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As a result of the 1983 national report on the state of education, "A Nation at Risk", Texas adopted the following reforms to address the serious issues that had been identified: statewide assessments were developed and the Texas legislature established the Select Committee in Public Education.
US President Ronald Reagan always was concern about education in the United States. In 1983, the National Commission on Excellence in Education delivered the results of its investigation to President Reagan in a report called "A Nation at Risk: the Imperative for Educational Reform." That is why the state of Texas decided to develop statewide assessments and the Texas legislature established the Select Committee in Public Education.