1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgLiz Farmerhttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/liz-farmer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wim0mAF2CZ"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/patrick-higher-ed-leaders-disagree-on-cost-of-graduation-plan/">Patrick, Higher Ed Leaders Disagree on Cost of New Graduation Plan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/patrick-higher-ed-leaders-disagree-on-cost-of-graduation-plan/embed/#?secret=wim0mAF2CZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Patrick, Higher Ed Leaders Disagree on Cost of New Graduation Plan” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="wim0mAF2CZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Higher ed leaders estimate Dan Patrick's new high school graduation plan could send 2,500 more students to college unprepared. Patrick disagrees, saying the standards he's setting are more rigorous, not less.https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DanPatrick-142x200.jpg