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Test scores have gone up since the state took over Houston ISD in 2023. But enrollment has dropped and costs have increased, raising questions about whether its model for district turnarounds is sustainable elsewhere.

For this week’s TribCast, Eleanor is joined by  Texas Tribune education reporters Sneha Dey and Megan Menchaca to discuss what’s happening at the state’s biggest district, and what it might mean for other districts facing takeovers around the state.

Watch the video above or subscribe to the TribCast on iTunes, Spotify or RSS. New episodes every Tuesday.

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Eleanor Klibanoff is the law and politics reporter, based in Austin, where she covers the the Texas Legislature, the Office of the Attorney General, state and federal courts and politics writ large. She...