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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

Ahmed Mohamed handcuffed at his Irving high school. Sep 16, 2015

Teen Clockmaker Arrested in One of Texas’ Most Punitive School Districts

by Patrick Michels

Sep 14, 2015

King’s Gambit

Daniel King's quiet mission to transform public education in South Texas.

by Patrick Michels

Progreso ISD Sep 09, 2015

Progreso ISD Fights State Over Students’ Residency

by Patrick Michels

LGBT teen Sep 03, 2015

Keller School Board Met Illegally Ahead of LGBT Protections Vote, Experts Say

by John Wright

Arabic Immersion Magnet School Sep 03, 2015

Learning Arabic in Houston, Inshallah

Despite an angry outcry from far-right protesters, Houston is embracing an Arabic immersion school that educators hope may give students an edge.

by Leah Caldwell

Sep 02, 2015

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Most Epic School Finance Showdown Yet

by Patrick Michels

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams Aug 28, 2015

Back from the Brink

How one Austin high school rallied to save itself

by Patrick Michels

school bus Aug 18, 2015

Ghosts of Truancy Laws Past

by Patrick Michels

Jul 31, 2015

Electrician at Center of Beaumont ISD Scandal Sues, Alleging Massive Conspiracy

by Patrick Michels

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