EDUCATION | The Texas Tribune

<!DOCTYPE html>     <html class="no-js">  <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.texastribune.org/education/","20150627084253","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1435394573"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>EDUCATION | The Texas Tribune</title> <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/favicon.ico"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <meta charset="utf-8"><script type="text/javascript">(window.NREUM||(NREUM={})).loader_config={xpid:"UgMGVFZADAYCUVBR"};window.NREUM||(NREUM={}),__nr_require=function(t,e,n){function r(n){if(!e[n]){var o=e[n]={exports:{}};t[n][0].call(o.exports,function(e){var o=t[n][1][e];return r(o?o:e)},o,o.exports)}return e[n].exports}if("function"==typeof __nr_require)return __nr_require;for(var o=0;o<n.length;o++)r(n[o]);return r}({QJf3ax:[function(t,e){function n(t){function e(e,n,a){t&&t(e,n,a),a||(a={});for(var c=s(e),f=c.length,u=i(a,o,r),d=0;f>d;d++)c[d].apply(u,n);return u}function a(t,e){f[t]=s(t).concat(e)}function s(t){return f[t]||[]}function c(){return n(e)}var f={};return{on:a,emit:e,create:c,listeners:s,_events:f}}function r(){return{}}var o="nr@context",i=t("gos");e.exports=n()},{gos:"7eSDFh"}],ee:[function(t,e){e.exports=t("QJf3ax")},{}],3:[function(t){function e(t){try{i.console&&console.log(t)}catch(e){}}var n,r=t("ee"),o=t(1),i={};try{n=localStorage.getItem("__nr_flags").split(","),console&&"function"==typeof console.log&&(i.console=!0,-1!==n.indexOf("dev")&&(i.dev=!0),-1!==n.indexOf("nr_dev")&&(i.nrDev=!0))}catch(a){}i.nrDev&&r.on("internal-error",function(t){e(t.stack)}),i.dev&&r.on("fn-err",function(t,n,r){e(r.stack)}),i.dev&&(e("NR AGENT IN DEVELOPMENT MODE"),e("flags: "+o(i,function(t){return t}).join(", ")))},{1:23,ee:"QJf3ax"}],4:[function(t){function e(t,e,n,i,s){try{c?c-=1:r("err",[s||new UncaughtException(t,e,n)])}catch(f){try{r("ierr",[f,(new Date).getTime(),!0])}catch(u){}}return"function"==typeof a?a.apply(this,o(arguments)):!1}function UncaughtException(t,e,n){this.message=t||"Uncaught error with no additional information",this.sourceURL=e,this.line=n}function n(t){r("err",[t,(new Date).getTime()])}var r=t("handle"),o=t(6),i=t("ee"),a=window.onerror,s=!1,c=0;t("loader").features.err=!0,t(5),window.onerror=e;try{throw new Error}catch(f){"stack"in f&&(t(1),t(2),"addEventListener"in window&&t(3),window.XMLHttpRequest&&XMLHttpRequest.prototype&&XMLHttpRequest.prototype.addEventListener&&window.XMLHttpRequest&&XMLHttpRequest.prototype&&XMLHttpRequest.prototype.addEventListener&&!/CriOS/.test(navigator.userAgent)&&t(4),s=!0)}i.on("fn-start",function(){s&&(c+=1)}),i.on("fn-err",function(t,e,r){s&&(this.thrown=!0,n(r))}),i.on("fn-end",function(){s&&!this.thrown&&c>0&&(c-=1)}),i.on("internal-error",function(t){r("ierr",[t,(new Date).getTime(),!0])})},{1:10,2:9,3:7,4:11,5:3,6:24,ee:"QJf3ax",handle:"D5DuLP",loader:"G9z0Bl"}],5:[function(t){t("loader").features.ins=!0},{loader:"G9z0Bl"}],6:[function(t){function e(){}if(window.performance&&window.performance.timing&&window.performance.getEntriesByType){var n=t("ee"),r=t("handle"),o=t(1),i=t(2);t("loader").features.stn=!0,t(3),n.on("fn-start",function(t){var e=t[0];e instanceof Event&&(this.bstStart=Date.now())}),n.on("fn-end",function(t,e){var n=t[0];n instanceof Event&&r("bst",[n,e,this.bstStart,Date.now()])}),o.on("fn-start",function(t,e,n){this.bstStart=Date.now(),this.bstType=n}),o.on("fn-end",function(t,e){r("bstTimer",[e,this.bstStart,Date.now(),this.bstType])}),i.on("fn-start",function(){this.bstStart=Date.now()}),i.on("fn-end",function(t,e){r("bstTimer",[e,this.bstStart,Date.now(),"requestAnimationFrame"])}),n.on("pushState-start",function(){this.time=Date.now(),this.startPath=location.pathname+location.hash}),n.on("pushState-end",function(){r("bstHist",[location.pathname+location.hash,this.startPath,this.time])}),"addEventListener"in window.performance&&(window.performance.addEventListener("webkitresourcetimingbufferfull",function(){r("bstResource",[window.performance.getEntriesByType("resource")]),window.performance.webkitClearResourceTimings()},!1),window.performance.addEventListener("resourcetimingbufferfull",function(){r("bstResource",[window.performance.getEntriesByType("resource")]),window.performance.clearResourceTimings()},!1)),document.addEventListener("scroll",e,!1),document.addEventListener("keypress",e,!1),document.addEventListener("click",e,!1)}},{1:10,2:9,3:8,ee:"QJf3ax",handle:"D5DuLP",loader:"G9z0Bl"}],7:[function(t,e){function n(t){i.inPlace(t,["addEventListener","removeEventListener"],"-",r)}function r(t){return t[1]}var o=(t(1),t("ee").create()),i=t(2)(o),a=t("gos");if(e.exports=o,n(window),"getPrototypeOf"in Object){for(var s=document;s&&!s.hasOwnProperty("addEventListener");)s=Object.getPrototypeOf(s);s&&n(s);for(var c=XMLHttpRequest.prototype;c&&!c.hasOwnProperty("addEventListener");)c=Object.getPrototypeOf(c);c&&n(c)}else XMLHttpRequest.prototype.hasOwnProperty("addEventListener")&&n(XMLHttpRequest.prototype);o.on("addEventListener-start",function(t){if(t[1]){var e=t[1];"function"==typeof e?this.wrapped=t[1]=a(e,"nr@wrapped",function(){return i(e,"fn-",null,e.name||"anonymous")}):"function"==typeof e.handleEvent&&i.inPlace(e,["handleEvent"],"fn-")}}),o.on("removeEventListener-start",function(t){var e=this.wrapped;e&&(t[1]=e)})},{1:24,2:25,ee:"QJf3ax",gos:"7eSDFh"}],8:[function(t,e){var n=(t(2),t("ee").create()),r=t(1)(n);e.exports=n,r.inPlace(window.history,["pushState"],"-")},{1:25,2:24,ee:"QJf3ax"}],9:[function(t,e){var n=(t(2),t("ee").create()),r=t(1)(n);e.exports=n,r.inPlace(window,["requestAnimationFrame","mozRequestAnimationFrame","webkitRequestAnimationFrame","msRequestAnimationFrame"],"raf-"),n.on("raf-start",function(t){t[0]=r(t[0],"fn-")})},{1:25,2:24,ee:"QJf3ax"}],10:[function(t,e){function n(t,e,n){t[0]=o(t[0],"fn-",null,n)}var r=(t(2),t("ee").create()),o=t(1)(r);e.exports=r,o.inPlace(window,["setTimeout","setInterval","setImmediate"],"setTimer-"),r.on("setTimer-start",n)},{1:25,2:24,ee:"QJf3ax"}],11:[function(t,e){function n(){f.inPlace(this,p,"fn-")}function r(t,e){f.inPlace(e,["onreadystatechange"],"fn-")}function o(t,e){return e}function i(t,e){for(var n in t)e[n]=t[n];return e}var a=t("ee").create(),s=t(1),c=t(2),f=c(a),u=c(s),d=window.XMLHttpRequest,p=["onload","onerror","onabort","onloadstart","onloadend","onprogress","ontimeout"];e.exports=a,window.XMLHttpRequest=function(t){var e=new d(t);try{a.emit("new-xhr",[],e),u.inPlace(e,["addEventListener","removeEventListener"],"-",o),e.addEventListener("readystatechange",n,!1)}catch(r){try{a.emit("internal-error",[r])}catch(i){}}return e},i(d,XMLHttpRequest),XMLHttpRequest.prototype=d.prototype,f.inPlace(XMLHttpRequest.prototype,["open","send"],"-xhr-",o),a.on("send-xhr-start",r),a.on("open-xhr-start",r)},{1:7,2:25,ee:"QJf3ax"}],12:[function(t){function e(t){var e=this.params,r=this.metrics;if(!this.ended){this.ended=!0;for(var i=0;c>i;i++)t.removeEventListener(s[i],this.listener,!1);if(!e.aborted){if(r.duration=(new Date).getTime()-this.startTime,4===t.readyState){e.status=t.status;var a=t.responseType,f="arraybuffer"===a||"blob"===a||"json"===a?t.response:t.responseText,u=n(f);if(u&&(r.rxSize=u),this.sameOrigin){var d=t.getResponseHeader("X-NewRelic-App-Data");d&&(e.cat=d.split(", ").pop())}}else e.status=0;r.cbTime=this.cbTime,o("xhr",[e,r,this.startTime])}}}function n(t){if("string"==typeof t&&t.length)return t.length;if("object"!=typeof t)return void 0;if("undefined"!=typeof ArrayBuffer&&t instanceof ArrayBuffer&&t.byteLength)return t.byteLength;if("undefined"!=typeof Blob&&t instanceof Blob&&t.size)return t.size;if("undefined"!=typeof FormData&&t instanceof FormData)return void 0;try{return JSON.stringify(t).length}catch(e){return void 0}}function r(t,e){var n=i(e),r=t.params;r.host=n.hostname+":"+n.port,r.pathname=n.pathname,t.sameOrigin=n.sameOrigin}if(window.XMLHttpRequest&&XMLHttpRequest.prototype&&XMLHttpRequest.prototype.addEventListener&&!/CriOS/.test(navigator.userAgent)){t("loader").features.xhr=!0;var o=t("handle"),i=t(2),a=t("ee"),s=["load","error","abort","timeout"],c=s.length,f=t(1);t(4),t(3),a.on("new-xhr",function(){this.totalCbs=0,this.called=0,this.cbTime=0,this.end=e,this.ended=!1,this.xhrGuids={}}),a.on("open-xhr-start",function(t){this.params={method:t[0]},r(this,t[1]),this.metrics={}}),a.on("open-xhr-end",function(t,e){"loader_config"in NREUM&&"xpid"in NREUM.loader_config&&this.sameOrigin&&e.setRequestHeader("X-NewRelic-ID",NREUM.loader_config.xpid)}),a.on("send-xhr-start",function(t,e){var r=this.metrics,o=t[0],i=this;if(r&&o){var f=n(o);f&&(r.txSize=f)}this.startTime=(new Date).getTime(),this.listener=function(t){try{"abort"===t.type&&(i.params.aborted=!0),("load"!