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Analysis: Texans Hate Standardized Tests, But Govern By The Results

Posted on April 13, 2018 · Kids and parents and teachers have spent the week struggling through another round of standardized testing in Texas public schools. Voters hate it, so politicians hate it. But the test results are a key ingredient of the state's education policy

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How Many Texas Eighth-Graders From 2005 Went On To College?

Posted on December 21, 2017 · Use Texas Tribune's Texas Higher Ed Outcomes Explorer to track the educational milestones of every student who started eighth grade in a Texas public school between 1997 and 2005. You can see figures broken down by county, ethnicity and other factors