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Dec.18, 2020, Austin, Texas–The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded $18.1million to Texas higher education institutions as part of the first round of awards under the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program. Through a competitive process, 40 applicants representing 49 institutions were selected for the awards. Reskilling grants will allow Texas public colleges,…

Nov.19, 2020, Austin, Texas – In his second annual State of Texas Higher Education address, Commissioner Harrison Keller today stated the COVID-19 pandemic has been the most significant disruption to higher education institutions since the end of the Second World War. Despite the challenges, he emphasized higher education as an essential part of the solution…

Nov. 19, 2020, Austin, Texas – In his second annual State of Texas Higher Education address, Commissioner Harrison Keller today stated the COVID-19 pandemic has been the most significant disruption to higher education institutions since the end of the Second World War. Despite the challenges, he emphasized higher education as an essential part of the…

Nov. 18, 2020, Austin, TX – The Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative, a joint endeavor among the Commissioners of the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), today released its latest report to Gov. Greg Abbott. The mission of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative is to build a…

Nov. 18, 2020, Austin, TX –The Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative, a joint endeavor among the Commissioners of the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), today released its latest report to Gov. Greg Abbott. The mission of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative is to build a strong…

Nov. 9 ,2020, Austin, Texas – As part of National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) joins the United States Distance Learning Association to highlight the success of digital learning by spreading awareness and promoting best practices across the country. “Digital learning plays a vitally important role in shaping the…

Oct. 29, 2020, Austin, Texas – High school students across the state of Texas have a new resource to guide them through the college application process, thanks to a public-private partnership announced today by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The new initiative will tap AdmitHub’s pioneering technology to enable students to access ADVi,…

Oct. 27, 2020, Austin, Texas – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board today announced a request for applications (RFA) for the Open Educational Resources (OER) Course Development and Implementation Grant Program, supported by a portion of the $175 million allocations to the THECB from the Governor’s Emergency Educational Relief (GEER) Fund. The competitive grant program…

Sept. 28, 2020, Austin, Texas – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) launched its 10th annual Texas Public Higher Education Almanac today as part of the agency’s ongoing commitment to provide increasingly useful and actionable information and insight through its rich data resources. The includes national, statewide, and institution-specific data in several key areas,…

Sept. 22, 2020, Austin, Texas – As part of an ongoing commitment to provide increasingly useful and actionable information and insight, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board announced today that the agency has retained Student Tracker Premium data services from the National Student Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) for summer 2020 through summer 2022. “As an enhancement to…