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State graduation or exit examinations in the United States are standardized tests in American public schools in order for students to receive a high school diploma, according to that state's secondary education curriculum.
The TAAS, or Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, was the third standardized test used in Texas between 1991 and 2002, when it was replaced by the TAKS test from 2003 to 2013. [1] It was used from grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Passing the Grade 11 level was required for graduation, but many opportunities for retesting were available.
The official logo of the TAKS test. Mainly based on the TAAS test's logo. The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was the fourth Texas state standardized test previously used in grade 3-8 and grade 9-11 to assess students' attainment of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills required under Texas education standards. [1]
A tuition-free diploma and career certification program designed for adult learners is coming to Texas, with one location set for the Hub City.
In Houston ISD, the state's largest school district, after the 8.5% goal was met the standard was lowered to 8%. As a result, the district cut hundreds of special education positions, postponed diagnostic evaluations to second grade, and created a list of disqualifying factors that keep students from getting services. [15]
Nov. 16—Texas Tech University and TTU K-12, the university's fully online school district, have been awarded $1.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Workforce ...
(The Center Square) – The University of Texas System may soon offer "tuition free education" to students whose families make less than $100,000 a year, a program some are calling “a socialist ...
Several community colleges operate throughout the state of Texas. Although the state has established territorial jurisdictions for each college, the colleges themselves are governed by local boards of trustees, and are financed mainly through local property taxes. The taxing area and the jurisdiction are not necessarily the same in all cases.