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ABOUT EDUCATE TEXAS
Educate Texas is committed to strengthening public and higher education by working with partners to increase access and empower students for a better future.
Educate Texas is committed to strengthening Texas public and higher education. An educational initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas, Educate Texas works in tandem with partners to increase access and empower students to create abetter future for all Texans.
To act as a trusted change agent to increase academic achievement and educational equity by leading programs, policy, and partnerships.
All Texas students, especially African American, Latino, and economically disadvantaged students, earn a college degree or credential that leads to a living wage and thriving communities.
Educate Texas leads education initiatives from idea to impact. Comprehensive strategic plans focus the organization, guide efforts, and maximize positive student outcomes.
Educate Texas celebrates their achievements as they look forward to an even more successful future for all Texas students.
LAUNCHED AS THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT TO ADDRESS GRADUATION
rates and the low percentage of minority, low-income, and first-generation students earning higher education degrees or credentials.
RELAUNCHED AS EDUCATE TEXAS
to better represent their broad efforts to meet the changing and challenging needs of education in Texas from students and teachers to education leaders and policymakers.
Introduced the "20 by 2020" Student Success Plan
and tightened the focus to four key impact areas: College and Career Readiness, Higher Education, Effective Teaching, and Collective Impact.
Established goal to contribute more higher EDUCATION DEGREES
and certificates to THECB's* "Building A Talent-Strong Texas" initiative by 2025, with a focus on African-American, Latino, and disadvantaged students.
Educate Texas continues to make progress towards the
“Building a Talent-Strong Texas” goal while supporting programs to prepare, develop, and retain high-quality teachers.
*Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Educate Texas is proud to be a featured initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT). This partnership allows Educate Texas to tap into 70+ years of knowledge, experience, resources, relationships, and exemplary leadership and staff.
Like Educate Texas, CFT recognizes that narrowing education gaps is key to improving the overall health and wealth of Texas communities, now and for generations to come.
Join Educate Texas in celebrating and supporting the successes of students, programs, and initiatives.
Educate Texas, an initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas, is the trusted change agent in education that is thinking bigger by proving solutions through programs and practices, instilling change through policy, and convening the right partnerships and networks for action.
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407 N. 77 Sunshine Strip
Harlingen, Texas 78550
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