==t.type||i.called===i.totalCbs&&(i.onloadCalled||"function"!=typeof e.onload))&&i.end(e)}catch(n){try{a.emit("internal-error",[n])}catch(r){}}};for(var u=0;c>u;u++)e.addEventListener(s[u],this.listener,!1)}),a.on("xhr-cb-time",function(t,e,n){this.cbTime+=t,e?this.onloadCalled=!0:this.called+=1,this.called!==this.totalCbs||!this.onloadCalled&&"function"==typeof n.onload||this.end(n)}),a.on("xhr-load-added",function(t,e){var n=""+f(t)+!!e;this.xhrGuids&&!this.xhrGuids[n]&&(this.xhrGuids[n]=!0,this.totalCbs+=1)}),a.on("xhr-load-removed",function(t,e){var n=""+f(t)+!!e;this.xhrGuids&&this.xhrGuids[n]&&(delete this.xhrGuids[n],this.totalCbs-=1)}),a.on("addEventListener-end",function(t,e){e instanceof XMLHttpRequest&&"load"===t[0]&&a.emit("xhr-load-added",[t[1],t[2]],e)}),a.on("removeEventListener-end",function(t,e){e instanceof XMLHttpRequest&&"load"===t[0]&&a.emit("xhr-load-removed",[t[1],t[2]],e)}),a.on("fn-start",function(t,e,n){e instanceof XMLHttpRequest&&("onload"===n&&(this.onload=!0),("load"===(t[0]&&t[0].type)||this.onload)&&(this.xhrCbStart=(new Date).getTime()))}),a.on("fn-end",function(t,e){this.xhrCbStart&&a.emit("xhr-cb-time",[(new Date).getTime()-this.xhrCbStart,this.onload,e],e)})}},{1:"XL7HBI",2:13,3:11,4:7,ee:"QJf3ax",handle:"D5DuLP",loader:"G9z0Bl"}],13:[function(t,e){e.exports=function(t){var e=document.createElement("a"),n=window.location,r={};e.href=t,r.port=e.port;var o=e.href.split("://");return!r.port&&o[1]&&(r.port=o[1].split("/")[0].split("@").pop().split(":")[1]),r.port&&"0"!==r.port||(r.port="https"===o[0]?"443":"80"),r.hostname=e.hostname||n.hostname,r.pathname=e.pathname,r.protocol=o[0],"/"!==r.pathname.charAt(0)&&(r.pathname="/"+r.pathname),r.sameOrigin=!e.hostname||e.hostname===document.domain&&e.port===n.port&&e.protocol===n.protocol,r}},{}],14:[function(t,e){function n(t){return function(){r(t,[(new Date).getTime()].concat(i(arguments)))}}var r=t("handle"),o=t(1),i=t(2);"undefined"==typeof window.newrelic&&(newrelic=window.NREUM);var a=["setPageViewName","addPageAction","setCustomAttribute","finished","addToTrace","inlineHit","noticeError"];o(a,function(t,e){window.NREUM[e]=n("api-"+e)}),e.exports=window.NREUM},{1:23,2:24,handle:"D5DuLP"}],"7eSDFh":[function(t,e){function n(t,e,n){if(r.call(t,e))return t[e];var o=n();if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{return Object.defineProperty(t,e,{value:o,writable:!0,enumerable:!1}),o}catch(i){}return t[e]=o,o}var r=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;e.exports=n},{}],gos:[function(t,e){e.exports=t("7eSDFh")},{}],handle:[function(t,e){e.exports=t("D5DuLP")},{}],D5DuLP:[function(t,e){function n(t,e,n){return r.listeners(t).length?r.emit(t,e,n):(o[t]||(o[t]=[]),void o[t].push(e))}var r=t("ee").create(),o={};e.exports=n,n.ee=r,r.q=o},{ee:"QJf3ax"}],id:[function(t,e){e.exports=t("XL7HBI")},{}],XL7HBI:[function(t,e){function n(t){var e=typeof t;return!t||"object"!==e&&"function"!==e?-1:t===window?0:i(t,o,function(){return r++})}var r=1,o="nr@id",i=t("gos");e.exports=n},{gos:"7eSDFh"}],G9z0Bl:[function(t,e){function n(){var t=p.info=NREUM.info,e=f.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(t&&t.licenseKey&&t.applicationID&&e){s(d,function(e,n){e in t||(t[e]=n)});var n="https"===u.split(":")[0]||t.sslForHttp;p.proto=n?"https://":"http://",a("mark",["onload",i()]);var r=f.createElement("script");r.src=p.proto+t.agent,e.parentNode.insertBefore(r,e)}}function r(){"complete"===f.readyState&&o()}function o(){a("mark",["domContent",i()])}function i(){return(new Date).getTime()}var a=t("handle"),s=t(1),c=(t(2),window),f=c.document,u=(""+location).split("?")[0],d={beacon:"bam.nr-data.net",errorBeacon:"bam.nr-data.net",agent:"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-632.min.js"},p=e.exports={offset:i(),origin:u,features:{}};f.addEventListener?(f.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",o,!1),c.addEventListener("load",n,!1)):(f.attachEvent("onreadystatechange",r),c.attachEvent("onload",n)),a("mark",["firstbyte",i()])},{1:23,2:14,handle:"D5DuLP"}],loader:[function(t,e){e.exports=t("G9z0Bl")},{}],23:[function(t,e){function n(t,e){var n=[],o="",i=0;for(o in t)r.call(t,o)&&(n[i]=e(o,t[o]),i+=1);return n}var r=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;e.exports=n},{}],24:[function(t,e){function n(t,e,n){e||(e=0),"undefined"==typeof n&&(n=t?t.length:0);for(var r=-1,o=n-e||0,i=Array(0>o?0:o);++r<o;)i[r]=t[e+r];return i}e.exports=n},{}],25:[function(t,e){function n(t){return!(t&&"function"==typeof t&&t.apply&&!t[i])}var r=t("ee"),o=t(1),i="nr@wrapper",a=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;e.exports=function(t){function e(t,e,r,a){function nrWrapper(){var n,i,s,f;try{i=this,n=o(arguments),s=r&&r(n,i)||{}}catch(d){u([d,"",[n,i,a],s])}c(e+"start",[n,i,a],s);try{return f=t.apply(i,n)}catch(p){throw c(e+"err",[n,i,p],s),p}finally{c(e+"end",[n,i,f],s)}}return n(t)?t:(e||(e=""),nrWrapper[i]=!0,f(t,nrWrapper),nrWrapper)}function s(t,r,o,i){o||(o="");var a,s,c,f="-"===o.charAt(0);for(c=0;c<r.length;c++)s=r[c],a=t[s],n(a)||(t[s]=e(a,f?s+o:o,i,s))}function c(e,n,r){try{t.emit(e,n,r)}catch(o){u([o,e,n,r])}}function f(t,e){if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{var n=Object.keys(t);return n.forEach(function(n){Object.defineProperty(e,n,{get:function(){return t[n]},set:function(e){return t[n]=e,e}})}),e}catch(r){u([r])}for(var o in t)a.call(t,o)&&(e[o]=t[o]);return e}function u(e){try{t.emit("internal-error",e)}catch(n){}}return t||(t=r),e.inPlace=s,e.flag=i,e}},{1:24,ee:"QJf3ax"}]},{},["G9z0Bl",4,12,6,5]);</script><script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={});NREUM.info={"beacon":"bam.nr-data.net","queueTime":0,"licenseKey":"8636ab2091","agent":"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-632.min.js","transactionName":"ZwZWZ0NWD0VRAE1YCV5MckZfVBVfXw0WRRJvEFFQRV4OWG8VUFQRQ01CWlRAEgxjBlpFD18NcFZFVghaZgpcRg==","applicationID":"452513","errorBeacon":"bam.nr-data.net","applicationTime":2799}</script> <meta name="author" content="The Texas Tribune"/> <meta name="copyright" content="漏 The Texas Tribune"/> <meta name="language" content="EN"/> <meta name="audience" content="All"/> <meta name="publisher" content="The Texas Tribune"/> <meta name="distribution" content="global"/> <meta name="robots" content="index,follow"/> <meta name="siteinfo" content="http://www.texastribune.org/robots.txt"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://static.texastribune.org/common/images/apple-touch-icon.png"/> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="2RECdeH7aeA9-RQoGzkfTpP5i_3Qz4rtBIR-CdCtvus"/> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="3EMut9KLnb_7fohrI_bDaR4py76QIWAt4uPidjagbzI"/> <meta name="p:domain_verify" content="1a464e3e99298d39e0cdaaeeb2c10dfd"/> <meta name="y_key" content="36169ff9ee60f3ab"/> <meta name="msvalidate.01" content="DB22C31255557D1E219990CA92192CBB"/> <meta name="medium" content="news"/> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://static.texastribune.org/common/images/apple-touch-icon.png"/> <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes"/> <meta name="apple-touch-fullscreen" content="yes"/> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="154122474650943"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="The Texas Tribune"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/education/"/> <meta property="twitter:url" content="http://www.texastribune.org/education/"/>  <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253js_/http://use.typekit.com/brb4jmm.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">try{Typekit.load();}catch(e){}</script> <link href="https://plus.google.com/116406259333166116089/" rel="publisher"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/education/"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253cs_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/COMPRESSED/css/0595e7490fb8.css" type="text/css"/>  <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-9827490-1', 'texastribune.org'); ga('require', 'displayfeatures'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= '//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','mipData','GTM-NBBG35');</script> <script>// var tt = tt || {}; tt.debug = false; tt.media_url = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/'; tt.facebook = {appId: '154122474650943'}; // Doubleclick integration tt.ads = { // targeting: {}, // addTarget: function(key, value) { if (typeof key === 'undefined'){ // get all attrs return tt.ads.targeting; } else { // set attr tt.ads.targeting[key] = value; } } }; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/vendor/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js"><\/script>')</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.18/jquery-ui.