closer Look at State High School Exit Exams (June 2004)
Three Paths, One Destination: Standards-Based Reform in Maryland, Massachusetts and Texas (November 2002)
Aiming Higher: Meeting the Challenges of Education Reform in Texas (June 2002)
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College For Texans
College for Texans, a project of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, is an outreach and media campaign designed to enroll an additional 300,000 academically prepared students — beyond the 200,000 enrollment growth predicted on the basis of trends — into Texas higher education by 2015. The following materials were used for the statewide campaign, which utilized television and radio ads in addition to other tools and resources to inform students and families about preparing, applying and paying for college or technical school. Included are television and radio ads in both English and Spanish, and a cartoon aimed at preschool and elementary school-age children.
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Texas Business Education Coalition
The Texas Business Education Coalition (TBEC) was formed by business leaders in 1989 to engage with educators to improve public education in Texas. The following materials highlight the many initiatives TBEC advocates for in education policy to drive support for improved student performance. This presentation was given at the 10th annual VIP briefing, and it outlines the important of science, engineering, math and technology for the economy and, subsequently, the educational system.
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Texas High School Project
The Texas High School Project (THSP) provides support and resources for students whether they plan to enter college, the military or the workforce after college. Below are online tools available through the TBEC that allow students to plan for the future. This three-page memo from the THSP outlines support for the Bill & Melinda Gates’ Foundation and the work being done in Texas high schools.
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Texas High School Project
The Texas High School Project (THSP) provides support and resources for students whether they plan to enter college, the military or the workforce after college. Below are online tools available through the Texas Business Education Coalition that allow students to plan for the future. This document outlines key initiatives in the THSP, including how to create new models for high schools, information about leadership innovations, and information on implementing student-centered programs.
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Texas High School Project
The Texas High School Project provides support and resources for students whether they plan to enter college, the military or the workforce after college. Below are online tools available through the Texas Business Education Coalition that allow students to plan for the future. This document outlines the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (T-STEM) Initiative, including information on academies, regional centers and a best-practices network.
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Texas High School Project
The Texas High School Project provides support and resources for students whether they plan to enter college, the military or the workforce after college. Below are online tools available through the Texas Business Education Coalition that allow students to plan for the future. This Web site targets students and provides tools and guides for considering and planning life after high school, including options like the military, work and employment that requires various levels of tertiary education.
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Texas High School Project
The Texas High School Project provides support and resources for students whether they plan to enter college, the military or the workforce after college. Below are online tools available through the Texas Business Education Coalition that allow students to plan for the future. This Web site targets students and helps them to plan for high school and beyond, using an interactive interface.
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Texas High School Project
The Texas High School Project provides support and resources for students whether they plan to enter college, the military or the workforce after college. Below are online tools available through the Texas Business Education Coalition that allow students to plan for the future. This document outlines the continued need for high school reform in Texas, including higher graduation rates and economic benefits.
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Texas Scholars
Since 1992, Texas Business Education Coalition’s’ Texas Scholars initiative has partnered volunteers and educators to motivate students and influence policy toward the goal of completing a full academic course of study in high school and planning for and working toward a career after high school. This brochure is intended to rally the support of key stakeholders and create momentum around the initiative by giving a brief but clear outline of Texas Scholars.
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Texas Scholars
Since 1992, Texas Business Education Coalition’s’ Texas Scholars initiative has partnered volunteers and educators to motivate students and influence policy toward the goal of completing a full academic course of study in high school and planning for and working toward a career after high school. This document is the script for a presentation to be given to various groups; it gives an overview of the Scholars initiative as well as accompanying slides and data.
http://www.texasscholars.org/downloads/lead_script.pdf
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