Closing the Gaps
Closing the Gaps by 2015 was adopted in October 2000 by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board with strong support from the state's educational, business and political communities. The plan is directed at closing educational gaps in Texas as well as between Texas and other states. It has four goals: to close the gaps in student participation, student success, excellence and research.
The Closing the Gaps plan includes strategies for reaching each of the goals and an annual performance measuring system. The plan and related documents are provided below.
- Accelerated Plan for Closing the Gaps by 2015
- Closing the Gaps: The Texas Higher Education Plan (with Goals and Targets for 2000-2005)
- Strategies for Improving Student Participation and Success
- REVISED Goals and Targets for 2006-2015
- Institutional Targets
- 2005 Revision Background Report
- History of Closing the Gaps
Progress Reports
- 2009 Progress Report
- 2008 Progress Report
- 2007 Progress Report
- 2006 Progress Report
- 2005 Progress Report
- 2004 Progress Report
- 2003 Progress Report
- Update: Closing the Gaps in Excellence (2003)
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Closing the Gaps
Accountability System
Measures and Definitions
- Universities
- Health-Related Institutions
- Community Colleges
- State Technical and Lamar State Colleges
Groups
Measures Rank (Fall 2008 Data)
Areas of Excellence
As a part of the Closing the Gaps by 2015 statewide plan for higher education, public colleges and universities identified areas of national excellence in which they currently excel and in which they intend to excel by 2015.