Policy Advisor Gabe Grantham submitted the following written testimony on access to Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes to the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education on Nov. 11, 2024. Access to Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses is a key factor in preparing students for the rigors of college and beyond. However, in…
Policy Advisor Gabe Grantham delivered testimony on math readiness to the House Public Education Committee on Aug. 13, 2024, from the following prepared remarks. Chairman Buckley and committee members, my name is Gabe Grantham and I am a K-12 Education Policy Advisor at Texas 2036. I am grateful for the chance to address you on…
The following testimony by Policy Advisor Gabe Grantham on high quality math curriculum was given June 27, 2024, to the State Board of Education Instruction Committee on instructional materials submitted for adoption under Instructional Materials Review and Approvals (IMRA) Cycle 2024. Good morning committee members. My name is Gabe Grantham, education policy advisor at Texas…
Every Texan has interacted with the public education system in some form or fashion. Whether it’s your own K-12 experience, the experience of a child, friend or relative, or even the work experience of those in the education space, many care about Texas education and have thoughts on how best it should be done. This…
Last week’s release of the 2023 STAAR results gave us the most up-to-date data on how our third through eighth grade students are performing across the state. Year-over-year performance for discrete grades showed an increase in math proficiency and slight decreases in reading proficiency. When looking at cohort data by graduating class, we see some…
Late last week, the Texas Education Agency released this spring’s high school end-of-course exam scores. While many have praised the increase in “passing” rates, underneath this positive trend is something concerning, and potentially lingering, for policymakers to address: the rate that students actually meet or master grade level expectations is not recovering quickly in math,…