CBE Guide
Tips, strategies, and study guides to help you pass your Texas Credit by Exam.
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 $19.99.
Tennessee TCAP Test Schedule 2025–2026: Complete TDOE Calendar for TCAP EOC, TCAP ACH (Grades 3–8), TCAP-Alt, ACT, and English Learners Assessment
The full 2025–2026 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) calendar from the Tennessee Department of Education Assessment Division — every required TCAP window for Fall EOC, Spring Grades 3–5 paper, Grades 6–8 and EOC computer-based, the TCAP-Alternate, optional Grade 2, Fall ACT Senior Retake, Spring ACT Junior Testing, English Learners Assessment, and NAEP. Pulled directly from the TDOE published calendar.
Katy ISD CBE — Family Resource Guide: High Schools, Dates, Free Practice (2026)
A Katy ISD-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.
Cy-Fair ISD (CFISD) CBE — Family Resource Guide: High Schools, Dates, Free Practice (2026)
A Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (CFISD)-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.
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 $19.99.
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.
Florida B.E.S.T. Level 3 vs. Level 4 — What's the Difference, and Which Matters?
Florida's 5-level achievement scale separates passing (Level 3) from proficient (Level 4) from exemplary (Level 5). Here's what each level actually means, which one matters for graduation vs. for college, and what to do when your child lands at the boundary between two levels.
Texas Credit by Examination for Carroll ISD Families: A Resource Guide for Southlake and small portions of Westlake and Trophy Club
A Carroll ISD-specific guide for parents researching Texas Credit by Examination (CBE) — covering the district's high schools, statutory framework, the realistic registration timeline, a ready-to-send counselor email, and the at-home UTHS Proctorio option. Plus: the same TEKS-aligned practice also supports STAAR EOC preparation.
California CAASPP & ELPAC 2025–2026 System Release Dates: Complete Calendar for Smarter Balanced, CAST, CAA, CSA, and ELPAC
The full 2025–2026 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) system release schedule — every system-open date, every assessment availability window, the 66-percent instructional-year rule, and the Summative ELPAC window. Pulled directly from the official California Outreach Team June 26, 2025 email update.