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The U.S. Department of Educat…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/north-east-isd-books-review/">San Antonio-area school district reviews 400 books flagged by a Texas lawmaker’s inquiry</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 6 Dec 2021 18:42:46 -0600" title="2021-12-06 18:42 CST"> Dec. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">North East ISD, one of the largest districts in the state, appears to be the first one to respond to state Rep. Matt Krause’s investigation into the kinds of books held in school libraries. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/north-east-isd-books-review/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/north-east-isd-books-review/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/F3VCLotPmhUH2zmlOtuxRar3Mts=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06b276340ac631e924abd25cffae09a5/Wheatley%20TEA%20Takeover%20PYH%20TT%200283" alt="Books on the shelf of the library at Wheatley High School on Nov. 14, 2019." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_mTHtDDb2cdH803RQ4yfmg4oOIg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06b276340ac631e924abd25cffae09a5/Wheatley%20TEA%20Takeover%20PYH%20TT%200283 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ohr77NrM8Kl2-4E5xMmoFO31dAY=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06b276340ac631e924abd25cffae09a5/Wheatley%20TEA%20Takeover%20PYH%20TT%200283 2500w, 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</div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/texas-critical-race-theory-law/">Republican bill that limits how race, slavery and history are taught in Texas schools becomes law</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 2 Dec 2021 18:56:46 -0600" title="2021-12-02 18:56 CST"> Dec. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The so-called “critical race theory” law prohibits teachers from discussing “a widely debated and currently controversial issue of public policy or social affairs.” <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/texas-critical-race-theory-law/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure 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Dec 9, 2020." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/larry-taylor-texas-senate-reelection/">Longtime state Sen. Larry Taylor, best known for his work on education issues, says he won't run for reelection</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:13:08 -0600" title="2021-11-30 16:13 CST"> Nov. 30, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Taylor was a key player in the 2019 school finance overhaul that lawmakers passed. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/larry-taylor-texas-senate-reelection/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/larry-taylor-texas-senate-reelection/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8aGdSB35CVYD-oeg-F-sxy5clr8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8eae6a738eb164983fc1b5146209387d/0013_Larry_Taylor_Juan_Figueroa_May_6_TT.jpg" alt="State Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, addresses Sen. José Rodríguez, D-El Paso, on the Senate floor on May 6, 2019." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/C7lDX2arwYSeOrIQ1bh_Eyi-SCg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8eae6a738eb164983fc1b5146209387d/0013_Larry_Taylor_Juan_Figueroa_May_6_TT.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ouFJL65V3bbAvO8faGRjTBl9fOc=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8eae6a738eb164983fc1b5146209387d/0013_Larry_Taylor_Juan_Figueroa_May_6_TT.jpg 2500w, 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Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, addresses Sen. José Rodríguez, D-El Paso, on the Senate floor on May 6, 2019." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Juan Figueroa/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/matt-krause-texas-attorney-general-tarrant-district-attorney/">Republican state Rep. Matt Krause drops out of attorney general’s race to run for Tarrant County district attorney</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:24:01 -0600" title="2021-11-23 07:24 CST"> Nov. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Krause had been among the primary challengers to Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose legal problems have made him a target for both parties next year. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/matt-krause-texas-attorney-general-tarrant-district-attorney/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/matt-krause-texas-attorney-general-tarrant-district-attorney/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9jXaTRMJ9fKK4JcmJFBVbhwWAj4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d43441269a39993d30f9e14703c20e66/House%20Floor%20Matt%20Krause%20JV%20TT%2029.jpg" alt="State Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on Aug. 9, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bvhzQfZohibYA0Af-FEA_N2RwFw=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d43441269a39993d30f9e14703c20e66/House%20Floor%20Matt%20Krause%20JV%20TT%2029.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/psq1OXA0nCv6fd79OUXlhvBSNgs=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d43441269a39993d30f9e14703c20e66/House%20Floor%20Matt%20Krause%20JV%20TT%2029.jpg 2500w, 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Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on Aug. 9, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/22/texas-election-budget-surplus/">Analysis: A swelling Texas treasury gives 2022 hopefuls room for big ideas</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-22 05:00 CST"> Nov. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">As the political season starts, the contestants got an unexpected bit of good news: The state comptroller says the next Legislature will start with almost $25 billion in the state treasury. 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day of the special session at the Texas Capitol on July 8, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gStqvHF6Z0cmIUtZn_h2oE-lZtA=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b617331ea8d2dfd7d93e307607e190c8/Opening%20Day%20House%20Floor%20SP%20TT%20213.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xjj9lrhuZka4G_dh384ywYwMuz8=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b617331ea8d2dfd7d93e307607e190c8/Opening%20Day%20House%20Floor%20SP%20TT%20213.jpg 2500w, 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data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texans-congress-social-spending-bill/">Texans in U.S. House vote along party lines to pass $1.75 trillion social spending package</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bethany-irvine/">Bethany Irvine</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:18:25 -0600" title="2021-11-19 09:18 CST"> Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After months of contentious negotiations, the U.S. House passed the Build Back Better plan. It would establish universal pre-K and provide funding to combat climate change, among other things. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texans-congress-social-spending-bill/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texans-congress-social-spending-bill/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ha4imqlqWQG0NjcTVxzSWmpOAu4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7b6334bf9094943107d1534c113efb31/Build%20Back%20Better%20Pelosi%20TT%20-%20REUTERS%20.jpg" alt="U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly press conference, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via Reuters </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-schools-sex-education/">State Board of Education approves one sex ed textbook for Texas middle school students</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a> and <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:14:00 -0600" title="2021-11-19 15:14 CST"> Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Last November, the board expanded curriculum standards to include birth control in addition to abstinence education. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-schools-sex-education/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texas-schools-sex-education/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Emree Weaver/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/17/carroll-isd-southlake-discrimination-investigation/">U.S. Department of Education investigates claims of racial and gender discrimination at North Texas school district</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:33:00 -0600" title="2021-11-18 08:33 CST"> Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The inquiry comes after several high-profile controversies at Carroll ISD, including an administrator's call for teachers to provide an "opposing" view of the Holocaust. