In 2004, when he started this effort, the drive for higher education standards was in full swing, and Thacker was a voice in the wilderness. (deseretnews.com)
First, Texas must establish and fund a statewide system that aligns public school standards with higher education standards, particularly in composition, reading comprehension, and mathematics. (idra.org)
But efforts to unify higher education standards have always played second fiddle to powerful regional and national sentiments. (sciencemag.org)