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The bill called for secondary schools (for grades 9-11) to take end-of-course assessments every time a student was at the end of taking a course, instead of taking general "core subject" tests. STAAR replaced the TAKS in the spring of 2012, although students who entered 10th grade before the 2011–2012 school year continued to take the TAKS. [3]
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills or TEAMS was the second standardized test used in Texas, from 1984 until 1990. It was used for grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. Students passing the test are no longer needed to take the exam.
The state has sixteen medical schools, [6] thirteen conventional and three Osteopathic programs. There are ten law schools , [ 7 ] which are accredited by the American Bar Association , including Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law , Texas Tech University School of Law , and University of Houston Law Center .
Talent Search (TS) identifies junior high and high school students who might benefit from intervention strategies meant to increase the chances of the student pursuing a college education. There are currently more than 475 TS programs in the U.S. serving more than 389,000 students. [ 6 ]
The biology texts they developed covered evolutionary theory, which was by this time overwhelmingly accepted as biology's central organizing principle. These books became widely used in the nation's high schools, and as a consequence, the public controversy about the teaching of evolution in public schools re-ignited.
GAMSAT – Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test. LSAT – Law School Admission Test (some Juris Doctor programs). IELTS (academic) – International English Language Test (for international students).
Advanced Placement (AP) Biology (also known as AP Bio) is an Advanced Placement biology course and exam offered by the College Board in the United States. For the 2012–2013 school year, the College Board unveiled a new curriculum with a greater focus on "scientific practices".
A high school class in North Carolina – Croatan High School in Newport, North Carolina – will contribute to Wikipedia until January 15, 2012. The long-term goal is to write biology related articles and bring them up to featured article status (or, good article status). This is done as part of an Advanced Placement Biology course.