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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.
Ahniwake Rose, executive director of the National Indian Education Association, discussed President Obama’s recent trip to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to outline a plan to improve federally funded Native American schools. Full Story
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In the wake of California’s recent legal decision that found several of the state’s teacher tenure laws unconstitutional, it remains to be seen if similar challenges will spread to other states. Full Story
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Recent STAAR test scores show little improvement among Texas’ lowest-performing students, with gaps widening along racial and income level lines. Full Story
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According to a recent poll conducted by the University of Texas at Austin and The Texas Tribune, a wide swath of voters from both parties would welcome sweeping changes to education. Full Story
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Texas politicians from across the political spectrum are weighing in on the surge of unaccompanied minors crowding detention facilities. Full Story
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The discovery of a mass grave in Brooks County containing unidentified immigrants already has a couple of state lawmakers calling for an investigation of what happened. Full Story
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House Speaker Joe Straus on Friday announced the creation of a committee tasked with looking at whether the state benefits economically from state and local incentive programs. Full Story
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The latest issue of our subscriber-only premier newsletter for political insiders is out. Don't get left behind. Subscribe today! Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry spent his lunch hour Thursday with a couple dozen reporters in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to turn the page on last week's controversial remarks on homosexuality and to once again stoke talk of a 2016 presidential run. Full Story
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Also, Abbott goes up with a TV ad en español, and a roundup of other notable changes to RPT platform Full Story
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