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Abby Rapoport was a reporter at the Tribune in 2009-10. She served as a writing fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, in Washington, D.C. before coming to Austin. She covered the 2009 legislative session for Texas Monthly under the tutelage of Paul Burka, the magazine’s senior executive. Previously, she blogged for Glamour Magazine and interned at Lapham’s Quarterly. A native of Williamsburg, Virginia, she has a degree in history from Grinnell College.
When no one was paying attention to the State Board of Education, the theory goes, the reelection of incumbents was virtually assured, just as it is in any down-ballot races. Now that its controversial doings are the stuff of national headlines, change is in the air. Or is it? Full Story
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Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of the State Board of Education. Full Story
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A song for the State Board of Education: We've only just begun... Full Story
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It may not have been heavy artillery, but it's safe to say the gubernatorial battle has begun. Full Story
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There's good news and there's bad news about the state economy. But there's only a little good news, and the bad news is, well, bad. Full Story
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