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Guides for Texas Credit by Exam, SAT and PSAT, AP and AMC — what is on each one, when it is sat, and how to prepare.
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NY Regents Earth Science Practice — Full MC Practice + Lessons, Now on Texas CBE
If you're prepping for the NY Regents Physical Setting / Earth Science exam, we just migrated a complete Earth Science question bank onto Texas CBE™ — full multiple-choice practice with worked explanations, 11 free Earth Science lessons, full-length timed mock exams, and 20 free samples. From $29.99 for 6 months.
Houston ISD CBE — Family Resource Guide: 3-Credit Ceiling, 2-Attempt Cap (2026-2027)
HISD-specific family guide: Grades 1-5 acceleration (80% on 4 subjects), max 3 course credits per testing administration, max 2 attempts per subject during entire HISD enrollment. HISD-diverse HS landscape (comprehensive + magnet + career pathway).
Texas Charter Schools & Credit by Exam: A 101 Intro for Students and Parents
How does Credit by Exam work at a Texas public charter school — KIPP, IDEA, Harmony, Uplift, or any other? Same Texas statutes as ISDs (CBE is free at school, plus paid UTHS), but each charter's internal policies differ. Here's the practical picture — from $29.99.
Katy ISD CBE — Family Resource Guide: 80% Bar + Results-by-First-Day Rule (2026-2027)
KISD-specific family guide: 80% acceleration bar (70% recovery), four CBE windows/year, strict ordering deadlines, and the results-must-arrive-by-first-day-of-school rule that determines whether acceleration applies this year or next.
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD CBE — Family Guide: 80% Pass, GPA-Sensitive Prep Strategy (2026-2027)
CFISD-specific family guide: 80% CBE pass standard, three CBE purposes (accelerate/elective/recovery), CBE grades used in GPA and class rank (unlike Frisco ISD), 2-opportunity MS-to-HS credit cap. Prep quality matters more given GPA impact.
Texas Homeschool & Credit by Exam: A 101 Intro for Families
New to homeschooling in Texas, or new to Credit by Exam? Here's the practical intro: how Texas homeschool families use CBE to earn high-school credit, the two CBE routes (free district-based and paid UTHS), and what to actually prep for — from $29.99.
Beyond 8th-Grade Math: The Complete 5-Year UTHS CBE Subject Map (HS Math +200%+, Chemistry +316%, US Government +490%)
We pulled every subject out of every UTHS Credit by Exam Annual Report from 2021 to 2025 — 30+ subjects across 5 testing years. The middle-school math story we wrote about earlier this week was only the surface. The bigger story: high-school math, chemistry, and graduation-requirement CBEs have grown 124–490% in five years.
Carroll ISD Southlake CBE — Family Resource Guide: 80% Pass, UTHS-Only, District-Paid (2026-2027)
Carroll ISD Southlake CBE: 80% acceleration, 70% credit recovery. UT High School (UTHS) is sole vendor. District pays costs. K-8 grade skip; 6-8 math jump; HS untaken-course credit.
Texas CBE for Northeast ISD (NEISD) Families: A Resource Guide for NE San Antonio, Universal City, parts of Live Oak and Selma
A Northeast ISD (NEISD)-specific guide for parents researching Texas Credit by Exam — covering the district's high schools and magnet schools where acceleration is common, the realistic registration timeline, a ready-to-send counselor email, and the at-home UTHS Proctorio option.