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typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Charter Schools</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">8:48 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Thu December 5, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/austin-charter-focuses-college-prep-despite-new-grad-requirements">Austin Charter Focuses on College Prep Despite New Grad Requirements</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201312/St_Eds.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="St. Edward's University is partnering with KIPP Austin Charter school to help more of its students go to college and get a degree." agency="www.flickr.com/pitmanra/" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201312/St_Eds.jpg" width="220" height="130" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>www.flickr.com/pitmanra/</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">St. Edward's University is partnering with KIPP Austin Charter school to help more of its students go to college and get a degree.</div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/austin-charter-focuses-college-prep-despite-new-grad-requirements" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" 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with St. Edward’s University, in an effort to promote the charter school’s mission to prepare students for college and help them receive a degree.</p> <p>The private university in South Austin will join <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://www.kipp.org/our-approach/kipp-through-college/college-partnerships">more than 40 other colleges and universities</a> nationwide that partner with the nonprofit charter school - including UT Austin and the University of Pennsylvania. </p> <p>The partnership comes as public school districts across the state begin implementing new state mandated high school graduation requirements. The requirements allow students to pursue a diploma that prepares them for college or a career. While charter schools like KIPP continue to focus on college, it's unclear what the new requirements that offer career or college preparation mean for low-income students at traditional public schools.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/123296883&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/austin-charter-focuses-college-prep-despite-new-grad-requirements" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9309" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">AISD High Schools</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">1:32 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Wed December 4, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized">Interactive: Austin ISD Graduation Rates, Visualized </a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201312/1-IMG_3586.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Overall graduation rates at AISD schools increased eight percentage points since Meria Carstarphen became AISD superintendent." agency="Nathan Bernier, KUT News" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201312/1-IMG_3586.jpg" width="220" height="147" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Nathan Bernier, KUT News</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">Overall graduation rates at AISD schools increased eight percentage points since Meria Carstarphen became AISD superintendent.</div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized" addthis:title="Interactive: Austin ISD Graduation Rates, Visualized ">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized" addthis:title="Interactive: Austin ISD Graduation Rates, Visualized ">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9309#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9309">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/roy-varney" rel="author">Roy Varney</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>During her<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back"> State of the District address</a> yesterday, Austin ISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen touted the rise in graduation rates among high school students in the district.</p> <p>Since she began running the district in 2009, overall graduation rates have increased by eight percentage points. Graduation rates have increased in all subgroups, including Hispanics, English language learners and special education students.</p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/interactive-austin-isd-graduation-rates-visualized" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9300" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">9:22 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Tue December 3, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back">The Carstarphen Tenure: Austin Schools Superintendent Looks Back</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201312/1-12-19-11_Carstarphen_media.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="AISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen at a board meeting in 2011. Carstarphen has been in charge of the district since 2009. " agency="KUT News" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201312/1-12-19-11_Carstarphen_media.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>KUT News</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">AISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen at a board meeting in 2011. Carstarphen has been in charge of the district since 2009. </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back" addthis:title="The Carstarphen Tenure: Austin Schools Superintendent Looks Back">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back" addthis:title="The Carstarphen Tenure: Austin Schools Superintendent Looks Back">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9300#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9300">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/kate-mcgee" rel="author">Kate McGee</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Austin School Superintendent Meria Carstarphen’s releases her <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://www.austinisd.org/sod">2013 State of the District</a> today – a movie where the superintendent highlights the district’s achievements and challenges over the past year.</p> <p>It’s Carstarphen’s fifth State of the District since she became superintendent in 2009.</p> <p>When Meria Carstarphen was named superintendent in 2009, she said one of her goals was to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students. At Pickle Elementary, she said her goal was to ensure "poor students and students of color are getting highest quality education possible; there’s enough evidence to show that we haven’t turned the corner on that.”</p> <p>Not only has closing the achievement gap proven to be a difficult undertaking, it's just one element of her job.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/122974424&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/carstarphen-tenure-austin-schools-superintendent-looks-back" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9247" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Leander ISD </h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">11:59 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Mon November 25, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school">How HB 5's Shaping the Design of Leander's Newest High School</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/lockers.