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery.ui || document.write('<script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/vendor/jqueryui/jquery-ui-1.8.18.min.js"><\/script>')</script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253js_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/vendor/modernizr/modernizr.min.js"></script> </head> <body class="sections responsive"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _qevents = _qevents || []; (function() { var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://secure" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; elem.async = true; elem.type = "text/javascript"; var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem, scpt); })(); </script> <script type="text/javascript">var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime()</script> <div class="wrapper-r"> <div id="site_roofline" style="position:relative;"> <div class="hide-for-mobile large_ad_container"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="728x90" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Site_Roofline1_ATF_Leaderboard_728x90"> </div> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="728x90" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Site_Roofline2_ATF_Leaderboard_728x90"> </div> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="728x90" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Site_Roofline3_ATF_Leaderboard_728x90"> </div> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="728x90" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Site_Roofline4_ATF_Leaderboard_728x90"> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Site_Roofline1_ATF_Leaderboard_300x100"> </div> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Site_Roofline2_ATF_Leaderboard_300x100"> </div> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Site_Roofline3_ATF_Leaderboard_300x100"> </div> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Site_Roofline4_ATF_Leaderboard_300x100"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="greeting"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/accounts/register/" title="Register for your free Texas Tribune account">Register</a> </li> <li class="last"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/accounts/login/?next=">Login</a> <script> (function(){ var allScripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script'), currentScript = allScripts[allScripts.length - 1], node = currentScript; while (node = node.previousSibling) { if (node.nodeName == "A"){ node.href += document.location.pathname; break; } }; })(); </script> </li> </ul> </div> <header id="site_header"> <nav class="navbar primary"> <ul> <li class="hide-for-mobile navbar-search"> <form method="get" action="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/search/"> <input id="site_search_q" name="q" type="text" value="" placeholder="Search..."> <button type="submit" aria-label="Submit"><i class="icon-search"></i></button> </form> </li> <li class="active hide-for-mobile dropdown-toggle"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/"> Front Page </a> <div class="mega-dropdown grid" id="sections"> <div class="cell w-3 tab_nav_cell"> <ul id="sidemenu" class="tab-nav"> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/economy/" data-section="economy"> Economy </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/education/" data-section="education"> Education </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/energy-and-environment/" data-section="energy-and-environment"> Energy & Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/government/" data-section="government"> Government </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/health-and-human-services/" data-section="health-and-human-services"> Health & Human Services </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/" data-section="law-and-order"> Law & Order </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/people/" data-section="people"> People </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/" data-section="politics"> Politics </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/race-and-immigration/" data-section="race-and-immigration"> Race & Immigration </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/" data-section="transportation"> Transportation </a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="sections-tab-container" class="cell w-9 tab_container" data-content-resource="/esi/components/megadropdown/"> <div style="padding: 1em; font-family: 'LeagueGothicRegular'; font-size:2.1em; color: #999; ">Loading...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/data/"> Data </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/"> Directory </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/events/"> Events </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/festival/"> Festival </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile dropdown-toggle"> <a class="multimedia" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/multimedia/"> Multimedia </a> <ul class="dropdown"> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/livestream/">Livestream</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile dropdown-toggle"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/subscribe/"> Newsletters </a> <ul class="dropdown"> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/the-brief/">The Brief</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">Texas Weekly</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">Trib+Edu</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">Trib+Health</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">Trib+Water</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.tribtalk.org/"> TribTalk </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/investigations/" title="Investigations"> Investigations </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2016/" title="2016 Presidential Elections"> 2016 </a> </li> <li class="mobile-only active dropdown-toggle"> <a href="#"> Menu<i class="icon-caret-down"></i> </a> <ul class="mobile-dropdown"> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/">Front Page</a> </li> <li> <a class="data" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/data/">Data</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/">Directory</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/events/">Events</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/festival/">Festival</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/multimedia/">Multimedia</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/livestream/">Livestream</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/the-brief/">The Brief</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">Texas Weekly</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">Trib+Edu</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">Trib+Health</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">Trib+Water</a></li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.tribtalk.org/">TribTalk</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/investigations/" title="Investigations"> Investigations </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2016/" title="2016 Presidential Elections"> 2016 </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mobile-only dropdown-toggle"> <a href="#"> Sections<i class="icon-caret-down"></i> </a> <ul class="mobile-dropdown"> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/economy/" data-section="economy"> Economy </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/education/" data-section="education"> Education </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/energy-and-environment/" data-section="energy-and-environment"> Energy & Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/government/" data-section="government"> Government </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/health-and-human-services/" data-section="health-and-human-services"> Health & Human Services </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/" data-section="law-and-order"> Law & Order </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/people/" data-section="people"> People </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/" data-section="politics"> Politics </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/race-and-immigration/" data-section="race-and-immigration"> Race & Immigration </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/" data-section="transportation"> Transportation </a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="mobile-only dropdown-toggle"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/search/"><i class="icon-search"></i></a> <div class="mobile-dropdown mobile-search"> <form method="get" action="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/search/"> <input name="q" type="text" value="" placeholder="SEARCH"> <button type="search" alt="Do Search"> <i class="icon-search"></i> </button> </form> </div> </li> <li class="mobile-only active" id="mobi_join"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://support.texastribune.org/"> Support Us </a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="ad last"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/join/" title="Contribute Today" style="display: block; padding-top: .5em"> <div style="background:url(//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/membership/TT-support-us-front-page-btn120x60.jpg) no-repeat; width: 120px; height:60px; background-size: 120px 60px;"></div> </a> </div> <div class="below_nav"> <h1 id="logo"><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/logo.png" alt="The Texas Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2015-06-27T03:41:43.392787">Saturday, June 27, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content index"> <header class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/education/">EDUCATION</a><a class="subsection_toggle"><i class="icon-caret-down"></i></a></h1><ul class="subsection_menu"><li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/education/public-education/">Public Education</a></li><li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/education/higher-education/">Higher Education </a></li></ul><script> $(window).load(function () { $('.subsection_toggle').click(function(e){ e.preventDefault(); $('.subsection_menu').slideToggle('fast', function() {}); }); }); </script></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/James_Wetherbe_TT1_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/James_Wetherbe_TT1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jerod Foster</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/">A Texas Tech Professor Crusades Against Tenure</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>James Wetherbe of Texas Tech University is the rare professor who thinks tenure is terrible. His opinions have him tangled up in a long-running lawsuit against the university where he teaches.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/22/uts-powers-calls-reconsideration-tenure-process/">UT's Powers Calls for Rethinking How Tenure is Used</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/24/national-changes-teacher-tenure-policies-could-be-/">National Changes to Teacher Tenure Policies Could Be Imminent</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Who's Grading Standardized Tests?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 06:00"> June 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Questions are being raised about part-time graders hired to evaluate standardized tests, the enduring success of <em>Sesame Street</em> </span><span>and an interview with <span>Andrea Brauer of Texans Care for Children</span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/18/_F5U3351_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who leads Gov. Rick Perry's legal team, explains the felony indictments on August 18, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/18/_F5U3351_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who leads Gov. Rick Perry's legal team, explains the felony indictments on August 18, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who leads Gov. Rick Perry's legal team, explains the felony indictments on August 18, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/">Tony Buzbee Wanted Top A&M Regents Post</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:22:12 -0500" title="2015-06-24 17:22"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Tony Buzbee, the Texas A&M regent who oversees <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s team of criminal defense lawyers, asked Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s office a few months ago to consider him for chairman or vice chairman of the university system's governing board. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/confederate-statues-vandalized-ut-campus/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/Statue-BLM_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Three statues at the University of Texas at Austin that commemorate Confederate leaders were vandalized in June 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/Statue-BLM_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Three statues at the University of Texas at Austin that commemorate Confederate leaders were vandalized in June 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Matthew Watkins</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Three statues at the University of Texas at Austin that commemorate Confederate leaders were vandalized in June 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/confederate-statues-vandalized-ut-campus/">After Vandalism, UT to Weigh Future of Confederate Statues</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:37:28 -0500" title="2015-06-23 10:37"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/confederate-statues-vandalized-ut-campus/comments/"><span class="value">132</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>On the same day that three statues commemorating Confederate leaders were vandalized at the University of Texas at Austin, campus leaders said they may soon decide whether to remove the statues. </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/confederate-statues-vandalized-ut-campus/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Who's Grading Standardized Tests?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 06:00"> June 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Questions are being raised about part-time graders hired to evaluate standardized tests, the enduring success of <em>Sesame Street</em> </span><span>and an interview with <span>Andrea Brauer of Texans Care for Children</span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/">Tony Buzbee Wanted Top A&M Regents Post</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:22:12 -0500" title="2015-06-24 17:22"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/18/_F5U3351_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who leads Gov. Rick Perry's legal team, explains the felony indictments on August 18, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/18/_F5U3351_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who leads Gov. Rick Perry's legal team, explains the felony indictments on August 18, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who leads Gov. Rick Perry's legal team, explains the felony indictments on August 18, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Tony Buzbee, the Texas A&M regent who oversees <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s team of criminal defense lawyers, asked Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s office a few months ago to consider him for chairman or vice chairman of the university system's governing board. