“Texas school children deserve an academically rigorous assessment, but there is little evidence the TAKS tests will be much different from the TAAS,” says Chris Patterson, TPPF Director of Education Research and author of the study. “Texas needs a world-class test, not one reflecting the low standards of the past.”
K-12 Education
Social Studies TEKS Reform: The Story So Far
On April 7, the State Board of Education is set to give its final approval to new Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), a much-needed reform to the standards that determine what educators teach. Here’s what you need to know: The current Social Studies TEKS are profoundly inadequate. The flaws of the K-8...
April 6, 2026