Final fundraising figures show that both gubernatorial candidates raised a combined $160 million in the November midterm election.
Eric Lau
Eric Lau was the 2022 summer data visuals fellow for the Tribune. Eric previously was the Tribune spring 2022 engineering fellow. He is a rising junior at the University of Michigan, where he studies computer science with minors in digital studies and science, technology and society. He is a managing online editor and was previously a data journalist and web developer at his student newspaper, The Michigan Daily. He is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
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High-poverty schools struggle to earn Texas’ highest rating. Some in the Rio Grande Valley break that trend.
The Texas Education Agency has dismissed the notion that the accountability ratings are a poverty rating. As evidence, they point to districts like those in the Rio Grande Valley, which have achieved high marks while serving a high number of economically disadvantaged students.
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Texas school ratings show improvement compared to 2019, but those in poorer neighborhoods still lag
This year’s TEA ratings were done differently than in previous years. Instead of the usual A-F ratings, which were last given in 2019, the agency gave only A-C ratings. Districts and schools that would have received a D or F instead received a “Not Rated” label this year.
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Abortion should be permitted in cases of rape and incest, around 80% of Texas voters say in UT poll
Polling from the Texas Politics Project finds registered voters opinions’ on abortion are at odds with Texas laws.
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Explore education outcomes in Texas public schools
Each year, approximately 300,000 students begin eighth grade in a Texas public school. Use our database to learn about the education outcomes of these eighth grade cohorts, including higher education enrollment and graduation rates.