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/confederate-statues-vandalized-ut-campus/">After Vandalism, UT to Weigh Future of Confederate Statues</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:37:28 -0500" title="2015-06-23 10:37"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/confederate-statues-vandalized-ut-campus/comments/"><span class="value">132</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/confederate-statues-vandalized-ut-campus/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/Statue-BLM_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Three statues at the University of Texas at Austin that commemorate Confederate leaders were vandalized in June 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/Statue-BLM_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Three statues at the University of Texas at Austin that commemorate Confederate leaders were vandalized in June 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Matthew Watkins</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Three statues at the University of Texas at Austin that commemorate Confederate leaders were vandalized in June 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>On the same day that three statues commemorating Confederate leaders were vandalized at the University of Texas at Austin, campus leaders said they may soon decide whether to remove the statues. </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/confederate-statues-vandalized-ut-campus/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/">Texas Tribune Public Schools Explorer</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by Noah Seger </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-07-17 06:00"> July 17, 2012 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EduApp2_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EduApp2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/abbott-education-vetoes/">With Education Vetoes, Abbott Nods to Tea Party</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-23 06:00"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/abbott-education-vetoes/comments/"><span class="value">51</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/abbott-education-vetoes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The conservative wing of Republican Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s party wasn't thrilled with his first legislative session, objecting most notably to his "godless" pre-kindergarten plan. But Abbott seems to be mending fences by vetoing two measures the Tea Party disliked.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/abbott-education-vetoes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/law-requiring-cameras-in-special-ed-classes/">Law Requiring Cameras in Special Ed Classes Draws Criticism</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kate McGee, KUT News </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-23 05:59"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/law-requiring-cameras-in-special-ed-classes/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/law-requiring-cameras-in-special-ed-classes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Under a law passed this year by the Legislature, some Texas school districts will be required to have cameras in special education classrooms. The cameras are meant to ensure safety, but some say it's an unfunded mandate for districts.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/law-requiring-cameras-in-special-ed-classes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/momentum-builds-remove-uts-statue-confederate-lead/">Momentum Builds to Remove UT Statue of Confederate Leader</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:21:04 -0500" title="2015-06-22 13:21"> June 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/momentum-builds-remove-uts-statue-confederate-lead/comments/"><span class="value">100</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/momentum-builds-remove-uts-statue-confederate-lead/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/txtrib-lbs-jeffersondavis-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The statue of Jefferson Davis, once president of the Confederate States, stands just south of the Main Building on UT's campus on June 22, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/txtrib-lbs-jeffersondavis-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The statue of Jefferson Davis, once president of the Confederate States, stands just south of the Main Building on UT's campus on June 22, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The statue of Jefferson Davis, once president of the Confederate States, stands just south of the Main Building on UT's campus on June 22, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A push to remove a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from the campus of the University of Texas at Austin has gained new momentum after last week's<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/17/charleston-south-carolina-shooting/28902017/"> deadly shooting in a black church in South Carolina. </a></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/momentum-builds-remove-uts-statue-confederate-lead/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/new-law-could-make-it-easier-high-schools-get-ap-c/">Law Allows More College Credits for High Schoolers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-19 06:00"> June 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/new-law-could-make-it-easier-high-schools-get-ap-c/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/new-law-could-make-it-easier-high-schools-get-ap-c/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/StandardTesting-1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/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> <section class="summary"> <p>High school Advanced Placement students should be able to earn more college credits under a bill signed by Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> this month, a change that will save students and universities millions of dollars.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/new-law-could-make-it-easier-high-schools-get-ap-c/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/new-ut-austin-president-supports-beer-football-gam/">New UT-Austin President Supports Beer at Football Games</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 12:30:32 -0500" title="2015-06-03 12:30"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/new-ut-austin-president-supports-beer-football-gam/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/new-ut-austin-president-supports-beer-football-gam/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/UP9A7106_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gregory Fenves, the 29th president of the University of Texas at Austin during a press conference on June 2, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/UP9A7106_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gregory Fenves, the 29th president of the University of Texas at Austin during a press conference on June 2, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gregory Fenves, the 29th president of the University of Texas at Austin during a press conference on June 2, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>New UT-Austin President Greg Fenves ran through a long list of ambitious goals at his first-day press conference Wednesday. </span><span>Then, he got to the real news: He said he supports beer sales at Longhorn football games.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/new-ut-austin-president-supports-beer-football-gam/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/higher-education/">Catch Up on What Happened With Higher Ed Issues This Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Bobby Blanchard and <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-03 06:00"> June 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/higher-education/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-highered_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-highered_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>During the 84th legislative session, lawmakers considered a variety of higher education issues, including tuition costs and in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. See what happened to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/higher-education/" target="_blank">higher education issues</a> this session in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/higher-education/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/biotech-leader-brett-giroir-leaving-texas-m/">A&M Health Science Center CEO "Heartbroken" Over Exit</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Jun 2015 13:53:44 -0500" title="2015-06-01 13:53"> June 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/biotech-leader-brett-giroir-leaving-texas-m/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/biotech-leader-brett-giroir-leaving-texas-m/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/UP9A0501_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dr. Brett Giroir, director of the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, speaks during the panel's first public hearing on Oct. 23. At left is Dr. Kyle Janek and at right is Dr. David Lakey."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/UP9A0501_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dr. Brett Giroir, director of the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, speaks during the panel's first public hearing on Oct. 23. At left is Dr. Kyle Janek and at right is Dr. David Lakey." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dr. Brett Giroir, director of the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, speaks during the panel's first public hearing on Oct. 23. At left is Dr. Kyle Janek and at right is Dr. David Lakey.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Brett Giroir, the prominent leader of the Texas A&M Health Science Center who chaired a state task force on Ebola last year, said Monday that he was told by A&M officials to resign or face termination.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/biotech-leader-brett-giroir-leaving-texas-m/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/aycock-house-education-chief-willnotseekreelection/">House Education Chief Aycock Will Not Seek Re-election</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Jun 2015 12:07:47 -0500" title="2015-06-01 12:07"> June 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/aycock-house-education-chief-willnotseekreelection/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/aycock-house-education-chief-willnotseekreelection/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/_BDA5025_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock bids farewell to the Texas House in a speech on June 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/_BDA5025_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock bids farewell to the Texas House in a speech on June 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock bids farewell to the Texas House in a speech on June 1, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>When the Texas Legislature tackles a long overdue overhaul of the state’s school finance system, it will have to do without the lawmaker who has shepherded its two chambers through complex education issues for the last two sessions.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/aycock-house-education-chief-willnotseekreelection/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/lawmakers-approve-abbotts-university-recruitment-f/">Lawmakers Approve Abbott's University Recruitment Fund</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 31 May 2015 22:16:45 -0500" title="2015-05-31 22:16"> May 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/lawmakers-approve-abbotts-university-recruitment-f/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/lawmakers-approve-abbotts-university-recruitment-f/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/_BDB5363CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott leaves the House dais after delivering his State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/_BDB5363CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott leaves the House dais after delivering his State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott leaves the House dais after delivering his State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Two bills passed Sunday would eliminate the Emerging Technology Fund and create an initiative to attract Nobel Prize winners to Texas universities.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/lawmakers-approve-abbotts-university-recruitment-f/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/texas-lawmakers-approve-f-grades-public-schools/">Texas Lawmakers Approve A-F Grades for Public Schools</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 31 May 2015 18:38:40 -0500" title="2015-05-31 18:38"> May 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/texas-lawmakers-approve-f-grades-public-schools/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/texas-lawmakers-approve-f-grades-public-schools/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seats_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seats_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A controversial plan to start assigning public schools A-through-F grades cleared both chambers of the Texas Legislature on Sunday.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/texas-lawmakers-approve-f-grades-public-schools/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/abbott-education-vetoes/">With Education Vetoes, Abbott Nods to Tea Party</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/law-requiring-cameras-in-special-ed-classes/">Law Requiring Cameras in Special Ed Classes Draws Criticism</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/momentum-builds-remove-uts-statue-confederate-lead/">Momentum Builds to Remove UT Statue of Confederate Leader</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/new-law-could-make-it-easier-high-schools-get-ap-c/">Law Allows More College Credits for High Schoolers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/agriculture-commissioner-rolls-back-ban-deep-fryer/">Ag Commissioner Rolls Back Ban on Deep Fryers, Soda Machines</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/ut-sell-beer-its-football-games-fall/">UT Will Sell Beer at Football Games</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/45-years-ater-racial-strife-m-regent-returns-his-s/">Decades After Racial Strife, Returning to A&M</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: States' Spending Lags on Schools</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/">Catch Up on What Happened With Public Ed Issues This Session</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/abbott-signs-bill-ending-perry-fund-boost-higher-e/">Abbott Signs Higher Ed Bill Ending Fund Touted by Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/new-ut-austin-president-supports-beer-football-gam/">New UT-Austin President Supports Beer at Football Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/higher-education/">Catch Up on What Happened With Higher Ed Issues This Session</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/biotech-leader-brett-giroir-leaving-texas-m/">A&M Health Science Center CEO "Heartbroken" Over Exit</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/aycock-house-education-chief-willnotseekreelection/">House Education Chief Aycock Will Not Seek Re-election</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/lawmakers-approve-abbotts-university-recruitment-f/">Lawmakers Approve Abbott's University Recruitment Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/texas-lawmakers-approve-f-grades-public-schools/">Texas Lawmakers Approve A-F Grades for Public Schools</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class=" cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <p class="section_disclosure"> The Houston Endowment Inc., the Lumina Foundation, and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/support-us/donors-and-members/">have supported</a> higher education coverage at The Texas Tribune. The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, RGK Foundation, Burdine Johnson Foundation, and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/support-us/donors-and-members/">have supported</a> public education coverage at The Texas Tribune. </p> <aside id="" class="featurebox "> <header class="featurebox-header"> <h1><span>Trib</span>pedia</h1> </header> <div class="featurebox-content "> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/beyond-the-data/">Beyond the Data</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/beyond-the-data/">Beyond the Data</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/children-at-risk-school-rankings/">Children At Risk' School Rankings</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/state-contracts/">State Contracts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/education/">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/high-school-dropouts/">High School Dropouts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/higher-ed-coordinating-board/">Higher Ed Coordinating Board</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/higher-education/">Higher Education</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hopwood-lawsuit/">Hopwood Lawsuit</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/permanent-school-fund/">Permanent School Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/public-education/">Public Education</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/public-school-funding-in-texas/">Public School Funding In Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/race-to-the-top/">Race To The Top</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/school-finance/">School Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/social-studies-standards-debate/">Social