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is a Texas Tribune fellow focused on newsletter production, previously a reporting fellow. Before joining the Tribune, Christine interned for the Austin American-Statesman features desk and Dallas Morning News public safety desk. She is a journalism senior at the University of Texas at Austin where she reported and edited for The Daily Texan. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#781b1901191419380c1d00190b0c0a111a0d161d56170a1f"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a797b637b767b5a6e7f627b696e6873786f747f3475687d">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> 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Apr 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-29 23:00"> April 29, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights <em>In Defense of a Liberal Education.</em></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/bookshelf-april-30-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/obama-calls-education-remedy-baltimore-violence/">After Baltimore Violence, Obama Stresses Education Programs</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/obama-calls-education-remedy-baltimore-violence/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After protracted conflicts in the city of Baltimore, President Obama pointed to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/04/after_baltimore_riots_obama_ur.html">education programs</a><span> — particularly those that target children of high-poverty, urban families — as helpful to struggling communities.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/obama-calls-education-remedy-baltimore-violence/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/texas-staar-reading-scores-unchanged/">Texas STAAR Reading Scores Unchanged</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/texas-staar-reading-scores-unchanged/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/multiple-choice_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/multiple-choice_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Since its introduction in 2012, <span>passing rates and average scores for </span>the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20150423-statewide-staar-reading-scores-looking-stagnant.ece">STAAR tests</a><span>, have failed to improve.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/texas-staar-reading-scores-unchanged/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/seal-recognition-bilingual-students/">A Seal of Recognition for Bilingual Students</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/seal-recognition-bilingual-students/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-BilingualPreK-012_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Teacher Silvia Corado works with students in her pre-kindergarten class as they learn syllables and word identification, part of the Summer Bilingual Academy at Wilson Elementary School in San Antonio."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-BilingualPreK-012_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Teacher Silvia Corado works with students in her pre-kindergarten class as they learn syllables and word identification, part of the Summer Bilingual Academy at Wilson Elementary School in San Antonio." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Lisa Krantz</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Teacher Silvia Corado works with students in her pre-kindergarten class as they learn syllables and word identification, part of the Summer Bilingual Academy at Wilson Elementary School in San Antonio.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Nine states, including Texas, currently offer a “seal of biliteracy” </span><span>on high school diplomas for graduates who have demonstrated proficiency in a </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/04/21/400173544/on-the-high-school-diploma-a-bilingual-stamp-of-approval">second language</a><span>. But experts wonder whether the trend is necessary.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/seal-recognition-bilingual-students/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/nonprofit-now-tackling-childrens-education-reform/">Nonprofit Now Tackling Children鈥檚 Education Reform</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/nonprofit-now-tackling-childrens-education-reform/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/books_800px_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/books_800px_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In partnership with some heavy hitters in technology and education, James P. Steyer is drumming up support for </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/technology/turning-a-childrens-rating-system-into-an-advocacy-army.html?ref=education&_r=0">Common Sense Kids Action</a><span>, a nonprofit advocacy organization for children.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/nonprofit-now-tackling-childrens-education-reform/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/book-helps-teachers-talk-about-race/">Book Aims to Help Teachers Talk About Race</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/book-helps-teachers-talk-about-race/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/25/ITP_3581_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Students at Townview Center in South Dallas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/25/ITP_3581_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students at Townview Center in South Dallas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Stuart Palley</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students at Townview Center in South Dallas.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In his new book, </span><em>Rac(e)ing to Class: Confronting Poverty and Race in Schools and Classrooms</em><span>, H. Richard Milner addresses the need to openly confront </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/04/24/401214280/uncomfortable-conversations-talking-about-race-in-the-classroom">issues of race</a><span> and racism in schools.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/book-helps-teachers-talk-about-race/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/federal-reminder-districts-dont-forget-title-ix/">Federal Reminder to Districts: Don鈥檛 Forget Title IX</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/federal-reminder-districts-dont-forget-title-ix/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-ParentsPay-007_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Students at Casis Elementary identify elements at their parent funded outdoors classroom."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-ParentsPay-007_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students at Casis Elementary identify elements at their parent funded outdoors classroom." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students at Casis Elementary identify elements at their parent funded outdoors classroom.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>School districts must designate a </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://edsource.org/2015/federal-government-urges-k-12-schools-to-comply-with-title-ix/78738#.VUEi4aYirzJ">Title IX</a><span> coordinator to ensure students know their rights and that school administrators know their responsibilities under this landmark federal law.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/federal-reminder-districts-dont-forget-title-ix/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/q-colleen-reutebuch/">The Q&A: Colleen Reutebuch</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/q-colleen-reutebuch/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/29/ReutebuchTT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Colleen K. Reutebuch is Director of the Reading Institute in the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/29/ReutebuchTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Colleen K. Reutebuch is Director of the Reading Institute in the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Colleen K. Reutebuch is Director of the Reading Institute in the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/christine-ayala/">Christine Ayala</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-29 23:00"> April 29, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In this week's Q&A, we interview Colleen Reutebuch, director of the Reading Institute in the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/q-colleen-reutebuch/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/new-study-reinforces-measles-vaccine-not-linked-au/">New Study Reinforces Measles Vaccine Not Linked to Autism</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/new-study-reinforces-measles-vaccine-not-linked-au/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/syringes0001_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/syringes0001_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A new study confirms previous findings that there is no link between <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-latest-study-on-vaccines-and-autism-change-minds/">vaccinations and autism</a>. The findings come after 162 people in the United States contracted measles this year.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/new-study-reinforces-measles-vaccine-not-linked-au/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/q-john-warner/">The Q&A: John Warner</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/q-john-warner/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/John_WarnerTT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="John Warner, M.D., M.B.A., is Chief Executive Officer of UT Southwestern University Hospitals."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/John_WarnerTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="John Warner, M.D., M.B.A., is Chief Executive Officer of UT Southwestern University Hospitals." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">John Warner, M.D., M.B.A., is Chief Executive Officer of UT Southwestern University Hospitals.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/christine-ayala/">Christine Ayala</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-27 23:00"> April 27, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's Q&A, we interview<span> </span><span><span>John Warner, </span><span>CEO of UT Southwestern University Hospitals. </span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/q-john-warner/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/bookshelf-april-28-2015/">The Bookshelf: April 28, 2015</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/bookshelf-april-28-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/10_percent_HumanTT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/10_percent_HumanTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/christine-ayala/">Christine Ayala</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-27 23:00"> April 27, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights <em>10% Human.</em></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/bookshelf-april-28-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/beckers-two-dallas-hospitals-among-nations-best/">Becker鈥檚: Two Dallas Hospitals Among Nation鈥檚 Best</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/beckers-two-dallas-hospitals-among-nations-best/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/10/Emergency_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/10/Emergency_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Eric Staszczak / KOMU News</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-9a758062-fc4f-4575-7ece-2f5d72954695">Texas makes the list of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/5-unique-hospital-health-system-construction-projects.html">standout hospitals</a> — twice, according to a health care trade publication. F</span><span id="docs-internal-guid-9a758062-fc4f-4575-7ece-2f5d72954695"><span>ive in total were selected for their </span><span>“features or circumstances."</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/beckers-two-dallas-hospitals-among-nations-best/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/health-reporters-cancer-diagnosis-spurs-mammogram-/">Health Reporter's Cancer Diagnosis Spurs Mammogram Talk</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150504005323/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/health-reporters-cancer-diagnosis-spurs-mammogram-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/14/Rural_Cancer9608_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150504005323/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/14/Rural_Cancer9608_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Longtime Dallas medical reporter Janet St. James was diagnosed with </span><a 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