Education Savings Accounts improve student access to private schooling. High-quality statistical research has established that attending a private school increases a students’ likelihood of earning a high school diploma. Low-income and minority students would experience the largest increase in their graduation rates due to access to private school choice, thereby reducing inequalities in the Lone Star State.
Making History: Texas SBOE to Decide on Social Studies Revisions
During the week of June 22, the State Board of Education is expected to approve the revisions to the Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). This revision a major reform to how history is taught to Texas students, replacing a model where Texas, American, and World history were presented as isolated subjects and...