Studies Standards Debate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/southern-methodist-university/">Southern Methodist University</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/southern-methodist-university/">Southern Methodist University</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-am-university-system/">Texas A&M University System</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-high-school-project/">Texas High School Project</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-state-university-system/">Texas State University System</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-tech-university/">Texas Tech University</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-tech-university-system/">Texas Tech University System</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tier-one-universities/">Tier One Universities</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/top-ten-percent-rule/">Top Ten Percent Rule</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/university-of-houston-system/">University Of Houston System</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/university-of-texas-system/">University Of Texas System</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/unt-law-school/">University of North Texas Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/utimco/">University of Texas Investment Management Company</a></li> </ul> </div> <footer class="clearfix featurebox-footer"> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/"> <span>+</span> View All </a> </footer> </aside> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_RightRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab video"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Video</h1> <h2><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/roundup-house-lawmakers-perfect-art-of-chub/">Roundup: Bills, Deadlines and "Chubbing"</a></h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 15 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-15 06:00"> May 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/roundup-house-lawmakers-perfect-art-of-chub/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="/2015/05/15/roundup-house-lawmakers-perfect-art-of-chub/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/051515_Still_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/051515_Still_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/multimedia/"><span>+</span> More Videos</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/agriculture-commissioner-rolls-back-ban-deep-fryer/">Ag Commissioner Rolls Back Ban on Deep Fryers, Soda Machines</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:56:10 -0500" title="2015-06-18 12:56"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/agriculture-commissioner-rolls-back-ban-deep-fryer/comments/"><span class="value">178</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/agriculture-commissioner-rolls-back-ban-deep-fryer/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/XMillerSid_BDB3882_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth, June 5th, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/XMillerSid_BDB3882_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth, June 5th, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth, June 5th, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Agriculture Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a> on Thursday restored the option for public schools to serve certain fried foods and soda by lifting a decade-old statewide ban on deep fryers and soda machines. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/agriculture-commissioner-rolls-back-ban-deep-fryer/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/ut-sell-beer-its-football-games-fall/">UT Will Sell Beer at Football Games</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:20:59 -0500" title="2015-06-17 15:20"> June 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/ut-sell-beer-its-football-games-fall/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/ut-sell-beer-its-football-games-fall/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/footballgoal_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/footballgoal_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Beer and wine will be sold in all public vending areas within Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium starting this fall. Sales will begin Sept. 12 at the football game against Rice. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/ut-sell-beer-its-football-games-fall/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/45-years-ater-racial-strife-m-regent-returns-his-s/">Decades After Racial Strife, Returning to A&M</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 14 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-14 06:00"> June 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/45-years-ater-racial-strife-m-regent-returns-his-s/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/45-years-ater-racial-strife-m-regent-returns-his-s/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/12/Bill_Mahomes_04_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Bill Mahomes in his office at Mahomes & Bolden PC in Dallas. Mahomes was the first black cadet to make it through the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and is now a member of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/12/Bill_Mahomes_04_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Bill Mahomes in his office at Mahomes & Bolden PC in Dallas. Mahomes was the first black cadet to make it through the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and is now a member of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Mark Graham</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Bill Mahomes in his office at Mahomes & Bolden PC in Dallas. Mahomes was the first black cadet to make it through the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and is now a member of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Forty-five years ago, Bill Mahomes endured suspicion and scorn as the first black student to graduate from Texas A&M University's Corps of Cadets. Now, he helps run the school. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/45-years-ater-racial-strife-m-regent-returns-his-s/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: States' Spending Lags on Schools</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-11 06:00"> June 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: States are spending less on schools and with less equity among districts, a legislative leader on K-12 education calls it a day </span><span>and an interview with <span>North Cooc of the University of Texas at Austin</span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/">Catch Up on What Happened With Public Ed Issues This Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-05 06:00"> June 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-publiced_Xrv7S4T_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-publiced_Xrv7S4T_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Learn more about what happened to pre-kindergarten reform, school choice legislation and other<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/" target="_blank"> public education issues</a> using our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a>. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/abbott-signs-bill-ending-perry-fund-boost-higher-e/">Abbott Signs Higher Ed Bill Ending Fund Touted by Perry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Jun 2015 13:46:23 -0500" title="2015-06-04 13:46"> June 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/abbott-signs-bill-ending-perry-fund-boost-higher-e/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/abbott-signs-bill-ending-perry-fund-boost-higher-e/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/7C2A7795_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott signs several higher education related bills into law on June 4, 2015. He also praised state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, left, for her work in the most recent legislative session on education issues."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/7C2A7795_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott signs several higher education related bills into law on June 4, 2015. He also praised state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, left, for her work in the most recent legislative session on education issues." