Latest Promises

Greg Abbott

Give the governor power to reduce, but not eliminate, individual spending items in state budget

Abbott spending-reduction idea not showing momentum | April 27, 2015

Greg Abbott

Reform 2001 law authorizing in-state college tuition for unauthorized residents

Greg Abbott’s support for repeal of pro-immigrant law doesn’t play into action | December 14, 2017

Greg Abbott

Spend $40 million more in 2016-17 for research at key universities

Greg Abbott

Provide state funding for free tuition available to veterans and their children

Greg Abbott

Grant college credit for completed edX courses

Greg Abbott

Grant college credit to high school students scoring well on Advanced Placement exams

Greg Abbott quickly fulfilled vow to tie college credits to above-average AP exam scores | August 3, 2018

Greg Abbott

Require some public colleges to accept credits earned at community colleges

Greg Abbott scores a compromise on Texas colleges accepting community college course credits | December 15, 2017

Greg Abbott

Mandate block scheduling for two-year associate degree programs

Greg Abbott approved compromise on block scheduling | July 19, 2018

Greg Abbott

Tie some college and university funding to student success indicators

Greg Abbott falls short on vow to tie university aid to student successes | August 20, 2018

Greg Abbott

Fund training for teachers wishing to improve digital learning

Greg Abbott

Offer innovation grants for school districts that blend online education and classroom instruction

Greg Abbott

Provide online tutoring for students preparing for mandated end-of-course exams

Greg Abbott

Offer technology grants to poor-performing schools

Greg Abbott

Launch school principals leadership training program

Agency carries out Greg Abbott vow to improve training of principals | January 11, 2018

Greg Abbott

Create math achievement academies

Abbott’s envisioned math academies for teachers passed into law | July 27, 2015

Greg Abbott

Create literacy achievement academies

Abbott vow to build on Bush reading academies passes into law | July 27, 2015

Greg Abbott

Create reading-to-learn academies for fourth- and fifth-grade teachers

Abbott’s promised ‘Reading-to-Learn’ academies passed into law | July 27, 2015

Greg Abbott

Require school districts with prekindergarten to assess student performance twice annually

Abbott wins compromise on testing pre-kindergarten students | January 12, 2017

Greg Abbott

Offer additional aid to school districts with high-quality prekindergarten programs

Abbott plan offering aid for quality pre-kindergarten passes into law | July 27, 2015

Greg Abbott

End CSCOPE and don’t allow federal “common core” academic standards in Texas

STALLED: Abbott’s vow to drive stake through CSCOPE, banish common core | July 20, 2018

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