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Education

Black Texans Built More Than 400 Schools When the State Would Not

What we can learn from Rosenwald schools and Jeanes teachers today

by Robert Ceresa

Keep Reading

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

by Eden Shamy

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

Aug 11, 2014

A (Premature) Obituary for Deion Sanders’ Charter School

by Patrick Michels

The reception area at Everest Institute in Austin. Aug 11, 2014

Can For-Profit Colleges Serve Students and the Bottom Line?

by John Savage

Aug 05, 2014

Texas Board of Ed Member Leads a Call to Arms for American History

by Patrick Michels

Jul 29, 2014

A New Agenda for Texas’ Hispanic-Majority Schools

by Patrick Michels

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams Jul 24, 2014

Everything You Need to Know About This Year’s Charter School Hopefuls

by Patrick Michels

Jul 21, 2014

Officials: Undocumented Children Won’t Break Texas Schools

by Patrick Michels

Jul 16, 2014

Ed Commish Defends Arizona Charter School’s Expansion to Dallas

by Patrick Michels

Jul 15, 2014

North Texas Student Loan Repayment Firm Sued for Consumer Fraud

by Fauzeya Rahman

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams Jul 14, 2014

Education Leaders Clash Over Politically Connected Charter School

by Patrick Michels

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