Use the excerpt below to answer the question that follows. “You have been given the power to add planning, imagination, and coordination to supplement the taxpayers’ dollars in higher education. I trust you will use them wisely. I don’t want what I say here to be strictly from the negative standpoint, I want you to be the spokesman for higher education in Texas—to lend encouragement to our institutions, to praise their progress, support their steps toward excellence, to applaud their imagination and initiative in imparting knowledge, by whatever means to the young people of this state. And always keep in mind that yours is the opportunity to implement an educational policy that will give Texas young men and women a quality of education superior to any in the nation—and we must never be satisfied with less.” -Governor John Connally, September 20, 1965 Judging from the charge given by Governor Connally in the excerpt above that these individuals “give young men and women a quality of education superior to any in the nation,” which state organization was he likely addressing? Click or tap a choice to answer the question. Texas Education Agency (TEA) Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) The Texas Legislature Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)

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∻Answer∻ ⚹ Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) ⚹ ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹ The role of state organizations in overseeing and improving higher education ⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹ Governor John Connally's address emphasizes planning, imagination, coordination, and the implementation of educational policy, which are functions typically associated with a state-level organization that oversees higher education institutions. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) is responsible for comprehensive planning for higher education in Texas and for coordinating the state's higher education system. This board fits the description of the responsibilities and goals outlined by Governor Connally, as it is the entity that would be tasked with ensuring the quality of higher education and advocating for its progress within the state. ⚹◊What role did the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) play in Governor Connally's directive for superior education quality in Texas?⍭ Generate me a similar question◊

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