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datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 23:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights <em>A Field Philosopher's Guide to Fracking.<br/></em></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/bookshelf-july-1-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/q-steve-dimarco/">The Q&A: Steve DiMarco</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/q-steve-dimarco/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/30/Steve_DiMarco_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Steve DiMarco is a professor of oceanography at Texas A&M University."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> 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<header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/">The Brief: Texas' Big Day at the U.S. Supreme Court</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tom Pennington</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 05:59"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court handed Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> a win over a lawsuit on EPA regulations, but it also took other actions Monday that significantly affected Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/">The Brief: Paxton Says Clerks Can Deny Marriage Licenses</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-29 05:59"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/comments/"><span class="value">237</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says county clerks can decide against issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they have religious objections, but that if they do so, they should be prepared for lawsuits or fines.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/">The Brief: Why It's So Hard to Knock Out a Congressman</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 05:59"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Tea Party activists have had several successes in Texas legislative races, but it's been harder for them to oust Republican members of the state's congressional delegation — in large part due to a lack of money.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/state-launching-digital-archive-government-files/">State Launching Digital Archive for Government Files</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/state-launching-digital-archive-government-files/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/1237883_54023528_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/1237883_54023528_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Ante Vekic</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:08:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 23:08"> June 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Texas archivists are excited over the launch of the Texas Digital Archive, which is funded through the new state budget and will hold any digital files from state agencies that they deem of historical value to the state.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/state-launching-digital-archive-government-files/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/">The Brief: What We Learned From Gov. Abbott's Emails</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/DSC_8648gesture_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/DSC_8648gesture_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 05:59"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s emails, obtained by the Tribune through state transparency laws, show a governor who's seemingly more involved with policy than his predecessor, sometimes sending emails off to staffers with ideas late at night.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/educators-dont-necessarily-grade-common-core-tests/">Educators Don't Necessarily Grade Common Core Tests</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/educators-dont-necessarily-grade-common-core-tests/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/computerclassroom_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/computerclassroom_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-393ee9c7-2695-3818-ae75-cdcc3aac5fe6">With standardized tests incorporating more critical thinking and writing portions, the need for human graders has increased, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/grading-the-common-core-no-teaching-experience-required.html?ref=education%20">leading large testing corporations like Pearson to hire part-time graders</a>. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/educators-dont-necessarily-grade-common-core-tests/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/newark-superintendent-resigns-after-controversial-/">Newark Superintendent Resigns After Controversial Tenure</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/newark-superintendent-resigns-after-controversial-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seats_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seats_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c6e3286-26a8-635a-c155-ce07c31b6c13"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c6e3286-26a8-635a-c155-ce07c31b6c13">After a controversial four years at the helm of state-controlled Newark Public Schools, Cami Anderson <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/22/cami-anderson-steps-down_n_7639528.html?utm_hp_ref=education">announced she would soon vacate the position</a>. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/newark-superintendent-resigns-after-controversial-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/study-proves-sesame-street-boosts-learning-success/">Study Proves "Sesame Street" Boosts Learning Success</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/study-proves-sesame-street-boosts-learning-success/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K4_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K4_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c6e3286-26bd-5de2-81e2-856a0f610712">Researchers have found the popular children’s television show <em>Sesame Street</em> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/sesame-street-and-its-surprisingly-powerful-effects-on-how-children-learn/2015/06/07/59c73fe4-095c-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html">has measurable academic benefits for young students who watch it regularly</a>, especially boys, African-Americans and low-income communities. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/study-proves-sesame-street-boosts-learning-success/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/boston-teacher-transferred-after-civics-lesson-pro/">Boston Teacher Transferred After Civics Lesson on Protest</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/boston-teacher-transferred-after-civics-lesson-pro/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Classroom_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Classroom_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tiffany Szerpicki</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c6e3286-26c1-ee95-d9f7-15b4adc5cadd"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c6e3286-26c1-ee95-d9f7-15b4adc5cadd">Students and parents from a Boston high school are <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/06/22/teacher-reassigned-after-being-arrested-protest-against-police-violence/Q66IO3TmpEYfZhsyM7FYWJ/story.html">upset over the transfer of history teacher E. Chris Summerhill</a>, who used his arrest protesting the death of Eric Garner in a civics lesson. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/boston-teacher-transferred-after-civics-lesson-pro/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/charter-school-asks-students-choose-their-path/">Charter School Asks Students to Choose Their Own Path</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/charter-school-asks-students-choose-their-path/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_CBM2931_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_CBM2931_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c6e3286-26c8-ed52-cfff-f2bd889d568c">As charter schools proliferate across the country, yet another unique model has emerged in Oregon, with the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/06/when-high-school-means-a-build-it-yourself-education/396548/">Redmond Proficiency Academy offering high school students a choose-your-own path approach</a>. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/charter-school-asks-students-choose-their-path/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/chicago-public-schools-borrowing-millions/">Chicago Public Schools Borrowing Millions to Fix Shortfall</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/chicago-public-schools-borrowing-millions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Unfunded_Mandates_2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Unfunded_Mandates_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman, Brent Hoard/Elizabeth Albert</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Chicago Public Schools officials <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-school-borrowing-met-20150622-story.html">plan on borrowing $200 million to meet financial needs</a>, followed by opening a credit line of up to $935 million.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/chicago-public-schools-borrowing-millions/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/q-andrea-brauer/">The Q&A: Andrea Brauer</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/q-andrea-brauer/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/19/andrea-brauerTT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Andrea Brauer is the early education policy associate for Texans Care For Children."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/19/andrea-brauerTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Andrea Brauer is the early education policy associate for Texans Care For Children." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Andrea Brauer is the early education policy associate for Texans Care For Children.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 23:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In this week’s Q&A, we interview Andrea Brauer, an early education policy associate at Texans Care for Children.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/q-andrea-brauer/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/bookshelf-june-25-2015/">The Bookshelf: June 25, 2015</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/bookshelf-june-25-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/WILL_COLLEGE_PAY_OFF_z72H8Pn_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701083653/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/WILL_COLLEGE_PAY_OFF_z72H8Pn_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701083653/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 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