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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

Attorney General Greg Abbott Apr 23, 2014

Greg Abbott Proposes Statewide District for Struggling Schools

In other states, the school turnaround strategy has meant major charter school expansion

by Patrick Michels

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott Apr 14, 2014

The Latest Fad in Education Reform: Testing 4-Year-Olds

Greg Abbott's plan would bring Texas in line with federal policy and big business plans.

by Patrick Michels

State Board of Education member Ruben Cortez (D-Brownsville) speaks before public testimony on a proposed Mexican-American history course. Apr 09, 2014

State Board Finds a New Path to Mexican-American Studies in Texas Schools

by Patrick Michels

MALDEF attorney Celina Moreno Apr 08, 2014

Mexican-American History Supporters Urge State Board to Approve New Course

by Patrick Michels

Alongside other test reform demonstrators outside the State Capitol, Chamness carries the only sign urging all-out boycott. Mar 27, 2014

Updated: Texas’ Testing Opt-Out Movement Grows to a ‘Trickle’

by Patrick Michels

Mar 21, 2014

Randy Best is Back with Another Star-Studded Higher Ed Summit

by Patrick Michels

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings Mar 19, 2014

Hot for Charter: Inside the Radical Play to Reinvent Dallas Schools

Business leaders and Mayor Mike Rawlings say making Dallas ISD the state's first "home-rule charter" is its best bet for progress, but critics see a blatant power grab.

by Patrick Michels

Joel Klein at SXSWedu Mar 04, 2014

Public School Crusaders Stake Out Rival Camps in Austin

by Patrick Michels

Ginger Russell Feb 25, 2014

The Great CSCOPE Panic Goes Out with a Whimper

by Patrick Michels

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