Texas A&M Launches Far-Reaching Plan to Raise Graduation Rates.

The article discusses EmpowerU, an initiative planned for the Texas A&M University system which will monitor the state's public school students from kindergarten through college graduation. The article notes how the data provided through the initiative can help address issues such a high school and college dropouts, student financial aid, and college costs in the state. It also discusses how the program will enable the university system to evaluate the quality of the teachers it graduates, explores the implications for the university system's 11 branch campuses, and mentions how reasoning, content knowledge, and diversity are a focus of EmpowerU's learning goals.