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/17/carroll-isd-southlake-discrimination-investigation/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/texas-education-board-climate-change-sexuality/">Texas education board considers how middle schools teach climate change and sexuality as officials fight over library books</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-16 05:00 CST"> Nov. 16, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Until now, the State Board of Education has left library selections up to local schools. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/texas-education-board-climate-change-sexuality/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/16/texas-education-board-climate-change-sexuality/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/l30b4jOUMElX2KB-Fci7ufZ3su0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e961dec7e52eb7cc54c729ecda91531a/13_State_Board_of_Education_EW.jpg" alt="The State Board of Education meeting on January 29, 2019." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Emree Weaver/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-gop-investigation-public-school-books/">Tribcast: Parsing through Texas GOP officials’ hunt for “pornographic books” in public schools</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a> and <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/michael-rey-de-leon/">Michael Rey de Leon</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:11:47 -0600" title="2021-11-12 14:11 CST"> Nov. 12, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In this week’s episode, James talks with Jolie and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for an investigation into books at public schools and the ramping up of the 2022 election season as candidate filing season begins. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-gop-investigation-public-school-books/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-gop-investigation-public-school-books/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/pandemic-reporting-en-espanol-educacion/">Las familias latinas en Texas demandan una educación más inclusiva</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/maria-isabel-gonzales/">María Isabel Gonzales</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:18:00 -0600" title="2021-11-12 13:18 CST"> Nov. 12, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">El creciente número de estudiantes latinos en Texas tiene necesidades específicas que requieren ser atendidas, como un mayor y mejor acceso a la tecnología e información en español. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/pandemic-reporting-en-espanol-educacion/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> 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Johnson Elementary School in El Paso on Aug. 19, 2021. The EPISD school district voted in supp…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/30/matt-krause-texas-schools-books/">Penguin parents, anti-bullying tips, teen romance: What we found inside three books flagged by a Texas lawmaker’s schools inquiry</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/allyson-r-waller/">Allyson Waller</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:11:01 -0600" title="2021-11-12 13:11 CST"> Nov. 12, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">State Rep. Matt Krause is investigating whether Texas school districts have purchased any of nearly 850 books in a list he produced last month. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/30/matt-krause-texas-schools-books/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/30/matt-krause-texas-schools-books/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DUi64axxoqB3yKJ88KE0AKOsxIg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/53ff69dd377e406b6d7dd979815b5199/Book%20Fight%20-%20Lead%20EG%20TT.jpg" alt="And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Be…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item 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class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-schools-mask-mandate-ban-overturned/">Texas schools can again set their own face mask rules after federal judge overrules Gov. Greg Abbott's ban</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:36:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 20:36 CST"> Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The judge said the governor's order impedes children with disabilities from the benefits of public schools’ programs, services and activities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-schools-mask-mandate-ban-overturned/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/765H4BlhNkWzSCh1xR0__NZMG7g=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f63f40d5fd89b6d13ffdf0b0f3c74228/COVID%20Highland%20Village%20Elem%20ST%20TT%2005.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZQbtJePXcKa7vcc2OnxN6f94zzI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f63f40d5fd89b6d13ffdf0b0f3c74228/COVID%20Highland%20Village%20Elem%20ST%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Declan True listens to kindergarten teacher Mrs. Hogan on the first day of in-person classes at Highland Village Elementary …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/">North Texas principal resigns to end fight over whether he was teaching “critical race theory”</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:58:49 -0600" title="2021-11-10 17:58 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">James Whitfield, the first Black principal at mostly white Colleyville Heritage High School, chose to resign but remain on paid administrative leave until 2023 in a settlement with the school district. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/" tabindex="-1"> 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/deh7qUlu1jZpMKy1WLw9GJVNt3I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3a655e0e026c19ab7c104547c6e43574/JamesWhitfield%20Principal%20BT%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="James Whitfield, 43, principal at Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, who has been placed on leave by the Grape…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ben Torres for the Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/abbott-pornography-texas-school-books/">Gov. Greg Abbott calls for criminal investigation into availability of "pornographic books" in public schools</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a> and <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:48:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 11:48 CST"> Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">It’s unclear why the governor tasked the state's education agency, which does not employ law enforcement officers, to perform the investigation. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/abbott-pornography-texas-school-books/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/abbott-pornography-texas-school-books/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207145501im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qzWJZoNQKKeg1TM7Egw8GROjB_4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9d8a91ab51707380f9d75e21baf737b8/Library%20File%20JV%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="The library at Blanco Vista Elementary in San Marcos on Nov. 4, 2021. 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" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207145501im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/public-education/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/">Analysis: Texas Republican lawmakers pleased most of their own voters, most of the time</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 05:00 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">They didn't make a majority of Texas voters happy on a single issue, but the Republican majority in the Legislature made most of their own voters happy — and then drew maps that minimize political threats to them in the November general election. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207145501/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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