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Ron Kirk and Tom Luce

Thankful for Texas

November 25, 2019
This week, we launch a week of being thankful for living in Texas, with a rollout of social media that demonstrate all that we are thankful for today. We hope you will join in the online conversation this week letting us know is most important to you and your family. We are grateful to be...

New Tools for Tracking Student Outcomes

November 20, 2019
Today we are unveiling expanded, localized data tools that provide new information and insight on the paths Texans take after graduating high school. The data puts an unprecedented spotlight on the challenges of preparing students for the millions of 21st century jobs that Texas will need to extend its prosperity into its bicentennial year of...

New Texas 2036 Data Tools Highlight Educational Outcomes

November 20, 2019
A landmark set of new data tools, released today by Texas 2036, provides new information and insight on Texans’ educational progress and the paths they take in higher education or careers after completing high school. The data puts an unprecedented spotlight on the challenges Texas faces in preparing students for the millions of 21st century jobs that...

The Business Case for Education

November 14, 2019
“Understanding, tolerance, teamwork— those so-called soft skills are really rooted in a history and a knowledge of our common values and beliefs and our Constitution,” says Margaret Spellings, the Secretary of Education in the Bush administration and currently the CEO of Texas 2036. “Capitalism and democracy and civics are all kissing cousins.” Read More

Opinion: Any way you calculate it, Texas failing kids

November 8, 2019
It’s a tough time to be a kid in Texas. On a single day last month, new educational assessment data was released showing that Texas students’ math and reading scores have, at best, stagnated — and, in some cases, dropped dramatically — over the past two years. We also learned that Texas not only still...

Other Voices: What Texas editors are saying

November 8, 2019
As the smoke began to clear from Tuesday’s state constitutional amendment election, it became clear that Texans want to see their state parks and historic sites guaranteed a stable and secure revenue stream.   Proposition 5, one of 10 on the ballot, received overwhelming support with 88 percent voting in favor and 12 percent against....
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