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In 2009, the Texas Higher Education Commission awarded a 3-year grant to Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi to establish a 3-week residential summer program for 100 gifted and talented high school students who are interested in teaching the subjects of science and math. The Governor's Academy for Teaching Excellence (GATE) will commence on ...
TAMS was established on June 23, 1987 by the 70th Texas Legislature, in order to provide high school students an opportunity to take advanced coursework in math, science, and engineering. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was designed as a residential program at the University of North Texas for high school-aged students gifted in mathematics and science.
The college preparatory school curriculum was inaugurated in 2004, the first seniors graduating in 2008. The K-8 section of The Atonement Academy is designated as a "Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" by the Department of Education. The high school has neither applied for nor has it qualified for that designation. The school seal is the pelican ...
Generations of Dallas girls have attended Ursuline Academy. One of the city's first kindergartens opened as part of the academy's program in 1918. Its grammar school section was discontinued in 1976, and the emphasis after that time was placed on high school education." [6]
During the 2005-06 school year, The South Texas ISD Science Academy was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, [9] [10] the highest award an American school can receive. [11] [12] In 2003, it was placed 8th on Newsweek magazine's listing of "America's Best High Schools". [9] [13]
The Conroe Independent School District's Academy of Science and Technology, located in The Woodlands, Texas is a magnet school in science and technology; it is also a member of the National Consortium of Specialized STEM Schools (NCSSS). It was founded at Oak Ridge High School in 1987 with the first graduates in
Harmony Public Schools (Advancement, Discovery, Ingenuity, Science Academy) Houston Heights High School; International Leadership Academy of Texas - Windmill Lakes-Orem; KIPP Texas Public Schools (Connect, East End, Generations, Northeast, Sunnyside) Premier Charter School (Champions, Gallery, Hobby, Sharpstown) Pro-Vision Academy
The Bush School of Government & Public Service is an academic college of Texas A&M University founded in 1997 under former President George H. W. Bush's philosophy that "public service is a noble calling."