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class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/21/teacher-retirement-system-leaves-retired-teacher-health-premiums-uncha/">Texas’ Teacher Retirement System will not raise health premiums for retired teachers</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-zdun/">Matt Zdun</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:29:00 -0500" title="2018-09-21 16:29">Sept. 21, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The decision means TRS will need to ask the state for $238 million to keep the health insurance program running through 2021.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/21/teacher-retirement-system-leaves-retired-teacher-health-premiums-uncha/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zjAvs8Fed-3nD3JmPSx2cTMh3-s=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UxNkH5myz--JDEHu_gF6WroMcgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UxNkH5myz--JDEHu_gF6WroMcgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg 850w, 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class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/21/texas-attorney-general-church-austin-school/">Texas Attorney General warns Austin ISD: Don’t stop churches from renting school facilities</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:24:00 -0500" title="2018-09-21 14:24">Sept. 21, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Austin ISD is considering a policy change that would limit rental use of its facilities, including to a church that uses one building for Sunday sermons.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/21/texas-attorney-general-church-austin-school/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> 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class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/20/george-p-bush-school-land-board-state-board-education/">Land Commissioner George P. Bush fighting with a Texas education board over allocations to fund schools</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/teo-armus/">Teo Armus</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:39:00 -0500" title="2018-09-20 15:39">Sept. 20, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>As each side argues over how to best manage the largest educational endowment in the country, their disagreement could affect funding for Texas schools.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/20/george-p-bush-school-land-board-state-board-education/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/18/ector-county-virtual-teachers-proximity-learning/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/efx6NliY0dNl0n-SEyog93KbhCg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dc9ea2c0eb4f0afc2f127fd07c661ad4/Proximity_Learning_classroom_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/e3OasDxbPQNAeLSDzhD-9f2jRAE=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dc9ea2c0eb4f0afc2f127fd07c661ad4/Proximity_Learning_classroom_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/efx6NliY0dNl0n-SEyog93KbhCg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dc9ea2c0eb4f0afc2f127fd07c661ad4/Proximity_Learning_classroom_TT.jpg 850w, 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class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/teo-armus/">Teo Armus</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-18 00:01">Sept. 18, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>As an oil boom increases housing costs and lures staff away, the Ector County school board has struggled to recruit and retain enough teachers.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/18/ector-county-virtual-teachers-proximity-learning/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/12/texas-projects-state-funding-schools-drop-local-revenue-grows/"> 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href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/12/texas-projects-state-funding-schools-drop-local-revenue-grows/">Texas projects state funding for schools to drop as local revenue grows</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:35:00 -0500" title="2018-09-12 13:35">Sept. 12, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>In a preliminary budget request, the Texas Education Agency revealed it expects the state to put less money into public education next year because of fast-increasing local property values.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/12/texas-projects-state-funding-schools-drop-local-revenue-grows/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> 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class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/11/alamo-texas-education-board/">Texas education board workgroup changes course on "heroic" Alamo defenders</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kathryn-lundstrom/">Kathryn Lundstrom</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 11 Sep 2018 17:34:00 -0500" title="2018-09-11 17:34">Sept. 11, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>After submitting a recommendation to remove the word "heroic" from seventh-grade history textbooks, a Texas State Board of Education workgroup backed off its proposal after outcry from officials and the public.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/11/alamo-texas-education-board/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/11/greg-abbott-campaign-ad-pre-kindergarten-funding/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HIZq68WBShBd_Ne_SZ7Tq179LuE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Abbott.