Common Core State Standards Profile
Texas
Adoption Status
| Adoption Status: | Not Adopted |
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Assessment
| Assessment Consortia: | State Issued |
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Texas Details
| Name of Standards: | Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) |
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| Standards Numbering Example: | Texas has state-specific numbering |
| Common Core Numbering Example: | CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1 |
| Texas Numbering Example: | 111.1.a.1 |
| State Documents: | English/Language Arts Mathematics |
| Last Reviewed: | 12/20/2017 |
| Summary The state has not adopted Common Core. Instead they have Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) found on the Texas Education Agency site. Language Arts TEKS updated 2017. Adopted new Science TEKS April 2017. |
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Texas News
Texas Lawmaker Proposes Common Core Tests in Place of STAAR (August 30, 2016) Embattled STAAR Test Vendor Facing $20 Million Fine (August 24, 2016) Texas Testing Board Commits Long Term to Adopting Common Core Exams (July 28, 2016) Scrapped STAAR Scores Add to Frustrations Over Standardized Testing in Texas (June 16, 2016) Local education officials briefed on law that replaces No Child Left Behind (June 1, 2016) Fewer states using Common Core, Texas sticks with TEKS curriculum (April 14, 2016) Texas Education Officials May Try to Ease Stress of New Math Standards (November 21, 2014)
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