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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

A water tower marked for UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Feb 21, 2014

Laid-Off UT-Brownsville Faculty Sue, Claiming School Ignored their Tenure Rights

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

A Taser Feb 17, 2014

Civil Rights Groups Call for Ban on Tasers in Schools

by Mikaela Rodriguez

Feb 10, 2014

Wendy Davis Hits Abbott On School Finance, Defends Open Carry Comments

by Christopher Hooks

Jan 16, 2014

Slate: Texas’ Largest Charter Chain is Teaching Creationism

by Patrick Michels

Hempstead ISD seal Jan 10, 2014

In Hempstead, No Habla Español

by Cindy Casares

Jan 06, 2014

Texas’ Health Care Navigator Rules Could Be Sweet Deal for Pearson and Other Companies

by Patrick Michels

Tony Diaz Jan 02, 2014

State Board of Education Plans Mexican-American History Course

by Patrick Michels

Dec 09, 2013

Groups Urge End to Tasers, Pepper Spray in Schools

by Patrick Michels

Meisha Washington reads a book in the newly reopened library at Houston’s Hogg Middle School. The library had closed due to state budget cuts Dec 03, 2013

Texas’ Disappearing School Librarians

by Patrick Michels

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