Other findings included:
- Only 18 percent of Texans who took the ACT college preparatory exam met college-readiness benchmarks.
- About 17 percent of 10th-graders are on target to be college-ready. Only 8 percent of eighth-graders are on target.
- About half of Texans entering college do not meet state standards for math, reading and writing and are eligible for remedial courses.
- About 63 percent of college-bound Hispanics from Texas qualify for remedial programs.
- About 71 percent of college-bound African-Americans from Texas qualify for remedial programs.
The panel also found that 61 percent of students are not academically prepared to succeed in postsecondary education.
Recommendations were made to the State Board of Education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
— The Associated Press contributed to this report
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