Texas’s attention to college and workforce readiness is paying off

(D Magazine) The nonpartisan think tank Texas 2036’s latest report on the state’s efforts to ensure more high school graduates are ready for college or the workforce says those policies are paying off. The report, titled The Next Generation of the Texas Miracle, says that success can be measured in part by how many high schoolers are earning postsecondary credentials with their diplomas — that number is up 532 percent since 2018. Students taking dual credit courses increased by 35 percent. Much of the groundwork was laid by school districts that created policies, as well as the state legislature, who approved bills that beefed up College, Career, and Military Readiness funding and accountability measures.