credits in each core content
area: English, math, science,
and social studies.
Multi-faceted Approach
Critical to the success of a
college- and career-ready
agenda is the ability of states
and school districts to monitor
how they are doing. Texas has
long had one of the most
extensive education data
collection systems in the
United States. Projects are
under way now to make data
available in real time to help
district officials make timely
instructional decisions.
Texas’ strong showing in
the Achieve evaluation comes
on top of its grade of “A” for its
curriculum standards, assessment, and accountability
system in Education Week’s
annual evaluation entitled
“Quality Counts” (see page
28).
Last fall, the National
Governors Association noted
that Texas has implemented
many of the necessary steps
recommended for tackling the
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dropout problem, including
providing a variety of support
systems to students who are at
risk of dropping out.
This multi-faceted ap-
proach is paying off. A recent
Texas Education Agency
analysis found that Texas had
the fourth-highest graduation
rate for the class of 2008
among the 16 states that
reported rates based on the
methodology endorsed by the
National Governors Associa-
tion. In 2005, the governors of
all 50 states agreed to begin
calculating on-time graduation
rates using this type of
methodology.
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