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<span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/state-exams-once-again-target-texas-lawmakers/">State Exams Once Again Target of Texas Lawmakers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:40:00 -0600" title="2015-02-19 14:40"> Feb. 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/state-exams-once-again-target-texas-lawmakers/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/state-exams-once-again-target-texas-lawmakers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/10/WT7-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Kel Seliger speaks about the 83rd legislative session with state Reps. John Smithee and Walter "Four" Price at West Texas A&M University in Canyon."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/10/WT7-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Kel Seliger speaks about the 83rd legislative session with state Reps. John Smithee and Walter "Four" Price at West Texas A&M University in Canyon." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: David Bowser</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Kel Seliger speaks about the 83rd legislative session with state Reps. John Smithee and Walter "Four" Price at West Texas A&M University in Canyon.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas lawmakers took aim at the state’s standardized testing system Thursday as they <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/graduation-committees/">considered a proposal</a> to allow high school seniors to graduate even if they fail state exams.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/state-exams-once-again-target-texas-lawmakers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/graduation-committees/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/21/Patrick_and_Seliger_CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick meets privately with Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, on the dais during a break in Senate proceedings Jan. 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/21/Patrick_and_Seliger_CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick meets privately with Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, on the dais during a break in Senate proceedings Jan. 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick meets privately with Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, on the dais during a break in Senate proceedings Jan. 21, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/graduation-committees/">High School Seniors Who Fail Exams May Still Graduate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-19 06:00"> Feb. 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/graduation-committees/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The roughly 28,000 public high school seniors who still need to pass a state exam to get their diplomas this May could get a lifeline from Texas legislators. <span>State Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kel-seliger/">Kel Seliger</a><span>, R-Amarillo, is looking to fast-track a bill that would give school officials the option to graduate students who have failed state exams. </span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/graduation-committees/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/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/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Vaccine Exemptions Under Scrutiny</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-19 06:00"> Feb. 19, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Vaccine exemptions in Texas come under scrutiny, applicants for Teach for America drop drastically </span><span>and an interview with <span>Jean Madsen and Mario Torres, professors of educational administration at </span><span>Texas A&M University</span><span>.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/11/texas-feds-still-locking-horns-no-child-left-behin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/xWilliamsMichael0887TT_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams at a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 10, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/xWilliamsMichael0887TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams at a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 10, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams at a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 10, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/11/texas-feds-still-locking-horns-no-child-left-behin/">Williams: "Conflict of Visions" on Educator Evaluations</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:53:16 -0600" title="2015-02-11 11:53"> Feb. 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/11/texas-feds-still-locking-horns-no-child-left-behin/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>Education Commissioner Michael Williams said Wednesday that t</span><span>he state does not have the authority to satisfy federal officials’ desire for a more overarching system.</span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/11/texas-feds-still-locking-horns-no-child-left-behin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/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/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: A New Approach on Full-Day Pre-K</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-05 06:00"> Feb. 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Lawmakers float incentive payments for districts offering full-day pre-K, a new magazine teaches kids financial literacy <span>and an interview with </span><span>Sarah Powell, a </span><span>University of Texas assistant professor in the Department of Special Education.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/school-choice-supporters-gather-capitol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/30/_W1A8234_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="The National School Choice rally took place Jan. 30, 2015, in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/30/_W1A8234_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="The National School Choice rally took place Jan. 30, 2015, in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The National School Choice rally took place Jan. 30, 2015, in Austin.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/school-choice-supporters-gather-capitol/">School Choice Supporters Rally at Capitol</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:30:00 -0600" title="2015-01-30 15:30"> Jan. 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/school-choice-supporters-gather-capitol/comments/"><span class="value">106</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><strong>UPDATED:</strong> State Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-campbell/">Donna Campbell</a> and Land Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-p-bush/">George P. Bush</a> were among the speakers who addressed a gathering of school choice supporters Friday just outside the Texas Capitol.