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Education

School Vouchers Take Center Stage in Texas’ Most Flippable State House District

On San Antonio’s South Side, a progressive Democrat faces off with an architect of the new private school voucher program.

by Eden Shamy

Keep Reading

Hasan Piker’s UT Appearance Put Campus Protection Act to the Test

by Eden Shamy

Texas Tells Students to Report Threats. It Should Give Us a Seat at the Safety Table.

by Arjun Sharda

70 Years After Mansfield’s Desegregation Crisis, a New Debate over Representation

by Clayton Waters

Ken Paxton Aug 09, 2016

Paxton’s Transgender Bathroom Lawsuit Goes to Court Friday

The Texas attorney general hopes to block federal guidance on accommodating trans students' use of restrooms at school.

by John Wright

Ahmed Mohamed handcuffed at his Irving high school. Aug 08, 2016

Here are the Highlights from Ahmed Mohamed’s Blistering New Lawsuit

Featuring America's history of racial oppression, the poem from the Statue of Liberty and a few f-bombs.

by Patrick Michels

Aug 04, 2016

Decision on Temporary Ban of Guns in UT-Austin Classrooms Delayed

Injunction would allow three professors to keep guns out of classes temporarily.

by Nyssa Kruse

Save Our Schools rally Aug 03, 2016

Experts to Lawmakers: Fund Schools Less to See How Creative They Get

by Patrick Michels

Aug 02, 2016

For Two-Year Colleges, Campus Carry Raises Special Risks

In 2017, the new law could put high schoolers in classes with armed students.

by Nyssa Kruse

New University Interscholastic League rules forcing transgender student athletes to play according to the assigned sex on their birth certificates will go into effect August 1. The University of Texas, which oversees UIL, has said it won't block the rule. Jul 27, 2016

University of Texas Won’t Go to Bat for Trans Student Athletes

New UIL rules forcing trans athletes to play based on birth certificates could violate Title IX.

by John Wright

Athlos Leadership Academy in Austin Jul 22, 2016

Once Again, State Rejects Charter School Connected to Idaho Real Estate Group

by Patrick Michels

UT-Austin professor Emilio Zamora Jul 18, 2016

The Scholarly Reviews are in on that ‘Deeply Offensive’ Mex-Am Studies Text

And they are not good: 'Willfully irresponsible, culturally chauvinist and discriminatory.'

by Patrick Michels

Greg Abbott Jul 14, 2016

Abbott’s Pre-K ‘Gold Standard’ is Showing Some Rust

On the campaign trail, Greg Abbott pledged an extra $1,500 a year for each pre-K student. But schools will actually see just $367 per child.

by Patrick Michels

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