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(She has put her degree on hold to join the Tribune's staff.) A native of San Antonio, she has a bachelor's degree in English from Wellesley College. </p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/mailto:msmith@texastribune.org">msmith@texastribune.org</a><br/> 512.716.8620 </p> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=18#contributions" class="page">18</a></li><li><a href="?page=19#contributions" class="page">19</a></li><li><a href="?page=20#contributions" class="page">20</a></li><li><a href="?page=21#contributions" class="page">21</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/state-board-of-education/even-upsets-little-change-control-sboe/">Even With Upsets, Little Change in Control of SBOE </a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/state-board-of-education/even-upsets-little-change-control-sboe/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SBOE-Elections_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SBOE-Elections_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-30T06:00:00"> May 30, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/state-board-of-education/even-upsets-little-change-control-sboe/comments/" title="">1 Comment</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1">Despite losses for moderate Republican candidates in several open seats — and the ousting of three incumbents — the ideological control of the State Board of Education won't be much different after this election cycle.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/state-board-of-education/even-upsets-little-change-control-sboe/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/sboe-rivals-each-embattled-tough-primaries/">Two SBOE Rivals Each Facing Tough Primaries</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/sboe-rivals-each-embattled-tough-primaries/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SBOE-Elections_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SBOE-Elections_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-23T12:00:00"> May 23, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/sboe-rivals-each-embattled-tough-primaries/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Two influential incumbents on the State Board of Education — who are often at odds with each other — are both facing primary challenges that could result in a power shift on the fractious board. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/sboe-rivals-each-embattled-tough-primaries/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/incumbent-fights-school-board-challenger-hd-57/">Incumbent Beck Battles School Board President in HD-57</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/incumbent-fights-school-board-challenger-hd-57/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/District-57_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/District-57_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-22T12:00:00"> May 22, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/incumbent-fights-school-board-challenger-hd-57/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1"><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/marva-beck/">Marva Beck</a>, R-Centerville, faces a stiff GOP primary challenge in her redrawn East Texas district from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/trent-ashby/">Trent Ashby</a>, the president of the school board in Lufkin.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-legislative-election/incumbent-fights-school-board-challenger-hd-57/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/whites-record-teacher-raised-election-issue/">White's Record as Teacher Raised as Election Issue</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/whites-record-teacher-raised-election-issue/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TuffyPrimary_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TuffyPrimary_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/" class="author">Ross Ramsey</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-18T19:29:22"> May 18, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/whites-record-teacher-raised-election-issue/comments/" title="">10 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/james-white/">James White</a> said the allegation <span>that he left his job as a teacher</span><span> after repeated complaints of inappropriate sexual discussions in class is</span> "malicious, untrue gossip."</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/whites-record-teacher-raised-election-issue/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/uts-reform-minded-chairman-center-controversy/">UT's Reform-Minded Chairman at Center of Controversy</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/uts-reform-minded-chairman-center-controversy/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PowellCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell asks the Board to support Chancellor Dr. Franciso Cigarroa at their Austin meeting on May 12, 2011." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PowellCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell asks the Board to support Chancellor Dr. Franciso Cigarroa at their Austin meeting on May 12, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell asks the Board to support Chancellor Dr. Franciso Cigarroa at their Austin meeting on May 12, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/" class="author">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-18T06:00:00"> May 18, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/uts-reform-minded-chairman-center-controversy/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1">Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System's board of regents, has drawn lots of attention. The latest commotion surrounds a report — which he denies — that he asked the chancellor to recommend the firing of UT-Austin's president.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/uts-reform-minded-chairman-center-controversy/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/life-after-scott/">Life After Scott</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/life-after-scott/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB7820_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott answers questions at TASA midwinter conference in Austin, Texas February 1st, 2011" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB7820_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott answers questions at TASA midwinter conference in Austin, Texas February 1st, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott answers questions at TASA midwinter conference in Austin, Texas February 1st, 2011</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-18T00:00:00"> May 18, 2012 (May 4, 2012 for <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">Subscribers</a>) </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Texas Education Agency chief <strong>Robert Scott</strong>’s resignation Tuesday didn't come as a huge surprise to the education community. But that doesn't mean speculation about his replacement — and the future of the agency — won't run rampant.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/life-after-scott/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/two-lawmakers-vie-south-east-texas-gop-credentials/">GOP Lawmakers Work to Prove Conservative Cred</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/two-lawmakers-vie-south-east-texas-gop-credentials/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TuffyPrimary_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TuffyPrimary_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-17T12:05:58"> May 17, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/two-lawmakers-vie-south-east-texas-gop-credentials/comments/" title="">3 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Republican primary race in the newly drawn HD-19 between state Reps. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/james-white/">James White</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/mike-hamilton/">Mike Hamilton</a> <span>has the markings of a battle-by-proxy between state leaders who represent different factions of the Republican Party.