This report focuses on post-secondary readiness in Texas and considers the following important questions: Should post-secondary readiness be the goal for every public school student? How does Texas measure up to that goal? What steps have been taken to ensure post-secondary readiness, and what steps remain to be taken?
Higher Education
Safe Schools and Fair Standards
Safe Schools and Fair Standards Key points: Texas’s higher education code is not aligned with Supreme Court precedent on the correct standards for defining harassment. Texas statute does not define what makes conduct “severe,” “persistent,” or “pervasive.” The existing legal framework should remain intact but needs updated definitions that protect both free speech and students...
September 28, 2026