The Texas College & Career resource site, www.texascollegeandcareer.org , provides information about college options, academic and financial preparation for college, higher education admissions and career research.

May 2012:  The Texas Eduction Agency's Curriculum Division has pubished their 2012 spring issue of the Curriculum Update newsletter.  It includes information on Graduation Requirements, TEKS (those in effect & those undergoing revision), Courses Available on Project Share, and more.  Click here to read the Curriculum Update. 

4/18/12: The Texas Education Agency allows each public and accredited non-public high school in Texas one "Honor Graduate Certificate." This Certificate shall be presented to the highest ranking graduate in the senior class. Under no circumstances should a student ranked lower than "highest" be awarded this honor. The highest ranking graduate should receive a Certificate and a declaration document authorizing the president of any state supported college or university to provide a waiver for tuition as specified in the law (Texas Education Code, §54.201).

3/26/12:  As Texas prepares to launch the new STAAR testing program on Monday, here are quick links to some of the most popular test information items: testing calendar, frequently asked questions document

2/17/12:  Commissioner of education Robert Scott announced today that he is deferring implementation of the new 15 percent grading requirement connected to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic readiness end-of-course examinations.  Click here to read the press release for details.