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href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/28/Sandra-BeforeMag_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Waller County Jail booking video showing Sandra Bland appearing before Justice of the Peace Delores Hargrave." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Waller County Sheriff's Office </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Waller County Jail booking video showing Sandra Bland appearing before Justice of the Peace Delores Hargrave.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-29 05:59"> July 29, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Waller County officials have released Sandra Bland's booking video to dispel online rumors that she was already dead when she was booked.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/brief-july-29-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/q-sheila-olmstead/">The Q&A: Sheila Olmstead</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/q-sheila-olmstead/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/27/Sheila_Olmstead_TT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sheila Olmstead is an environmental economist at UT-Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/27/Sheila_Olmstead_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sheila Olmstead is an environmental economist at UT-Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sheila Olmstead is an environmental economist at UT-Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-28 23:00"> July 28, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>In this week's Q&A, we interview </span>Sheila Olmstead, </span><span>an environmental economist and associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/q-sheila-olmstead/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/brief-july-28-2015/">The Brief: Planned Parenthood Video May Include Houston Clinic</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/brief-july-28-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/08/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4806_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/08/TxTrib-PlannedParenthoodAustin_Tamir.Kalifa-4806_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-28 05:59"> July 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/brief-july-28-2015/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The legislative committee investigating Planned Parenthood fetal tissue donations is examining a video that <span>a regional affiliate</span> says might have been filmed in one of its Houston clinics.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/brief-july-28-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/27/brief-july-27-2015/">The Brief: A "Smackdown" on Senate Floor for Ted Cruz</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/27/brief-july-27-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/TT_Cruz_03_071515-sized_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/TT_Cruz_03_071515-sized_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Chris Maddaloni</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-27 05:59"> July 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/27/brief-july-27-2015/comments/"><span class="value">60</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> took a drubbing on the Senate floor Sunday from GOP leaders, who scolded him for calling the Republican majority leader a liar.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/27/brief-july-27-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/brief-july-24-2015/">The Brief: Experts Say Jailers' Mental Health Training Inadequate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/brief-july-24-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/20/TXTBlandVigilFaves-Richmond021_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attendees hold candles in honor of Bland."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/20/TXTBlandVigilFaves-Richmond021_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attendees hold candles in honor of Bland." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attendees hold candles in honor of Bland.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-24 05:59"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/brief-july-24-2015/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The death of Sandra Bland in a Waller County Jail cell has renewed concerns among criminal justice advocates who say jailers' mental health training is inadequate.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/brief-july-24-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-names-crop-sd-24-race/">New Names Crop Up in SD-24 Race</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-names-crop-sd-24-race/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/23/7C2A8845_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Troy Fraser R-Horseshoe Bay on floor April 23"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/23/7C2A8845_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Troy Fraser R-Horseshoe Bay on floor April 23" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Troy Fraser R-Horseshoe Bay on floor April 23</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> and <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:06:00 -0500" title="2015-07-23 23:06"> July 23, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, a handful of Texans figure prominently in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-santorum/">Rick Santorum</a>'s presidential fundraising efforts.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-names-crop-sd-24-race/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/high-speed-rail-effort-gets-75m-shot-arm/">High-Speed Rail Effort Gets $75M Shot in the Arm</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/high-speed-rail-effort-gets-75m-shot-arm/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/04/HiSpeedRail-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The JR Central N700 Series, a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train developed by two railway companies in Japan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/04/HiSpeedRail-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The JR Central N700 Series, a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train developed by two railway companies in Japan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Norihiro Kataoka </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The JR Central N700 Series, a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train developed by two railway companies in Japan.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> and <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:04:00 -0500" title="2015-07-23 23:04"> July 23, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, a hearing date is set for examination of Planned Parenthood's practices in Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/high-speed-rail-effort-gets-75m-shot-arm/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/brief-july-23-2015/">The Brief: Bland Apparently Disclosed Previous Suicide Attempt</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/brief-july-23-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/20/TXTBlandPress-Richmond001_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Jamal Bryant, a Baltimore pastor with the Empowerment Temple AME Church, addresses the press with new information about video footage of Sandra Bland's arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/20/TXTBlandPress-Richmond001_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Jamal Bryant, a Baltimore pastor with the Empowerment Temple AME Church, addresses the press with new information about video footage of Sandra Bland's arrest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jamal Bryant, a Baltimore pastor with the Empowerment Temple AME Church, addresses the press with new information about video footage of Sandra Bland's arrest.