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Texas Education Agency: An Overview of the History of Public Education in Texas ArticleTexas Education Agency: An Overview of the History of Public Education in Texas Article
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Texas Education Agency
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9th - 10th
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Texas Education Agency: An Overview of the History of Public Education in Texas

Curated by ACT

Read the history of how the Texas Education Agency came to be; from its beginnings laid out in the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836, to the rigorous curriculum, graduation requirements, and implementation of a new, tougher statewide assessment tests today.

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funding, education

Additional Tags

curriculum, district, public school, students, testing

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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