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gK1nbt4nNbKpzyXYkoqn8Y1-PDk=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Abbott.jpg 1250w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HIZq68WBShBd_Ne_SZ7Tq179LuE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Abbott.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HIZq68WBShBd_Ne_SZ7Tq179LuE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Abbott.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gK1nbt4nNbKpzyXYkoqn8Y1-PDk=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Abbott.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hZBM5jCxqQlYJlgTo2KoaFp3UMg=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Abbott.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZEtPfmFzo9T9EMMc6y8QWXjsdNY=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Abbott.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/11/greg-abbott-campaign-ad-pre-kindergarten-funding/">In ads, Gov. Greg Abbott boasts of expanding pre-K. Advocates say that's misleading.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/teo-armus/">Teo Armus</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:24:00 -0500" title="2018-09-11 12:24">Sept. 11, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Early childhood education advocates say the governor created an "unfunded mandate" for higher-quality pre-K that Texas schools are unable to meet.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/11/greg-abbott-campaign-ad-pre-kindergarten-funding/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/11/texas-tea-considering-cutting-high-school-cosmetology-courses/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FeUvOIGG6sMYEN8AoVFZXTZYfPA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5EuWg-kEwM-gumNWw0lMSt2P4Ko=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FeUvOIGG6sMYEN8AoVFZXTZYfPA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X7adTFfEYmbpAdYY7nzY0H3Nohw=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PU_CDkoJL3HSl7hy6TBzgq2xF1c=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0oTSduGEQk6Ii66CmCIisr8amgc=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FeUvOIGG6sMYEN8AoVFZXTZYfPA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FeUvOIGG6sMYEN8AoVFZXTZYfPA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5EuWg-kEwM-gumNWw0lMSt2P4Ko=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X7adTFfEYmbpAdYY7nzY0H3Nohw=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PU_CDkoJL3HSl7hy6TBzgq2xF1c=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c0e51a1695faa3a7bed2bb0b49c914e6/Cosmetology_Class_Buda_2_RZ_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/11/texas-tea-considering-cutting-high-school-cosmetology-courses/">Texas considering cutting high school cosmetology courses</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kathryn-lundstrom/">Kathryn Lundstrom</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-11 00:01">Sept. 11, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The Texas Education Agency says cosmetologists don’t make enough to justify continuing high school cosmetology programs. Teachers and students say reported salaries don’t tell the whole story.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/11/texas-tea-considering-cutting-high-school-cosmetology-courses/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/07/greg-abbott-texas-board-education-alamo-curriculum/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hnI0z4Ch-gLLPjA0iFlUPpcko40=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OunurosWVhzWNF_tEHmOS0NVqbA=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hnI0z4Ch-gLLPjA0iFlUPpcko40=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jGrLAdDx3HYkTJX4bNLcU1x3-68=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6ZN3iTeQavZh0QJKMKoIqgCgri4=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/axOGBWFDMrVwuL99HVyC7QHd16M=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hnI0z4Ch-gLLPjA0iFlUPpcko40=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hnI0z4Ch-gLLPjA0iFlUPpcko40=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OunurosWVhzWNF_tEHmOS0NVqbA=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jGrLAdDx3HYkTJX4bNLcU1x3-68=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6ZN3iTeQavZh0QJKMKoIqgCgri4=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2018/02/25/Alamo_and_Texas_flags_MKC_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/07/greg-abbott-texas-board-education-alamo-curriculum/">Gov. Greg Abbott warns Texas education board of “political correctness” over Alamo history standards</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/teo-armus/">Teo Armus</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 7 Sep 2018 13:23:00 -0500" title="2018-09-07 13:23">Sept. 7, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>An advisory committee has suggested eliminating a line in seventh-grade history standards about “all the heroic defenders who gave their lives” at the Alamo.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/07/greg-abbott-texas-board-education-alamo-curriculum/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/06/texas-charter-schools-funding-education-migrant-shelters/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3d1Y6YNWmhClZheeradqAzD2KBg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jQCu5lSA2GdZ5KhUAVUA7SEVGrc=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3d1Y6YNWmhClZheeradqAzD2KBg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1W2C-vCa3FfyguEC0Y5uC2yK61I=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/u_2Tbu9kXahKsg-e_T3TgJNclV0=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yzH7mqlxekiBiZ8jP3hUu5VfH8M=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3d1Y6YNWmhClZheeradqAzD2KBg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3d1Y6YNWmhClZheeradqAzD2KBg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jQCu5lSA2GdZ5KhUAVUA7SEVGrc=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1W2C-vCa3FfyguEC0Y5uC2yK61I=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/u_2Tbu9kXahKsg-e_T3TgJNclV0=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd6f587496dddd80b6e0cd5259dbb576/Border_Immigration_3_REUTERS_LE_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> REUTERS/Loren Elliott</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/06/texas-charter-schools-funding-education-migrant-shelters/">Texas won't pay to educate migrant kids in shelters. Now two charter schools are scrambling.