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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

'Being Drunk Is Not Consent' written on the ground in sidewalk chalk. Nov 05, 2015

The Drinking Game: Our College Rape Crisis Isn’t about Booze

Can alcohol factor in discussions about college sexual assault in a way that’s not distracting?

by Amy McCarthy

A child draws at a school desk. Nov 04, 2015

Houston ISD Could End Suspensions for Young Students

New report shows disparities in school discipline are more pronounced for kids in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

by Patrick Michels

Nov 04, 2015

Texas Needs a Nonviolent Revolution at the Polls

by Ronnie Dugger

Meet the Teach For America-Backed Candidate Who Wants to Put God Back in Schools

by Patrick Michels

State of Texas graphic concerning high school dropout and graduation rates in Texas. Oct 27, 2015

Are Texas’ ‘Miracle’ High School Grad Rates Just a Magic Trick?

by Patrick Michels

A graffiti-style illustration of the words "Cocks Not Glocks." Oct 15, 2015

Getting Cocky on Campus Carry

by Julie Gillis

Signs at the Texas Freedom Network's Stand Up for Science rally Oct 07, 2015

Here’s the Fringe Theology Kids are Learning in Texas Schools

by David R. Brockman

slavery Oct 06, 2015

How Texas Failed to Catch a Geography Textbook’s Glaring Slavery Error

by Patrick Michels

A Texas-shaped graphic contains data from a recent UT study on sexual assault Sep 24, 2015

New Data, New Questions on Sexual Violence as a Texas Public Health Issue

by Jessica Luther

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