State of the Union

Battle-hardened Houston union chief Gayle Fallon argues HISD’s new policy to fire teachers over test scores will make its top talent avoid its toughest assignments.

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Brian Thevenot was an education editor at the Tribune in 2009-10. Previously he spent a dozen years at The Times-Picayune of New Orleans, most recently as special projects editor. As part of a team that...