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/two-lawmakers-vie-south-east-texas-gop-credentials/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/state-rep-unveils-website-talk-school-accountabili/">State Rep Unveils Website to Talk School Accountability</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/state-rep-unveils-website-talk-school-accountabili/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA8942_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, with Speaker Joe Straus R-San Antonio on May 20th, 2011" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA8942_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, with Speaker Joe Straus R-San Antonio on May 20th, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, with Speaker Joe Straus R-San Antonio on May 20th, 2011</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T16:01:22"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/state-rep-unveils-website-talk-school-accountabili/comments/" title="">6 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jimmie-don-aycock/">Jimmie Don Aycock</a><span>, R-Killeen, is launching a website to try to kickstart discussion on what will surely be a hot topic in the next legislative session: school accountability.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/state-rep-unveils-website-talk-school-accountabili/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/who-will-fill-texas-education-agencys-top-spot/">Who Will Fill The Texas Education Agency's Top Spot? </a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/who-will-fill-texas-education-agencys-top-spot/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB7820_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott answers questions at TASA midwinter conference in Austin, Texas February 1st, 2011" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB7820_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott answers questions at TASA midwinter conference in Austin, Texas February 1st, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott answers questions at TASA midwinter conference in Austin, Texas February 1st, 2011</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T12:00:00"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/who-will-fill-texas-education-agencys-top-spot/comments/" title="">3 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Education Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/robert-scott/">Robert Scott</a>'s successor will have his or her hands full. The job requires a delicate balancing act in regard to state officials and school administrators. So who could get Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s nod for the post?</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/who-will-fill-texas-education-agencys-top-spot/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/university-texas-law-school-selects-new-dean/">University of Texas Law School Selects New Dean</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/university-texas-law-school-selects-new-dean/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ward-farnsworth_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt="Dean Ward Farnsworth of the University of Texas School of Law." width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ward-farnsworth_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="Dean Ward Farnsworth of the University of Texas School of Law." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dean Ward Farnsworth of the University of Texas School of Law.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-09T11:00:00"> May 9, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/university-texas-law-school-selects-new-dean/comments/" title="">1 Comment</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Ward Farnsworth, an associate dean at Boston University School of Law, will take over as dean of the University of Texas School of Law on June 1.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/university-of-texas-system/university-texas-law-school-selects-new-dean/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-superintendent-salaries-2011/">Interactive: How Much Does Your Superintendent Make?</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-superintendent-salaries-2011/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SuperIntendent-Salary-App_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SuperIntendent-Salary-App_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Eddie Seal / Ryan Murphy</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/" class="author">Ryan Murphy</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-02T12:00:00"> May 2, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>During the 2011 legislative session, we compiled a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-superintendent-salaries-2010/">salary database</a> of all the state’s highest-paid school administrators: superintendents. After a year and a $5.4 billion reduction in state funding to public education, we are doing it again.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-superintendent-salaries-2011/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/texas-education-agency/texas-education-commissioner-robert-scott-step-dow/">Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott Stepping Down</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/texas-education-agency/texas-education-commissioner-robert-scott-step-dow/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB7767_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott speaks at the TASA midwinter conference in Austin, Texas February 1st, 2011" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB7767_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott speaks at the TASA midwinter conference in Austin, Texas February 1st, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott speaks at the TASA midwinter conference in Austin, Texas February 1st, 2011</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-01T16:06:00"> May 1, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/texas-education-agency/texas-education-commissioner-robert-scott-step-dow/comments/" title="">7 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1">Texas Education Agency Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/robert-scott/">Robert Scott</a> is leaving the post Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> appointed him to in 2007. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/texas-education-agency/texas-education-commissioner-robert-scott-step-dow/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/south-dallas-same-school-different-district/">After Wilmer-Hutchins ISD is Closed, Signs of Rebirth</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/south-dallas-same-school-different-district/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WilmerH-Death-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WilmerH-Death-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-09T06:00:00"> April 9, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Plagued by financial and academic troubles, Wilmer-Hutchins ISD was closed six years ago. Now, the area appears to be on the verge of academic transformation, with three new Dallas ISD campuses.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/south-dallas-same-school-different-district/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/texas-school-still-has-work-do-after-cutting-sport/">Premont ISD Still Has Work to Do After Cutting Sports</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/texas-school-still-has-work-do-after-cutting-sport/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DeathOfDistrict-Premont-3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DeathOfDistrict-Premont-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Eddie Seal / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-08T06:00:00"> April 8, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/texas-school-still-has-work-do-after-cutting-sport/comments/" title="">1 Comment</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Premont ISD in South Texas has made drastic moves to improve its finances — including <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/texas-school-suspends-sports-keep-afloat/">cutting high school sports</a>. But critics fault the state's accountability and school finance systems, which they say punish districts that serve largely low-income populations.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/texas-school-still-has-work-do-after-cutting-sport/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/texas-school-district-lives-so-do-its-struggles/">Texas School District Lives On, But So Do Its Struggles</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/texas-school-district-lives-so-do-its-struggles/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DeathOfDistrict-Day2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="260"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DeathOfDistrict-Day2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Michael Stravato / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120531082917/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-04-06T06:00:00"> April 6, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="body">North Forest ISD has gotten what amounts to a stay of execution. 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