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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Launches Open Educational Resources Repository
Aug. 27, 2020, Austin, Texas – On Sept. 1 the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will launch OERTX, the state’s digital repository of open educational resources (OER) for Texas students and educational institutions. OERTX is provided through a partnership between the Coordinating Board and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME)…
THECB, Greater Texas Foundation and Trellis Foundation Award Student Emergency Aid Grants to 57 Higher Education Institutions
May 18, 2020, Austin, Texas –The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Higher Education Foundation, Greater Texas Foundation, and Trellis Foundation announced that the Texas Emergency Aid Grant Program, launched three weeks ago, has awarded 57 grants to Texas higher education institutions. These include 29 community colleges, 16 public universities, and 12 independent, non-profit Texas institutions. The…
THECB to Launch Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program
April 29, 2020, Austin, Texas – Today the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board announces the upcoming September launch of a new loan repayment program benefitting recently appointed peace officers who have student loan debt. Many law enforcement agencies have difficulty filling vacant positions. In June 2019, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law SB 16 (86th…
GenTX Virtual Decision Day Scheduled on May 1
April 28, 2020, Austin, Texas–The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), creators of the Generation Texas movement, announced that GenerationTX Decision Day is May 1. GenTX Decision Day is a culmination of the efforts across the state to support all students, especially high school seniors, in getting to and through college. This year, GenTXwill promotes…
THECB, Greater Texas Foundation and Trellis Foundation join forces to benefit student emergency aid programs
April 27, 2020, Austin, Texas – Today the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Greater Texas Foundation, and Trellis Foundation launched the collaborative Texas Emergency Aid Grant Program to support students across Texas public, private, and non-profit higher education institutions during the COVID-19 crisis. The goal of this public-private partnership is to raise up to $2…
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Announces New Leadership Team
Jan. 23, 2020, Austin, Texas –Today, Commissioner of Higher Education Harrison Keller announced the appointment of a new senior leadership team designed to advance the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s ambitious goals for postsecondary education. “Achieving a bold vision for Texas higher education requires the agency to work in close partnership with colleges and universities,…