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 6 Sep 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-06 00:01">Sept. 6, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>State education officials did not seem to be aware the two public schools were located in migrant shelters, despite approving their applications.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/06/texas-charter-schools-funding-education-migrant-shelters/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/despite-cost-savings-retired-teachers-health-care-program-still-underw/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OFWE5pPPrAdiev4oGaFfqRI3dSk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zX9yUoNf3foO_uWayuX22WW60tU=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OFWE5pPPrAdiev4oGaFfqRI3dSk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Gud7MF0JBupreHs8rRAz9a1nYyk=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/irl1dDCrfP-nhm-LbJTJPzgp6L4=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ud9Etd-q0Lfoq36eZbNl2vlhhCs=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OFWE5pPPrAdiev4oGaFfqRI3dSk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OFWE5pPPrAdiev4oGaFfqRI3dSk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zX9yUoNf3foO_uWayuX22WW60tU=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Gud7MF0JBupreHs8rRAz9a1nYyk=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/irl1dDCrfP-nhm-LbJTJPzgp6L4=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cb8b84094ddf7cdbb26118569d68c85d/RetiredTeacher_Presser_2_BD_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/despite-cost-savings-retired-teachers-health-care-program-still-underw/">Despite cost savings, retired teachers health care program still underwater</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 5 Sep 2018 12:50:00 -0500" title="2018-09-05 12:50">Sept. 5, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The Teacher Retirement System likely will not vote to increase premiums for retired teachers this month, as previously expected, an agency official said.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/despite-cost-savings-retired-teachers-health-care-program-still-underw/">Full Story <i class="fa 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FkBwuUnMBdwwPvT7eMVl9LMTF8I=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1b9e671c6eeed1091ee77cc95b60e3a0/Penny_Schwinn_LBS_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IBHPdBq3WBKvAAiFoiZih3tLsOQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1b9e671c6eeed1091ee77cc95b60e3a0/Penny_Schwinn_LBS_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IBHPdBq3WBKvAAiFoiZih3tLsOQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1b9e671c6eeed1091ee77cc95b60e3a0/Penny_Schwinn_LBS_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/i3Hyn_05akwPiR9T2CYkdrh9QAQ=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1b9e671c6eeed1091ee77cc95b60e3a0/Penny_Schwinn_LBS_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/e7pjc9Mf8av5VnI1HhN4XhWRrno=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1b9e671c6eeed1091ee77cc95b60e3a0/Penny_Schwinn_LBS_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6B1W1n6qJG7puFEZW_h1-FAPeM8=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1b9e671c6eeed1091ee77cc95b60e3a0/Penny_Schwinn_LBS_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/state-audit-finds-serious-flaws-texas-education-agency-contracting-pro/">State audit finds serious flaws in Texas Education Agency contracting process</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 5 Sep 2018 09:56:00 -0500" title="2018-09-05 09:56">Sept. 5, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The audit says the Texas Education Agency consistently bypassed required steps and failed to consider other options before awarding a special education contract.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/state-audit-finds-serious-flaws-texas-education-agency-contracting-pro/">Full Story <i class="fa 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class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/31/texas-education-agency-children-migrant-shelters/">Texas says it won't fund education for children in shelters</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/teo-armus/">Teo Armus</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:24:40 -0500" title="2018-08-31 15:24">Aug. 31, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>A letter from the Texas Education Agency about funding for schooling in migrant shelters highlights the ongoing push and pull between federal and state agencies.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/31/texas-education-agency-children-migrant-shelters/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row 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<header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/31/texas-education-agency-special-education-director/">Texas Education Agency chooses familiar face to lead special education overhaul</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-08-31 00:01">Aug. 31, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Justin Porter, previously the education agency's executive director of special populations, will oversee how Texas school districts are serving kids with special needs.