One thing is clear about Nation’s Report Card: Texas is a state to watch | Opinion
Finally, HB 3 created the nation’s largest equitable funding incentive to reward school districts for students graduating post-secondary ready and then supporting them in their transition to college or the workforce., which replaced select high-stakes testing requirements with required high-impact tutoring delivered in small group settings for any student not demonstrating grade level proficiency.
With these five strategic policies — high-quality pre-K, science of reading teacher training, additional instructional time, strategic compensation and high-impact tutoring — now in place, you can start to see how Texas’ fourth graders could move up 21 spots since 2017. These strategies are now even being touted across the country as key recommendations for states to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
If there’s anything to take away from Texas’ rise in relative performance, it’s that these strategies have begun to mutually reinforce one another in a virtuous cycle that is resulting in encouraging indicators. Texas has invested in the research-driven best practices that have the best shot at getting our students back on track.
Todd Williams is the founding chairman and CEO of the Commit Partnership. Williams previously served as a governor-appointed member of the Texas Commissions on Public School Finance and Community College Finance. He wrote this column for The Dallas Morning News.
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