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/school-choice-supporters-gather-capitol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/state-of-mind-investing-in-early-education/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/29/TT-state-of-mind-PreK_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/29/TT-state-of-mind-PreK_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/state-of-mind-investing-in-early-education/">State of Mind: Investing in Early Education</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 30 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-30 06:00"> Jan. 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/state-of-mind-investing-in-early-education/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span><span>Ensuring that Texas kids get the best education tops Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span>'s</span><span> list of priorities this session. H</span><span>e says a top-notch education starts with quality pre-K, which could get added state funding. <span>Many districts are already investing millions of dollars to support full-day pre-K programs. </span></span></span><span>This is the final part of our eight-video State of Mind series.  </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/state-of-mind-investing-in-early-education/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/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/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Defending the Dream Act</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-22 06:00"> Jan. 22, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Defenders of the Texas Dream Act rally to its defense, a Humble ISD alternative high school garners kudos and an interview with P<span>edro Reyes of</span><span> the Texas Education Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/patrick-vows-follow-voter-mandate-2015-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/DPatrickNov4_03_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Sen. Dan Patrick greets a supporter at St. Martin's Church in Houston, Texas on the morning of November 4th, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/DPatrickNov4_03_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Sen. Dan Patrick greets a supporter at St. Martin's Church in Houston, Texas on the morning of November 4th, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Dan Patrick greets a supporter at St. Martin's Church in Houston, Texas on the morning of November 4th, 2014</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/patrick-vows-follow-voter-mandate-2015-session/">Discussing "Clear Mandate," Patrick Talks Tax Cuts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 12:41:35 -0600" title="2015-01-08 12:41"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/patrick-vows-follow-voter-mandate-2015-session/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Five days before the 84th legislative session begins, Lt. Gov.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> discussed his ambitious agenda — a lineup that includes </span><span>tax relief, spending limits and education reform.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/patrick-vows-follow-voter-mandate-2015-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/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/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Education Predictions For 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-08 06:00"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: education predictions for 2015, the Perry legacy in public education and an interview with <span>William Fulton,</span><span> director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/public-education"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0001_perrylegacy-share_publiced_1.png_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0001_perrylegacy-share_publiced_1.png_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/public-education">Perry Focuses on Guarding State Control of Schools</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-29 06:00"> Dec. 29, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Protecting Texas' oversight of public school classrooms against federal regulation has been the most prominent feature of Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>’s approach to education. Morgan Smith writes that Perry's impact will also be felt in state-level matters, where his involvement has tended to be less public.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/public-education"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/five-things-watch-public-ed-lawmakers-return/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/five-things-watch-public-ed-lawmakers-return/">For Public Schools, What to Watch in Next Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-18 06:00"> Dec. 18, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/five-things-watch-public-ed-lawmakers-return/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>Texas lawmakers return in January with a new governor who touts public schools as a top priority, and plenty of money in the state bank account. But that doesn’t mean everything will go smoothly as the 84th Legislature navigates public education policy.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/five-things-watch-public-ed-lawmakers-return/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/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/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Investing in Education Has Big Return</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-11 06:00"> Dec. 11, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: a unique study concludes that strategic education investments could yield a return in the trillions, Texas loses a big source of pre-K funding and an interview with <span>Janice Magness</span><span> of the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/the-new-med-ed/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TxMedEd_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TxMedEd_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/the-new-med-ed/">Video: The Transformation of Medical Education </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:29:25 -0600" title="2014-12-10 11:29"> Dec. 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/the-new-med-ed/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Full video of our 12/9 conversation about the transformation of medical education in Texas with Deans Francisco Fernandez of the School of Medicine at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Francisco González-Scarano of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and Clay Johnston of the Dell Medical School at UT-Austin and state Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kirk-watson/">Kirk Watson</a><span>, D-Austin.