Special Ed Students Await Improvements on Test Assistance
California, like most states implementing the first generation of Common Core assessments, offered special education students tools to assist them in completing the test. Full Story
John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields.
California, like most states implementing the first generation of Common Core assessments, offered special education students tools to assist them in completing the test. Full Story
Twelve education scholars, experts, and advocates weigh in on what they believe lies in store for a sector in ongoing flux. Full Story
The Tribune presents a half-day symposium in El Paso on urban public education in Texas. Full Story
No longer is computer programming a skill reserved for elite students with uncommon access to the latest technology. Full Story
Donald Trump aimed a jab this week at GOP presidential rival Ted Cruz over his Canadian birth, an indication that the relationship between the two men has become more strained in the run up to the Iowa caucuses. Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Mergers and cyber-threats top healthcare predictions for 2016, Nobel laureate Alfred Gilman has died and an interview with Afzal A. Siddiqui of the Texas Tech University School of Medicine. Full Story
With just four weeks remaining before Iowa voters kick off the process of finding the next GOP candidate for president, the candidates toughen their language as issues of terrorism and security crop up as top priorities of voters. Full Story
A federal spending bill signed into law by President Obama in December includes a $2 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health. Full Story
A new gene-editing technique may lead to new treatment for people with the most severe form of muscular dystrophy. Full Story
The healthcare industry will see greater movement on recent trends in 2016, including more institutional mergers, cyber-threats to medical technology and a continued push to shift care to lower cost, community settings. Full Story