Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, or TEKS, are the state-mandated curriculum guidelines which establish what every student, from elementary school through high school, should know and be able to do.

Overview and History of the TEKS

Answers to the most common questions concerning the development of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), their history, content, and impact on mathematics instruction and education in the state of Texas.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Mathematics TEKS revised and adopted in 2005 and scheduled for implementation in 2006–2007 (currently available in English only).

Secondary Math TEKS adopted in 2005 and implemented in 2006–2007

Clean copy (pdf 512kb)
Copy showing changes (pdf 500kb)
New numbering versus old numbering (40kb)

Elementary Math TEKS adopted in 2005 and implemented in 2006–2007

Clean copy (pdf 112kb)
Copy showing changes (pdf 364kb)

K–12 Math TEKS adopted in 1997 and implemented in 1998–1999

The K–12 mathematics TEKS are available in English and in Spanish