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/31/texas-education-agency-special-education-director/">Full Story <i class="fa 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</header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, two teacher groups argue Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath exceeded his authority and weakened protections for public school employees.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/29/texas-teachers-unions-sue-education-agency-over-charter-partnership-la/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/24/texas-school-districts-a-f-grades-takeaways/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ku9Lv1-DoJqBG86Fic8w0HCpEtk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3197b4f18fd84a45f21fda5083db6f79/A-F_classroom_Tiffany_Szerpicki_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yTcO3wI0OC3z6G0bvhJxmdEBq7M=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3197b4f18fd84a45f21fda5083db6f79/A-F_classroom_Tiffany_Szerpicki_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ku9Lv1-DoJqBG86Fic8w0HCpEtk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3197b4f18fd84a45f21fda5083db6f79/A-F_classroom_Tiffany_Szerpicki_TT.jpg 850w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ku9Lv1-DoJqBG86Fic8w0HCpEtk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3197b4f18fd84a45f21fda5083db6f79/A-F_classroom_Tiffany_Szerpicki_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ku9Lv1-DoJqBG86Fic8w0HCpEtk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3197b4f18fd84a45f21fda5083db6f79/A-F_classroom_Tiffany_Szerpicki_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yTcO3wI0OC3z6G0bvhJxmdEBq7M=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3197b4f18fd84a45f21fda5083db6f79/A-F_classroom_Tiffany_Szerpicki_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/H8670Y8syikufaeo-URRTb41auk=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3197b4f18fd84a45f21fda5083db6f79/A-F_classroom_Tiffany_Szerpicki_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1y4waFsc41oFXpZfWhaL-jknsCs=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3197b4f18fd84a45f21fda5083db6f79/A-F_classroom_Tiffany_Szerpicki_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Tiffany Szerpicki</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/24/texas-school-districts-a-f-grades-takeaways/">Texas has issued A-F grades for its school districts. Here's a look at what stands out.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-08-24 00:01">Aug. 24, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>As school communities and state officials discuss their school districts' official state ratings, many disagree on what the results actually mean.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/24/texas-school-districts-a-f-grades-takeaways/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/23/betsy-devos-considering-allowing-federal-funds-arm-teachers-texas-may-/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VybTrFQbdnLYsAR3Y6dpd2NaMWs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mu8BpON-r0DrqqU4KLbE5H_WvkI=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VybTrFQbdnLYsAR3Y6dpd2NaMWs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Clze5_4wrARCaMc6wHkDq3QULrk=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pwp7VlWrES6mdaDH-ba9c3c-KxE=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8Dvt8yXZS6DSLc3nCX6WdvPcoH0=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VybTrFQbdnLYsAR3Y6dpd2NaMWs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VybTrFQbdnLYsAR3Y6dpd2NaMWs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mu8BpON-r0DrqqU4KLbE5H_WvkI=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Clze5_4wrARCaMc6wHkDq3QULrk=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pwp7VlWrES6mdaDH-ba9c3c-KxE=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e43826b6350b6bbe7d1730553292aaf6/Marshal_Program_Training_1_RZ_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/23/betsy-devos-considering-allowing-federal-funds-arm-teachers-texas-may-/">Betsy DeVos is considering allowing federal funds to arm teachers. Texas may have given her the idea.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:38:00 -0500" title="2018-08-23 13:38">Aug. 23, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>A Trump administration official told Education Week that Texas first raised the possibility of using federal grants for that purpose.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/23/betsy-devos-considering-allowing-federal-funds-arm-teachers-texas-may-/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/dan-patrick-urges-teacher-retirement-system-not-raise-health-care-prem/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JNpwVTAJQi8XSzVS_5rRo42QHTo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NA9NqkC9jwPEQqaNM2b2c6XhsfA=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JNpwVTAJQi8XSzVS_5rRo42QHTo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UrnFItYbyJ5Z8-TYxqtl7Qrq7og=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/F1RAH9x4Tigy0fLxxWNz6gBWEMI=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MiCXxupK2r6ixMe959Ngs8NcS8Y=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JNpwVTAJQi8XSzVS_5rRo42QHTo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JNpwVTAJQi8XSzVS_5rRo42QHTo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NA9NqkC9jwPEQqaNM2b2c6XhsfA=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UrnFItYbyJ5Z8-TYxqtl7Qrq7og=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/F1RAH9x4Tigy0fLxxWNz6gBWEMI=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/09/Patrick-3TW.