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How much advanced credit a student takes — and in which subjects — matters more than simply signing up for a class.Accor...
08/28/2026

How much advanced credit a student takes — and in which subjects — matters more than simply signing up for a class.

According to researchers tracking nearly 1 million Texas graduates, some popular options showed no real earnings benefit at all. One was even linked to worse earnings outcomes down the road.

Link in comments for more. 💬

Dual credit enrollment in Texas hit an all-time high of more than 282,000 students in 2025 — up 20% since HB 8 took effe...
08/27/2026

Dual credit enrollment in Texas hit an all-time high of more than 282,000 students in 2025 — up 20% since HB 8 took effect and 28% since 2019.

One key driver? The Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, which pays tuition for eligible high schoolers taking dual credit classes.

That means Texas students can now graduate high school with college coursework — or even a full degree — already under their belt.

That's a head start that makes a real difference.

Link in comments for more. 💬

Since the implementation of 2023's House Bill 8, credential attainment among Texas students is up 22% statewide.In high-...
08/26/2026

Since the implementation of 2023's House Bill 8, credential attainment among Texas students is up 22% statewide.

In high-demand fields like health tech, skilled trades and information technology, it's growing even faster, at 26%.

These are early but promising signs that Texas' outcomes-based funding model is working.

This week, 745,000 Texas community college students are heading back to class.They include working adults, first-generat...
08/26/2026

This week, 745,000 Texas community college students are heading back to class.

They include working adults, first-generation college students, career changers and roughly 282,000 high schoolers earning college credit before graduation.

We’re marking their return by looking at how community colleges are helping more Texans build skills, earn valuable credentials and prepare for what comes next.

Link in comments for the full read. 💬

Nearly 100,000 people follow Texas 2036 on social media! Texas policy enthusiasts, thank you for showing up. 🤠Follow us ...
08/26/2026

Nearly 100,000 people follow Texas 2036 on social media! Texas policy enthusiasts, thank you for showing up. 🤠

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📣 High school and community college administrators: this one's for you. Texas 2036 has launched our new Career Coursewor...
08/25/2026

📣 High school and community college administrators: this one's for you.

Texas 2036 has launched our new Career Coursework Funding Simulator — a free, interactive tool that matches career and technical education program expansion to available state funding.

The simulator connects the policy decisions Texas has made over the past several years to a more practical question:

What could we build for students in our community — and what funding is already available to make that happen?

Explore today at our link in the comments. 👇

Texas outpaced the national average in NAEP Grade 8 Math for most of the 2000s and 2010s. However, those scores have bee...
08/22/2026

Texas outpaced the national average in NAEP Grade 8 Math for most of the 2000s and 2010s. However, those scores have been sliding since 2011 — long before the COVID-19 pandemic.

What’s driving a 15-year slump, and what would it take to reverse it? We’re digging into the data now for a new report coming this fall.

Stay up-to-date at the link in our comments. 💬

How did Texas public schools do on their A-F accountability ratings this year?Approximately 6 in 10 campuses earned an A...
08/21/2026

How did Texas public schools do on their A-F accountability ratings this year?

Approximately 6 in 10 campuses earned an A or B in 2026, while 85% received an A, B or C. About one in four campuses improved from last year, and more than three-quarters maintained or improved their rating.

Challenges remain, though: 10% of campuses received a D and 4% received an F.

Learn more at the link in our comments. 👇

Texas' water planning process never projected the shortage that pushed Corpus Christi and other Coastal Bend communities...
08/20/2026

Texas' water planning process never projected the shortage that pushed Corpus Christi and other Coastal Bend communities into crisis earlier this year.

The failure wasn't the fault of any single plan or planner, a new Texas 2036 report finds. But as Texas moves forward with a new era of water infrastructure investment, the laws, data and accountability mechanisms behind the planning process need to be stronger.

Check out the full report, written by Texas 2036's Jeremy B. Mazur, at our link in the comments. 👇

Did you know that 76,000 fewer students enrolled in Texas public schools last year? That's the largest non-pandemic, sin...
08/20/2026

Did you know that 76,000 fewer students enrolled in Texas public schools last year?

That's the largest non-pandemic, single-year decline in nearly four decades. At the same time, Texas’ population grew by 391,000.

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