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-23 05:59"> July 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/brief-july-23-2015/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Sandra Bland<span>, who was found hanged in her cell last week, apparently told officers while she was being booked that she had previously attempted to commit suicide. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/brief-july-23-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/bookshelf-july-23-2015/">The Bookshelf: July 23, 2015</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/bookshelf-july-23-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/21/Thirty_Million_Words_TT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/21/Thirty_Million_Words_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-22 23:00"> July 22, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights <em>Thirty Million Words.</em></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/bookshelf-july-23-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/the-qa-jackie-stillisano/">The Q&A: Jacqueline R. Stillisano</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/the-qa-jackie-stillisano/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/AggielandStillisano_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jacqueline R. Stillisano is a director at Texas A&M's Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/AggielandStillisano_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jacqueline R. Stillisano is a director at Texas A&M's Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jacqueline R. Stillisano is a director at Texas A&M's Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-22 23:00"> July 22, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week’s Q&A, we interview </span>Jacqueline R. Stillisano,<span> a director at Texas A&M's </span><span>Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture and co-director of its Education Research Center.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/the-qa-jackie-stillisano/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/cyber-security-camps-target-next-generation-hacker/">NSA Cyber Security Camps Target Next Generation of Hackers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/cyber-security-camps-target-next-generation-hacker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/1237883_54023528_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/1237883_54023528_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Ante Vekic</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The National Security Administration </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/us/nsa-summer-camp-hacking-cyber-defense.html?ref=education&_r=0">offered up a second year of GenCyber</a><span>, a free summer camp aimed at exposing middle and high school students to the technology and ethics behind modern cyber warfare.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/cyber-security-camps-target-next-generation-hacker/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/denver-schools-lead-restorative-justice-methods/">Denver Schools Lead in Restorative Justice Methods</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/denver-schools-lead-restorative-justice-methods/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/students-classrom_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/students-classrom_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Sameer Vasta</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In partnership with a local nonprofit and area police, the Denver Public Schools district is </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/15/denver-public-schools-discipline_n_7715358.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ir=Education%20%20">among the leading examples</a><span> of schools shifting their disciplinary focus from punishment to restorative support.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/denver-schools-lead-restorative-justice-methods/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/report-finds-higher-grad-rates-but-more-poverty/">Report Finds Higher Grad Rates but Also More Poverty</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/report-finds-higher-grad-rates-but-more-poverty/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ClassSize3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="National Honor students Zach Calkins and Aaron Gonzales, seniors at Brandeis High School, read to kindergarten students in a crowded classroom at Wanke Elementary School in San Antonio on March 9, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/ClassSize3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="National Honor students Zach Calkins and Aaron Gonzales, seniors at Brandeis High School, read to kindergarten students in a crowded classroom at Wanke Elementary School in San Antonio on March 9, 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jennifer Whitley</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">National Honor students Zach Calkins and Aaron Gonzales, seniors at Brandeis High School, read to kindergarten students in a crowded classroom at Wanke Elementary School in San Antonio on March 9, 2012.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The number of American children living in poverty </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/60a5c61c2c1a4e44b74c1101679d8b81/report-suggest-us-children-left-behind-economic-recovery">stood at 22 percent in 2013</a><span>, a 4-point increase since 2008 and a cause for concern despite some positive findings in areas like high school graduation rates.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/report-finds-higher-grad-rates-but-more-poverty/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/wisconsin-bill-would-require-k-12-financial-litera/">Wisconsin Bill Would Require K-12 Financial Literacy Classes</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/wisconsin-bill-would-require-k-12-financial-litera/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/27/Class_wide_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/08/27/Class_wide_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Gabriel Crist贸ver P茅rez</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Wisconsin Republican state lawmaker </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Area-school-district-opposes-bill-requiring-financial-literacy-education--317634981.html">has introduced a bill</a><span> that would require K-12 education to include coursework preparing students to be financially literate by graduation.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/wisconsin-bill-would-require-k-12-financial-litera/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/opinion-new-senate-education-bill-doesnt-do-enough/">Opinion: New Senate Education Bill Won't Do Enough</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/opinion-new-senate-education-bill-doesnt-do-enough/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/StandardTesting-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/StandardTesting-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Shannan Muskopf</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A bipartisan education bill the U.S. Senate just passed </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730014732/http://hechingerreport.org/why-new-senate-ed-bill-falls-short-of-lbjs-war-on-poverty-standard/">leaves too much flexibility</a><span> for states to decide which schools are struggling and when to intervene, argues</span><span> Evan Stone, the co-founder of Educators 4 Excellence.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730014732/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/opinion-new-senate-education-bill-doesnt-do-enough/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <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" 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