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Leander ISD's sixth high school will be separated into academic houses organized by subject." agency="flickr.com/wired_gr" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/lockers.jpg" width="220" height="146" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>flickr.com/wired_gr</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">Leander ISD's sixth high school will be separated into academic houses organized by subject.</div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school" addthis:title="How HB 5's Shaping the Design of Leander's Newest High School">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school" addthis:title="How HB 5's Shaping the Design of Leander's Newest High School">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9247#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9247">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/syeda-hasan" rel="author">Syeda Hasan</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Leander ISD is on track to open its newest high school in 2016. Designed with flexibility in mind, the school will be ready to incorporate the high school curriculum changes brought on by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=83R&Bill=HB5">House Bill 5</a>.</p> <p>The new legislation creates a "foundation" plan of classes that all students must complete to graduate, but it also allows students to earn an endorsement in one of five fields including business and industry, art and humanities, science and technology. </p> <p>When it comes to Leander ISD's sixth high school, Brad Pfluger of Pfluger Architects, the firm designing the new school, says the academic houses specialized by subject are an important feature. </p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/how-hb-5s-shaping-design-leanders-newest-high-school" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9245" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser 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Reforms Could Limit College Options">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9245#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9245">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/jody-serrano" rel="author">Jody Serrano</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>This story has been co-reported for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://reportingtexas.com/">Reporting Texas</a> and KUT News.</em></p> <p class="p1">Now that leading Texas educators are catching up with the fine print in the state’s new omnibus education reform law, they find themselves chafing over a previously overlooked prospect: Even students who score straight A’s throughout high school might not be eligible for automatic admission to state-run universities.</p> <p class="p1">Under new graduation requirements contained in House Bill 5, approved by the Legislature in May, students graduating with the most basic degree, the so-called foundation plan, won’t be counted in a school’s end-of-year class rankings. Under state law, only graduates in the top 10 percent of their classes are automatically admitted to the state’s public universities.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/educators-concerned-reforms-could-limit-college-options" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9232" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">State Board of Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">10:19 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Fri November 22, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate">Should Texas Students Be Required to Take Algebra II to Graduate?</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/Algebra11.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="A new law passed this year reduces the number of tests Texas students have to pass to graduate high school. But education advocates disagree on whether Algebra II should be one of those coureses. The SBOE heard testimony on the issue Wednesday." agency="http://www.flickr.com/photos/underneath/" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/Algebra11.jpg" width="220" height="146" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>http://www.flickr.com/photos/underneath/</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">A new law passed this year reduces the number of tests Texas students have to pass to graduate high school. But education advocates disagree on whether Algebra II should be one of those coureses. The SBOE heard testimony on the issue Wednesday.</div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate" addthis:title="Should Texas Students Be Required to Take Algebra II to Graduate?">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate" addthis:title="Should Texas Students Be Required to Take Algebra II to Graduate?">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9232#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9232">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/kate-mcgee" rel="author">Kate McGee</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Update:</strong> The State Board of Education preliminarily voted Thursday night to only require Algebra II for students pursuing an honors diploma or pursuing a STEM education endorsement for graduation. </p> <p>Under new legislation passed this year, high school students will have to choose at least one of five endorsement paths to graduation. The five endorsements are science and math, business and industry, art and humanities, public service and multidisciplinary studies. Supporters say the different paths will allow more flexibility for students to pursue classes they're interested in and better prepare students for college or the workforce.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/should-texas-students-be-required-take-algebra-ii-graduate" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9241" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">State Board of Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">6:09 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Thu November 21, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards">State Board of Education Removes Speech Requirement From High School Graduation Standards</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/Podium.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="The SBOE preliminarily voted Thursday to remove speech as a graduation requirement for high school students in Texas. They vote on a first reading Friday with a final adoption in January. " agency="flickr.com/nirak " class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/Podium.jpg" width="220" height="165" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>flickr.com/nirak </span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">The SBOE preliminarily voted Thursday to remove speech as a graduation requirement for high school students in Texas. They vote on a first reading Friday with a final adoption in January. </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards" addthis:title="State Board of Education Removes Speech Requirement From High School Graduation Standards">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards" addthis:title="State Board of Education Removes Speech Requirement From High School Graduation Standards">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9241#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9241">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/kate-mcgee" rel="author">Kate McGee</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The State Board of Education preliminarily voted Thursday to remove speech as one of the required courses for high school graduation in Texas.