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott signs several higher education related bills into law on June 4, 2015. He also praised state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, left, for her work in the most recent legislative session on education issues.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> signed a bill Thursday that </span><span>eliminates a controversial startup investment fund long touted by his predecessor, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>. The legislation directs much of the fund's money to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/lawmakers-approve-abbotts-university-recruitment-f/">a new researcher recruitment effort</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/abbott-signs-bill-ending-perry-fund-boost-higher-e/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/education/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mallory-busch/">Mallory Busch</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rodney-gibbs/">Rodney Gibbs</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jeremy-lin/">Jeremy Lin</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ayan-mittra/">Ayan Mittra</a> </dd> </div> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ally-mutnick/">Ally Mutnick</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-pasztor/">David Pasztor</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> </dd> </div> </dl> <div id="footer_topics" class="cell w-3"> <h6>Sections</h6> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/economy/" data-section="economy"> Economy </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/education/" data-section="education"> Education </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/energy-and-environment/" data-section="energy-and-environment"> Energy & Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/government/" data-section="government"> Government </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/health-and-human-services/" data-section="health-and-human-services"> Health & Human Services </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/" data-section="law-and-order"> Law & Order </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/people/" data-section="people"> People </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/" data-section="politics"> Politics </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/race-and-immigration/" data-section="race-and-immigration"> Race & Immigration </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/" data-section="transportation"> Transportation </a></li> </ul> </div> <dl id="offsite_outlets" class="cell w-3"> <dt>TT Social Media</dt> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://facebook.com/texastribune" title="Facebook" class="external"><span class="favicon facebook"></span>Facebook</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://twitter.com/texastribune" title="Twitter" class="external"><span class="favicon twitter"></span>Twitter</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://youtube.com/user/thetexastribune" title="YouTube" class="external"><span class="favicon youtube"></span>YouTube</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://instagram.com/texas_tribune" title="Instagram" class="external"><span class="favicon instagram"></span>Instagram</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://www.linkedin.com/company/texas-tribune" title="LinkedIn" class="external"><span class="favicon linkedin"></span>LinkedIn</a> </dd> <dd class="hidden"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://plus.google.com/116406259333166116089" class="external" rel="publisher">Google+</a> </dd> </dl> <ul id="footer_nav" class="cell w-3"> <li>© 2015 The Texas Tribune</li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/" title="About Us">About Us</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/support-us/donors-and-members/" title="Who Funds Us?">Who Funds Us?</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/terms-of-service/" title="Terms of Service">Terms of Service</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/republishing-guidelines/" title="Republishing Guidelines">Republishing Guidelines</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/ethics/" title="Code of Ethics">Code of Ethics</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/privacy/" title="Privacy Policy">Privacy Policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#40292e3135293229253300342538213334322922352e256e2f3227" title="Contact Us">Contact Us</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/corrections/" title="Corrections">Corrections</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/feeds/" title="Feeds">Feeds</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/mobile/" title="Mobile">Mobile</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/advertise/" class="advertise">Advertise</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150627084253/http://www.texastribune.org/signup/" title="Newsletter Signup">Newsletter Signup</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://support.texastribune.org/" title="Donate" class="donate">Donate</a> </li> </ul> </div> </footer> </div> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="1x1" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_StoryPage_Invisible_1x1"> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253js_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/COMPRESSED/js/38cc1e8308b2.js"></script> <script> tt.ads.addTarget("secSlug", "education/"); try { tt.ads.addTarget("is_member", "no"); tt.ads.addTarget("logged_in", "no"); var tt = tt || {}; tt.username = ''; } catch(e) {} </script> <script type="text/javascript"> window._tpm = window._tpm || []; window._tpm['paywallID'] = '36783210'; window._tpm['trackPageview'] = true; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253js_/http://code.tinypass.com/tpl/d1/tpm.js"></script> <script> (function(){ function loadAddThis() { var addthis = document.createElement('script'); addthis.src = document.location.protocol+'//web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-53beb39e1b9725fb&domready=1'; addthis.type = 'text/javascript'; addthis.async = true; var at = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; at.parentNode.insertBefore(addthis, at); } window.onload(loadAddThis()); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> _qevents.push( { qacct:"p-f74d4O38hiiiM"} ); </script> <noscript> <div style="display: none;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253im_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-f74d4O38hiiiM.gif" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/> </div> </noscript>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config={}; /** CONFIGURATION START **/ _sf_async_config.uid = 14324; _sf_async_config.domain = 'texastribune.org'; if (window.tt && tt.currentPage) { if (tt.currentPage.sections) { _sf_async_config.sections = tt.currentPage.sections.join(','); } if (tt.currentPage.authors) { _sf_async_config.authors = tt.currentPage.authors.join(','); } else if (tt.currentPage.authorsText) { _sf_async_config.authors = tt.currentPage.authorsText; } } /** CONFIGURATION END **/ (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (('https:' == document.location.protocol) ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/https://a248.e.akamai.net/chartbeat.download.akamai.com/102508/' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150627084253/http://static.chartbeat.com/') + 'js/chartbeat.js'); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script> <script> (function() { jQuery.scrollDepth(); })(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ (function(){try{var s,a,i,j,r,c,l=document.getElementsByTagName("a"),t=document.createElement("textarea");for(i=0;l.length-i;i++){try{a=l[i].getAttribute("href");if(a&&a.indexOf("/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection") > -1 && (a.length > 28)){s='';j=27+ 1 + a.indexOf("/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection");if (a.length > j) {r=parseInt(a.substr(j,2),16);for(j+=2;a.length>j&&a.substr(j,1)!='X';j+=2){c=parseInt(a.substr(j,2),16)^r;s+=String.fromCharCode(c);}j+=1;s+=a.substr(j,a.length-j);}t.innerHTML=s.replace(/</g,"<").replace(/>/g,">");l[i].setAttribute("href","mailto:"+t.value);}}catch(e){}}}catch(e){}})(); /* ]]> */ </script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

EDUCATION | The Texas Tribune