Policy Advisor Gabe Grantham submitted the following comments in March 2025 on proposed Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for mathematics that would support middle school advanced mathematics programs. I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed additions to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for middle school mathematics. These new sections…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter on efforts by legislators to improve Texas’ prison system and reduce recidivism. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Recidivism in the spotlight: What TXLege is doing Photos sourced by: Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice and Windham School District Texas state prisons…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter on efforts to prepare a career-ready future workforce. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Closing the skills gap starts in TX high schools While 90% of Texas high school students currently graduate, and 63% of jobs in Texas require some sort…
Texas 2036 Government Performance and Fiscal Policy Director Rahul Sreenivasan submitted comments on Wednesday to accompany his testimony to the Texas House Committee on Appropriations in favor of House Bill 500. He highlighted multiple spending items within the supplemental budget bill, which is scheduled for consideration on the House floor on Thursday. Here are his…
Texas has gone five years without fully publishing A-F academic accountability ratings, which are vital for fostering student progress, transparency and continuous improvement in public schools. A coalition of Texas leaders representing parents, businesses and education nonprofits filed an amicus brief in Morath v. Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District urging the 15th Court of Appeals to lift the…