</p> <p>The board opted to give local school districts final say on whether or not high school students should be required to take speech. Board Member Tom Maynard says speech is a valuable class, but local school districts should decide whether or not it’s required.</p> <p>“When in doubt, leave it to the locals to decide that. I suspect either most districts will hold on to that or embed that content in other coursework," Maynard said during Thursday's meeting.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/state-board-education-removes-speech-requirement-high-school-graduation-standards" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9239" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">5:34 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Thu November 21, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement">Eanes Superintendent Announces Retirement</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/Eanes_ISD.png" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Dr. Nola Wellman announced Thursday that she is retiring after 10 years as Superintendent of Eanes ISD. She will remain Superintendent through August 2014." agency="Courtesy of Eanes ISD" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/Eanes_ISD.png" width="220" height="173" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Courtesy of Eanes ISD</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">Dr. Nola Wellman announced Thursday that she is retiring after 10 years as Superintendent of Eanes ISD. She will remain Superintendent through August 2014.</div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement" addthis:title="Eanes Superintendent Announces Retirement">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement" addthis:title="Eanes Superintendent Announces Retirement">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9239#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9239">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/kate-mcgee" rel="author">Kate McGee</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>After 10 years as Eanes ISD Superintendent, Dr. Nola Wellman announced her retirement today.</p> <p>During her time as superintendent, Eanes ISD made headlines when it <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/texas-school-district-where-every-student-gets-ipad">provided iPads to all of its students, </a>one of the first school districts in the state to do so.</p> <p>Wellman managed two successful bond elections and was in charge when there were major renovations to the Westlake High School Library and Fine Arts Facility.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/eanes-superintendent-announces-retirement" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9234" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">State Board of Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">11:46 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Thu November 21, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools">State Board of Education Considers Bond Program for Charter Schools</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/Williams.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Education Commissioner Michael Williams grants charter school applicants with licenses, but the State Board of Education can veto charter schools if they desire. The SBOE didn't veto any of Williams' charter schools at a meeting Thursday." agency="Filipa Rodrigues, KUT News" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/Williams.jpg" width="220" height="147" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Filipa Rodrigues, KUT News</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">Education Commissioner Michael Williams grants charter school applicants with licenses, but the State Board of Education can veto charter schools if they desire. The SBOE didn't veto any of Williams' charter schools at a meeting Thursday.</div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools" addthis:title="State Board of Education Considers Bond Program for Charter Schools">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools" addthis:title="State Board of Education Considers Bond Program for Charter Schools">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9234#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9234">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/jody-serrano" rel="author">Jody Serrano</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The State Board of Education took a step further this week in its support of charter schools, as it established guidelines for a bond program expected to save charters millions of dollars.</p> <p>The board wrestled with policies for its Bond Guarantee Program for Charter Schools, which was created earlier this year under House Bill 885. Under that law, charter schools, if approved, will have certain bonds guaranteed by the state and its Permanent School Fund, a $28 billion endowment for public schools.</p> <p>Bonds help charters build and improve their facilities, which many say is one of their biggest challenges to date. Lawmakers gave charter schools limited access to a bond program in 2011. The new law expands that access, by guaranteeing refinanced bonds and allowing certain bond money to be returned to charter schools for instructional purposes.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/state-board-education-considers-bond-program-charter-schools" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9227" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">University of Texas</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">4:26 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Wed November 20, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game">UT-Austin Students Counter-Protest 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant' Game</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/1-web2013-11-20-Undocumented-Counterprotest-UT_Jorge.Corona011_0.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Dozens of students protested a planned Young Conservatives of Texas event where participants could "catch" students in shirts reading "Illegal Immigrant." The group since called the event off." agency="Jorge Corona for KUT News" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/1-web2013-11-20-Undocumented-Counterprotest-UT_Jorge.Corona011_0.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Jorge Corona for KUT News</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">Dozens of students protested a planned Young Conservatives of Texas event where participants could "catch" students in shirts reading "Illegal Immigrant." The group since called the event off.</div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game" addthis:title="UT-Austin Students Counter-Protest 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant' Game">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game" addthis:title="UT-Austin Students Counter-Protest 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant' Game">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9227#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9227">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/emily-mathis" rel="author">Emily Mathis</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p><p>Over 100 students, faculty, staff community supporters gathered at the University of Texas campus this afternoon to protest <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/brief-history-student-conservatives-catch-illegal-immigrant-games-update">a so-called “Catch an Illegal Immigrant” game</a> that was originally planned for today.</p> <p>The event, proposed by the UT chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas, called for students to track down and return volunteers wearing shirts reading “illegal immigrant” in exchange for a gift card.