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Texas Business & Education Coalition
400 West 15th Street, Suite 404
Austin, TX 78701
phone: 512.480.8232
fax: 512.480.8055
Standing Room Only for TBEC's 13th Annual VIP Briefing

TBEC's 13th Annual VIP Briefing took place on February 9th at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison opened the briefing with a keynote address that focused on the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to the state s future economic competitiveness.

Following Senator Hutchison's keynote, the overflow audience, which included several Texas Legislators and staff members, heard presentations on two widely circulated and highly regarded documents plus new research on the supply, demand, and quality of Texas secondary math and science teachers.participation at the VIP conference

Presenting their Common Ground report, Sandy Kress, former education advisor to President Bush; Mike Moses, former Texas Commissioner of Education; attorney David Thompson; and Jim Windham, chairman of the Texas Institute for Education Reform, discussed college/workforce readiness, accountability, resources, and control. You may view their Common Ground document here.

Dr. Ed Fuller, Special Research Associate at the University of Texas at Austin, presented new research that suggests a critical shortage in both the supply and quality of high school math and science teachers. The research outlines the possible impact this will have on the 4x4 requirement for students completing the Recommended High School Program.  Dr. Fuller's power point presentation and his research paper can be read here, here and here.

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TBEC Rolls Out The 2008 Honor Roll

View the 2008 Honor Roll by region or school name (PDFs).
Use our Honor Roll calculator to tabulate and explain your school's score.

Too often, recognizing our public schools for academic achievement takes a back seat to winning championships on the athletic field. Also too often, the media seems to headline any event that has a negative slant, while rarely showcasing our many outstanding schools and their accomplishments.

The Texas Business & Education Coalition (TBEC) Honor Roll recognizes schools for academic performance, and honors those students, teachers, principals, and superintendents who have won their championships in the classroom.

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Legislative Recommendations for the 81st Legislature PDF Print E-mail
TBEC believes an effective pre-K -16 education system in Texas is the key to the state’s long term economic vitality.  Economic growth and workforce demands are sustained by highly-skilled talent responsive to the workforce needs of a global market.  We applaud the growth achieved in student success in recent years but acknowledge the goal of graduating all students to meet postsecondary readiness standards has yet to be achieved.

To continue the progress that has been made and to achieve the goal that all students are ready for higher education and the workforce, TBEC advocates a focus on the following key issues:
 
1) Accountability and Assessment  
2) College/Career Readiness and Student Success      
3) Teacher Availability and Quality  
4) Higher Education Access and Articulation  
 
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