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/the-new-med-ed/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/texas-loses-federal-pre-k-grant-competition/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Pre-kindergarten students in Josefina Pineda's classroom do the hokey-pokey at the Dallas Independent School District's Cesar Chavez Learning Center."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Pre-kindergarten students in Josefina Pineda's classroom do the hokey-pokey at the Dallas Independent School District's Cesar Chavez Learning Center." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pre-kindergarten students in Josefina Pineda's classroom do the hokey-pokey at the Dallas Independent School District's Cesar Chavez Learning Center.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/texas-loses-federal-pre-k-grant-competition/">Texas Loses Bid for Federal Pre-K Funding</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:44:11 -0600" title="2014-12-10 08:44"> Dec. 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/texas-loses-federal-pre-k-grant-competition/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas will not receive a share of $250 million in federal funding </span><span>marked to help states expand preschool programs</span><span>, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/texas-loses-federal-pre-k-grant-competition/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/texas-close-14-more-charter-school-operators/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/09/SchoolClosed-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/09/SchoolClosed-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/texas-close-14-more-charter-school-operators/">Texas to Close 14 Charter School Operators</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Dec 2014 11:20:13 -0600" title="2014-12-09 11:20"> Dec. 9, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/texas-close-14-more-charter-school-operators/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas will shut down 14 charter school operators that failed to meet heightened financial and academic performance rules this year, state education officials announced Tuesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/09/texas-close-14-more-charter-school-operators/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/30/end-schools-ban-books-doesnt-mark-last-chapter/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/110509_bookswarehouse001_go_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/110509_bookswarehouse001_go_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/30/end-schools-ban-books-doesnt-mark-last-chapter/">End of School's Ban on Books Doesn't Mark Last Chapter</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 30 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-30 06:00"> Nov. 30, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/30/end-schools-ban-books-doesnt-mark-last-chapter/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The return of six books temporarily suspended by Highland Park officials to classrooms has not ended an intense debate over who should determine what is read in public classrooms. Since September, two opposing groups of parents have mobilized.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/30/end-schools-ban-books-doesnt-mark-last-chapter/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/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/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: More Clashes on Textbooks at SBOE</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 27 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-27 06:00"> Nov. 27, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: more clashes over textbooks at SBOE, school lunches could be healthier than homemade ones and an interview with <span>Matt Bowers of the sport management program at UT-Austin.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/17/despite-state-order-charter-school-stays-open/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/17/despite-state-order-charter-school-stays-open/">Despite State Order, Charter Schools Stay Open</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 17 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-17 06:00"> Nov. 17, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/17/despite-state-order-charter-school-stays-open/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In June, the state ordered the Honors Academy Charter District to shut its campuses a</span><span>fter years of poor academic performance. But well into this school year, Honors' </span><span>seven campuses across the state remain open — and the district has continued to publicize itself as an accredited public school. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/17/despite-state-order-charter-school-stays-open/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/conversation-on-technology-and-education/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/20141113_Education2.0_MG_8968_4_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/20141113_Education2.0_MG_8968_4_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/conversation-on-technology-and-education/">Video: How Technology is Transforming Education</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:40:38 -0600" title="2014-11-13 15:40"> Nov. 13, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>During a Nov. 13 event at the San Antonio Central Library, James Henson of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin led a discussion on how technology is transforming public and higher education with Kerry Ballast, director of educational technology at the Texas Education Agency; Steve</span>n Mintz, <span>executive director of the </span>University of Texas System's Institute for Transformational Learning; Veronica Stidvent, chancellor of Western Governors University Texas; and <span style="line-height: 1.3;">Brian Woods</span><span style="line-height: 1.3;">, superintendent of the </span><span style="line-height: 1.3;">Northside Independent School District.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/conversation-on-technology-and-education/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/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/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: New Governor, New TEA Commissioner?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 13 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-13 06:00"> Nov. 13, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: a new governor might name his own education commissioner, some parents need extra help on Common Core math and an interview with newly elected SBOE member Erika Beltran.