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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

El Paso ISD School Board Nov 26, 2013

Texas Should Do More to Catch Cheating Schools, Feds Say

La Joya ISD singled out for problems with test administration

by Patrick Michels

Mike Miles introduced himself to Dallas school district employees last year with a glitzy performance. Nov 11, 2013

Working for Superman: Texas Schools Turn to Hero Superintendents

School districts often bring in hotshot superintendents to save the day. But is star power what schools really need?

by Patrick Michels

Nov 05, 2013

The High Cost of iPad-mania in Public Schools

by Patrick Michels

Oct 25, 2013

Observer Radio Episode 31: Alex Jones, iPads in Schools and the Austin Film Festival

by Jonathan McNamara

Oct 07, 2013

Profiting from Education Reform in Mexico

by Eva Hershaw

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams Oct 02, 2013

TEA Recommends Four New Charters, With Plenty of Room for More

by Patrick Michels

El Paso's Bowie High School Sep 27, 2013

Sins of Omission: One Little-Known Way Schools Can Cheat the System

by Patrick Michels

State Board of Education chair Barbara Cargill Sep 20, 2013

State Board Confronts Its Evolving Influence on Texas’ Textbooks

by Patrick Michels

Don McLeroy Sep 17, 2013

We Blinded Them…With Science

by Eileen Smith

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