Approximately half of all students in Texas’ state universities and colleges need remedial classes. Meanwhile, 30-percent of entry-level job applicants do not meet eighth-grade skill levels on a competency test administered by Texas Instruments, according to a company vice president.
Particularly in math and the sciences, Texas’ school children are lagging behind.
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