</p> <p>The group called off the event earlier this week in the wake of widespread condemnation. But people gathered on campus today to protest the motivation behind the game.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/ut-austin-students-counter-protest-catch-illegal-immigrant-game" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9189" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Project-Based Learning</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">1:15 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Tue November 19, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand">Manor New Tech High School Takes Project-Based Learning to Thailand</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/1-BTac24uCYAAEhdD.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Manor New Technology founding principal Steve Zipkes speaks to a crowd of guests. A group of students are exporting the school’s educational techniques to Thailand. " agency="twitter.com/ManorNewTech" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/1-BTac24uCYAAEhdD.jpg" width="220" height="165" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>twitter.com/ManorNewTech</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">Manor New Technology founding principal Steve Zipkes speaks to a crowd of guests. A group of students are exporting the school’s educational techniques to Thailand. </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand" addthis:title="Manor New Tech High School Takes Project-Based Learning to Thailand">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand" addthis:title="Manor New Tech High School Takes Project-Based Learning to Thailand">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9189#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9189">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/syeda-hasan" rel="author">Syeda Hasan</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>For students at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mnths.manorisd.net/">Manor New Technology High School</a>, lectures and homework assignments are a foreign concept. Tablets take the place of textbooks, and many classes are taught by a team of instructors.</p> <p>This fall, a group of students is working to bring their school’s innovative learning system abroad.</p> <p>The school exclusively utilizes <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mnths.manorisd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=210478&type=d&pREC_ID=467266">project-based learning</a>, a process that teaches course concepts through hands-on projects and presentations which students design themselves. Steve Zipkes, Manor New Tech’s principal, says it's a more engaging and up-to-date learning system. </p> <p>"Student these days are digital natives," Zipkes says. "We’re using technology as the invisible tool. It’s not what makes teaching and learning, but it certainly enhances it. With our students today, it’s almost a necessity."</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/manor-new-tech-high-school-takes-project-based-learning-thailand" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9209" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/brief-history-student-conservatives-catch-illegal-immigrant-games-update" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">University of Texas</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">8:37 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Tue November 19, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/brief-history-student-conservatives-catch-illegal-immigrant-games-update">A Brief History of Student Conservatives' 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant' Games (Update)</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/111101358_475fada0be_z.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="" agency="flickr.com/loudtiger" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/111101358_475fada0be_z.jpg" width="220" height="152" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>flickr.com/loudtiger</span></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat 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href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/nathan-bernier" rel="author">Nathan Bernier</a> and <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/wells-dunbarkut-news" rel="author">Wells Dunbar</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Update</strong>: <strong>Controversial Event Called Off</strong></p> <p>The Young Conservatives of Texas has canceled its “Catch an Illegal Immigrant” event, originally scheduled for Wednesday. </p> <p>Citing the university’s condemnation of the event, UT chapter chair Lorenzo Garcia claims he canceled the event out of fears the university would retaliate against the group’s members, “and that the protest against the event could create a safety issue for our volunteers.”</p> <p>You can <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/836373-yct-ut-illegal-immigration-event-statement.html">read Garcia’s full remarks here</a>.</p> <p><strong>Original Story</strong> (Nov. 19): The news that the University of Texas chapter of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://yctut.org/">Young Conservatives of Texas</a> is planning a campus "Catch an Illegal Immigrant" game for this week has <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://www.salon.com/2013/11/18/texas_campus_group_launches_undocumented_immigrant_sting/">taken</a> the political blogosphere by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://gawker.com/conservative-college-kids-host-catch-an-illegal-immigr-1466830894">storm</a>.</p> <p>In case you haven’t heard: The group’s UT chapter <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/https://www.facebook.com/events/570575573015284/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular">has stated on Facebook</a> that it’s planning to hold the “Catch an Illegal Immigrant game” this Wednesday. (Here’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://imgur.com/885UwmY">a screen grab of the invitation</a> in case it’s taken down.)</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/brief-history-student-conservatives-catch-illegal-immigrant-games-update" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9211" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Dove Springs</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">5:04 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Mon November 18, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program">With Help From a Church, Bluff Springs Reboots its Reading Program</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/1-Langford_Reading.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Pastor Richard Villarreal reads "Aladdin" to fourth graders at Langford Elementary." agency="Roy Varney for KUT News" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/1-Langford_Reading.jpg" width="220" height="147" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Roy Varney for KUT News</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">Pastor Richard Villarreal reads "Aladdin" to fourth graders at Langford Elementary.</div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program" addthis:title="With Help From a Church, Bluff Springs Reboots its Reading Program">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program" addthis:title="With Help From a Church, Bluff Springs Reboots its Reading Program">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9211#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9211">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/roy-varney" rel="author">Roy Varney</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>For the first time in five years, southeast Austin’s Langford Elementary School has a free book program.