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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

Jul 11, 2014

Parents Say Top-Ranked Charter School Neglects Special Ed

by Sarah Mortimer

Jul 08, 2014

Bill Powers and the Sad State of Texas Politics

by Christopher Hooks

Jun 18, 2014

Students from Troubled Beaumont ISD Campaign to Save Teachers’ Jobs

by Patrick Michels

State Board of Education Vice Chairman Thomas Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant. May 29, 2014

One State Board of Education Member’s Crusade Against Fat-Cat Charter Schools

by Patrick Michels

Dejuana Lozada May 21, 2014

Tyrant’s Foe: DeJuana Lozada is Helping Minority Students Succeed

by Mikaela Rodriguez

Texans for Education Reform and Democrats for Education Reform May 19, 2014

Meet the New Money Behind School Reform in Texas

by Patrick Michels

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams May 05, 2014

Texas Has Room for More Charter Schools, But Few Applying

by Patrick Michels

May 01, 2014

State Calls Out Waco ISD for Disciplining Black Students Unfairly

by Patrick Michels

arrest Apr 23, 2014

UT-Austin Students Arrested After Protesting Job-Cutting Plan

by Mikaela Rodriguez

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