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The Texas High Performance Schools Consortium, a group of 22 school districts charged with informing the governor, Texas Legislature, State Board of Education, and commissioner of education on methods for improving student learning in Texas public schools, has...
College and Career Readiness, Digital Learning, Latest News, Organizational Transformation
Prosper ISD, a Texas High Performance Schools Consortium district, is giving a team of high school students the opportunity to try their hand at comedy with a student-run TV show launched in September 2016 as part of the school’s scholastic broadcast program....
College and Career Readiness, Digital Learning, Latest News, Organizational Transformation
ChickTech: High School is a yearlong program that introduces high school girls to different aspects of careers in technology. It is designed to inspire them to pursue careers in the technology and computer science fields. Thirteen Lake Travis High School girls...
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Sunnyvale ISD, a Consortium Associate district east of Dallas, recently opened a next-generation learning space at its middle school. “We felt it was important to change the learning space because instruction has changed. We moved away from teaching kids in rows more...
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In 2016-17, Beeville ISD, a Consortium Associate district, became the first Texas school district to make computer science a requirement for all 3,500 students at its six campuses. To do that, the district needed to teach its teachers first. It formed a one-year...
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On November 17, 2015, the State Board of Education brought together experts for a day-long summit at the Texas Capitol to explore the pros and cons of a rapidly changing classroom environment that includes more digital products and technology each year and its impact...