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Alex Samuels was a reporter for The Texas Tribune from 2017 to 2021. She helped with national campaign coverage, wrote stories about the intersection of race and politics in Texas, and covered the hottest political news bubbling out of local communities. She was also one of the primary authors of The Blast, the Tribune’s subscription-only daily newsletter for political insiders. Alex began at the Tribune as a fellow in 2016. She graduated in 2017 from the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism. She originally is from Massachusetts and is the best pingpong player at the Tribune.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan will be coming to San Antonio in mid-October to help U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, win his hotly contested seat against Pete Gallego — a rematch of their close 2014 contest. Full Story
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Another Texan has joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s crusade against the Obama administration’s “illegal internet giveaway,” as critics of the move describe it. Full Story
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The state's system of funding public schools was in the spotlight on Wednesday as lawmakers examined ways to fix the complex formulas of paying to educate public school students. Full Story
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After studying reports from 90,000 students in more than 500 New York City schools, researchers concluded that bullying is less a problem in schools with students of wide-ranging ages. Full Story
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Ten U.S. high schools were recently named “Super Schools” and awarded a $10 million grant each from the “XQ: The Super School Project.” Full Story
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According to a University of Pennsylvania professor and author, the burden on schools and educators to prepare students for citizenship has never been greater than it is now, given the nation’s divisive political climate. Full Story
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School officials in the Pelham school system in Alabama passed a new requirement that parents who want to eat lunch with their child or attend classroom parties must first pay for and pass a $15 background check. Full Story
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A new study by the Century Foundation found that New York City pre-kindergarten classes are even more racially segregated than their public kindergarten counterparts. Full Story
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In this week’s Q&A, we interview Anthony Brown and Louis Harrison of the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education and co-founders of The Black Male Education Research Collection. Full Story
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Devices with detachable or convertible keyboards that can be used as either a tablet or a traditional laptop, known as “2-in-1’s” are gaining market share in the K-12 education arena. Full Story
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