For two years, researchers at the Foundation have examined the math and science skills deficit in Texas public schools and published several papers including a best practices research paper. This math and science reform agenda is a compilation of our findings and policy recommendations and can be used by state lawmakers, policymakers, superintendents, principals, and parents. School districts have the authority to implement many of the recommendations at the local level, without requiring legislative action.
K-12 Education
What The Atlantic Gets Right — And Wrong — About The Mississippi ‘Miracle’
The highly publicized “Mississippi Miracle” — the implementation of teacher training, literacy coaches, and grade retention for struggling students that skyrocketed the state’s ranking from 49th in 2013 to nineth in 2024 — has created a well-earned outpouring of praise. Here at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, we have taken notice. In fact, the Lone...
April 15, 2026