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Eric Lau was the 2022 summer data visuals fellow for the Tribune. Eric previously was the Tribune spring 2022 engineering fellow. He is a rising junior at the University of Michigan, where he studies computer science with minors in digital studies and science, technology and society. He is a managing online editor and was previously a data journalist and web developer at his student newspaper, The Michigan Daily. He is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
The Texas Education Agency has dismissed the notion that the accountability ratings are a poverty rating. As evidence, they point to districts like those in the Rio Grande Valley, which have achieved high marks while serving a high number of economically disadvantaged students. Full Story
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This year’s TEA ratings were done differently than in previous years. Instead of the usual A-F ratings, which were last given in 2019, the agency gave only A-C ratings. Districts and schools that would have received a D or F instead received a “Not Rated” label this year. Full Story
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Polling from the Texas Politics Project finds registered voters opinions’ on abortion are at odds with Texas laws. Full Story
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Final fundraising figures show that both gubernatorial candidates raised a combined $160 million in the November midterm election. Full Story
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Each year, approximately 300,000 students begin eighth grade in a Texas public school. Use our database to learn about the education outcomes of these eighth grade cohorts, including higher education enrollment and graduation rates. Full Story
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