AUSTIN
The Texas Board of Education has approved a new high school curriculum that drops algebra II as a graduation requirement for most students.
The academic overhaul grew out of a law passed overwhelmingly by the state Legislature last year. It also cut the number of standardized tests high schoolers must pass from 15 to five.
The board’s 14 to 1 vote Friday formally beings implementation of the new curriculum, which takes effect in September.
AUSTIN