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Todd Wiseman / The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/dan-patrick-urges-teacher-retirement-system-not-raise-health-care-prem/">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urges Teacher Retirement System not to raise health care premiums</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sydney-greene/">Sydney Greene</a> and <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:45:00 -0500" title="2018-08-15 16:45">Aug. 15, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Patrick said funding for health care benefits under TRS-Care should be the responsibility of the Legislature and "not fall on the shoulders of our retired teachers."</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/dan-patrick-urges-teacher-retirement-system-not-raise-health-care-prem/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/texas-school-districts-receive-first-a-f-grades/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9R8uKuwG5HTj3nWLVKQZjBrwljs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/blA9kOXlhrmXmlWqXsB8naMOLSk=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9R8uKuwG5HTj3nWLVKQZjBrwljs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LInL9cNcO83UgviCCxVm7XZnsAI=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/31SUsuuu3YFS2TVKKBjSt3Bljbw=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X67VI2NVEO8pF3hAGSiSK7rvEYM=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9R8uKuwG5HTj3nWLVKQZjBrwljs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9R8uKuwG5HTj3nWLVKQZjBrwljs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/blA9kOXlhrmXmlWqXsB8naMOLSk=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LInL9cNcO83UgviCCxVm7XZnsAI=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/31SUsuuu3YFS2TVKKBjSt3Bljbw=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/11/TT-school-report-card-art001.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Illustration by Benjamin Hasson</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/texas-school-districts-receive-first-a-f-grades/">Texas school districts receive first official A-F grades. Look up how your district did here.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a>, <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/darla-cameron/">Darla Cameron</a> and <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:07:00 -0500" title="2018-08-15 15:07">Updated: Aug. 15, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>For the first time Wednesday, Texas school districts received official ratings that show their performance on a scale from A through F, perpetuating a debate on whether the new system is more accessible for parents.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/texas-school-districts-receive-first-a-f-grades/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/analysis-texas-school-report-card-election-2018/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZFvEcScDOd0cXrmXv2zDp77tyss=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TIQrfeCIq0RiVLMR6Y1Y-E3w4Ac=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZFvEcScDOd0cXrmXv2zDp77tyss=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UVKHEuIWywebe5Id57uRm1QZHCU=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IdpCAWblmP3AbD5zrlrCudpEREU=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dgPqb5EHxgcpko6Q8wVHCwbTvhc=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZFvEcScDOd0cXrmXv2zDp77tyss=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZFvEcScDOd0cXrmXv2zDp77tyss=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TIQrfeCIq0RiVLMR6Y1Y-E3w4Ac=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UVKHEuIWywebe5Id57uRm1QZHCU=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924102605im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IdpCAWblmP3AbD5zrlrCudpEREU=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/FlagWaveCMS.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/analysis-texas-school-report-card-election-2018/">Analysis: School districts are getting report cards. They shouldn’t be the only ones.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-08-15 00:01">Aug. 15, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>When the state hands out report cards on school districts, don't forget the elected officials who write the policies those districts follow. Voters will grade their papers later this year — in the general election.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924102605/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/analysis-texas-school-report-card-election-2018/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> </section> <ul class="paginate grid_row grid_separator"><li class="col"></li><div class="col col_omega grid_row"><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><span class="page--active">1</span></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><a href="?page=2">2</a></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><a href="?page=3">3</a></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><span>…</span></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page last"><a href="?page=89">89</a></li></div><li class="col paginate--next"><a href="?page=2" class="button button--teal">next  <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> </ul> </main> <aside class="col_adunit300x250"> <div class="site_ad--gray grid_separator"> <div class="site_ad--wrapper site_ad--promotion"> <h3 class="smallcaps--teal">Be a citizen,<br/>not a spectator.</h3> <p class="grid_separator">Support independent, fact-based journalism. 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