A variety of school choice bills were filed during the 80th Legislature. This paper summarizes the bills, describes various types of school choice, and recommends policy changes that will increase options for more Texas students.
K-12 Education
Study: K-12 Grade Inflation Making American Kids Dumber, Costing Them Millions
When teachers inflate grades — giving higher marks than students’ actual performance warrants — the effects ripple far beyond the classroom. Increasingly widespread high school grade inflation can cost students more than $200,000 in lost earning potential per teacher per year, finds a groundbreaking new study. Authored by Jeffrey T. Denning, Rachel Nesbit, Nolan Pope,...
March 23, 2026