Assessing students with rigorous and well-designed end-of-course exams can help measure and improve the quality of a high school education and provide students with the high-level skills needed to succeed in college or the workplace.
K-12 Education
Bring Home the Mississippi Miracle: A Texas Triumph in Early Literacy
Bring Home the Mississippi Miracle: A Texas Triumph in Early Literacy Texas lacks a coherent third-grade literacy standard and statewide implementation system. Restoring a mastery-based promotion gate and aligning coaching, screening, and funding can reverse stagnating reading outcomes. Key points: Texas removed its third-grade promotion requirement, weakening the connection between reading mastery and grade advancement....
June 9, 2026