</p> <p>Langford, where 65 percent of the students are learning English as a second language, is able to relaunch its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://www.rif.org/">Reading is Fundamental</a> program with help from a neighborhood church.</p> <p>Richard Villarreal is the lead pastor at Springs Community Church. He approached Langford principal Dounna Poth last spring and asked how his church could help the school. </p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/help-church-bluff-springs-reboots-its-reading-program" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9183" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/ut-pres-powers-fisher-v-texas-nick-saban-farrah-fawcett-portrait" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Bill Powers Interview</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">7:59 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Thu November 14, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/ut-pres-powers-fisher-v-texas-nick-saban-farrah-fawcett-portrait">UT Pres. 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Texas, Nick Saban & That Farrah Fawcett Portrait</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/Bill_Powers_01_%281%29.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Bill Powers Jr. " agency="Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, KUT News" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/Bill_Powers_01_%281%29.jpg" width="220" height="148" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, KUT News</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">Bill Powers Jr. </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/ut-pres-powers-fisher-v-texas-nick-saban-farrah-fawcett-portrait" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-pres-powers-fisher-v-texas-nick-saban-farrah-fawcett-portrait">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/ut-pres-powers-fisher-v-texas-nick-saban-farrah-fawcett-portrait" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-pres-powers-fisher-v-texas-nick-saban-farrah-fawcett-portrait" addthis:title="UT Pres. 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Texas, Nick Saban & That Farrah Fawcett Portrait">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/9183#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9183">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/david-brown" rel="author">David Brown</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>University of Texas at Austin President William Powers Jr. is steering the university through two court cases and a football coach that’s making news both on and off the field.</p> <p>Powers recently sat down with KUT’s David Brown to talk about what’s happening at the 40 Acres. Listen to the extended interview in the Soundcloud player below. Here are some highlights:</p> <p><strong>On the UT System suing actor Ryan O'Neal</strong> <strong>over <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/ut-ryan-o-neal-court-over-warhol-portrait-farrah-fawcett">a portrait of actress Farrah Fawcett</a>:</strong></p> <p><em>“This was her wish, that her alma matter have it. It is a very valuable painting. … To have this pair of very iconic Warhol portraits would be very valuable as a cultural archive for our museum – and of course she’s one of our Texas Exes, so it’s important for us to have this painting.”</em></p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F120019129&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/ut-pres-powers-fisher-v-texas-nick-saban-farrah-fawcett-portrait" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-8214" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/so-what-exactly-happened-fisher-v-university-texas-update" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Affirmative Action</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">9:06 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Wed November 13, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/so-what-exactly-happened-fisher-v-university-texas-update">So What Exactly Happened with Fisher v. 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(Update)</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"><div class="cp-image-single"><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201305/Supreme_Court.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="On Monday, the Supreme Court returned the Fisher v UT Austin case to the Fifth Circuit to reconsider." agency="flickr.com/fisherfotos" class="cp-image-link"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201305/Supreme_Court.jpg" width="220" height="146" alt=""/></a></div><div class="image-meta-wrapper"><div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>flickr.com/fisherfotos</span></div><div class="cp-si-caption">On Monday, the Supreme Court returned the Fisher v UT Austin case to the Fifth Circuit to reconsider.</div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/so-what-exactly-happened-fisher-v-university-texas-update" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/so-what-exactly-happened-fisher-v-university-texas-update">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131206064630/http://kutnews.org/post/so-what-exactly-happened-fisher-v-university-texas-update" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/so-what-exactly-happened-fisher-v-university-texas-update" addthis:title="So What Exactly Happened with Fisher v. 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(Update)">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/node/8214#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/8214">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/people/kate-mcgee" rel="author">Kate McGee</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Update</strong>: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments today in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the case that questions UT's use of race in its admissions process.</p> <p>In June, the U.S. Supreme Court punted the case back to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals after deciding the Fifth Circuit didn't apply the strictest scrutiny to UT's admissions policies.</p> <p>While most UT students are admitted based on whether they’re in the top seven percent of their graduating class, some are admitted based on what the university calls a “holistic review.” An applicant’s race is one element of that review.</p> <p>Back in 2008, a white student named Abigail Fisher was denied admission to UT under the holistic review. She sued saying she was a victim of reverse discrimination. Lower courts upheld UT’s affirmative action policy.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/post/so-what-exactly-happened-fisher-v-university-texas-update" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="element-invisible">Pages</h2><div class="item-list"><ul class="pager"><li class="pager-current pager-item first">1</li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/term/education?page=1" title="Go to page 2" class="active">2</a></li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/term/education?page=2" title="Go to page 3" class="active">3</a></li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/term/education?page=3" title="Go to page 4" class="active">4</a></li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20131206064630/http://kut.org/term/education?page=4" title="Go to page 5" class="active">5</a></li> <li class="pager-item"><a 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