Graduation readiness should represent readiness to launch.
The next generation of space explorers sits in our classrooms right now. Our future is made brighter if they can all reach for the stars. All Texas kids deserve high standards, not just a pass to the next level because they age up and out of one grade to the next.
The good news? You can help.
Texas invests
$105 BILLION
in K–12 education every year
37th
in 4th grade
Reading Nationally
44th
in 8th grade
Reading Nationally
An 8th grade
reading level is required
for skilled labor jobs.
A 10th grade
reading level is required for knowledge work and contract negotiation jobs.
On the road to success, Texas jobs require far more.
Our students are living a tale of two Texans. Academic standards are higher than ever, but half our kids are
not reading or performing in math at grade level.
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