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/30/two-years-after-switching-parties-lozano-focused-i/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/29/Lozano-Gonzalez_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jose Manuel Lozano, R-Kingsville, (l) faces Democrat Kim Gonzalez in HD 43."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/29/Lozano-Gonzalez_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Jose Manuel Lozano, R-Kingsville, (l) faces Democrat Kim Gonzalez in HD 43." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jose Manuel Lozano, R-Kingsville, (l) faces Democrat Kim Gonzalez in HD 43.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/30/two-years-after-switching-parties-lozano-focused-i/">Settled Into GOP, Lozano Hopes to Hold District</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-30 06:00"> Oct. 30, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/30/two-years-after-switching-parties-lozano-focused-i/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>In his second race after switching to the GOP, incumbent state Rep. J.M. Lozano thinks HD-43 voters are more comfortable with his party choice. But Democratic challenger Kim Gonzalez isn't going to let it go.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/30/two-years-after-switching-parties-lozano-focused-i/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/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/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Increased Activity Helps Tackle ADHD</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-30 06:00"> Oct. 30, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: increased activity could help alleviate ADHD, states are not restoring education funding to pre-recession levels and an interview with <span>Rebecca Callahan,</span><span> researcher at the University of Texas at Austin.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/24/texas-takes-last-pass-social-studies-textbooks/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/IMG_8540_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Board of Education members work their way through proposed revisions to social studies textbooks at a meeting with publishers in Austin on Monday, October 20, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/IMG_8540_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Board of Education members work their way through proposed revisions to social studies textbooks at a meeting with publishers in Austin on Monday, October 20, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Martin do Nascimento</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Board of Education members work their way through proposed revisions to social studies textbooks at a meeting with publishers in Austin on Monday, October 20, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/24/texas-takes-last-pass-social-studies-textbooks/">Texas Takes Last Pass at Social Studies Textbooks</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-24 06:00"> Oct. 24, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/24/texas-takes-last-pass-social-studies-textbooks/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In a month, the State Board of Education will take a final vote on the social studies textbooks that will be used in the state's public schools for the next eight years. Before they do, there is still an opening for strong-willed board members to wield outsize influence on the process.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/24/texas-takes-last-pass-social-studies-textbooks/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/17/texas-schools-face-fears-ebola-lagging-attendance/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/07/Ebola-NewImage_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Colorized scanning electron micrograph of filamentous Ebola virus particles (red) attached and budding from a chronically infected VERO E6 cell (blue) (25,000x magnification)."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/07/Ebola-NewImage_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Colorized scanning electron micrograph of filamentous Ebola virus particles (red) attached and budding from a chronically infected VERO E6 cell (blue) (25,000x magnification)." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: NAID</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Colorized scanning electron micrograph of filamentous Ebola virus particles (red) attached and budding from a chronically infected VERO E6 cell (blue) (25,000x magnification).</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/17/texas-schools-face-fears-ebola-lagging-attendance/">Texas Schools Face Fears of Ebola, Lagging Attendance</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:42:14 -0500" title="2014-10-17 13:42"> Oct. 17, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/17/texas-schools-face-fears-ebola-lagging-attendance/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Though Texas schools are relying on the guidance of health officials to determine the level of risk to their communities, they are making decisions like whether to cancel classes, give notice to parents, or change health screening policies largely on their own.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/17/texas-schools-face-fears-ebola-lagging-attendance/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/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/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Students Prepped for Cyber Attacks</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-16 06:00"> Oct. 16, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: pre-K programs expand in Texas, middle schoolers train for cyber threats and an interview with <span>Michael Hooten, superintendent of Trinity Environmental Academy.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041251/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150220041251im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a 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state's school finance system was unconstitutional." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">District Court Judge John Dietz of Austin is shown in his courtroom on Feb. 4, 2013, before he ruled that the state's school finance system was unconstitutional.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/26/judge-issues-school-finance-ruling/">AG to Appeal School Finance Ruling to Supreme Court</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:31:42 -0500" title="2014-09-26 17:31"> Sept. 26, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150220041251/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/26/judge-issues-school-finance-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">63</span><span 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