• Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2018 •
In the summer of 2013, the Texas Legislature weakened the graduation requirements for Texas students. Schools are now encouraged to put students in different paths, called “endorsements,” toward graduation: some college bound and some bound for jobs that don’t require college preparation. This phenomenon is present in different guises all across the United States. Colleges and universities do not pay much attention to the endorsement (or track) of high school students. Rather, they examine the transcript for the courses and grades: math, science, social studies and English, as key examples.
See the Texas Graduation Requirements and Opportunities – Training Kit web page
The materials present families with specific recommendations, in English and Spanish, and follow-up steps. Good retorts to the admonition: College is not for everybody. The family and student chose the academic path, not the school.
Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. is an IDRA senior education associate. Comments and questions may be directed to him via email at aurelio.montemayor@idra.org.