In this week’s edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Unique challenges make special ed teachers hard to attract and retain, using technology to help students learn and an interview with Jeanne Tunks of the University of North Texas.
John Reynolds
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.
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The Brief: Nov. 12, 2015
Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are running neck and neck for the allegiance of Texas Republicans, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Event: Public Education… The Next Five Years
The Tribune presents its next installment in a series of discussions looking five years into the future in several major policy issues. This discussion focuses on public education.
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Event: A Symposium on Higher Education
The Tribune presents a daylong symposium, in partnership with Baylor University, on higher education in Texas.
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The Brief: Nov. 11, 2015
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz had several moments of note in Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate but he’d probably like to forget one of them.
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New in Trib+Health: Conflicts in Texas on Obamacare
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Three years under the Affordable Care Act and Texans still differ on the law, a UT Southwestern researcher wins a big, glitzy award and an interview with Pedro Piedra of the Baylor College of Medicine.
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The Brief: Nov. 10, 2015
Ted Cruz had his breakthrough moment at the last GOP presidential debate. As the candidates convene again tonight for the next debate in Milwaukee, the question is what’s next for the Texas senator.
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UT Southwestern Professor Wins $3M Breakthrough Prize
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center professor Helen Hobbs on Sunday was named one of the winners of the $3 million Breakthrough Prize, the richest award handed out in the life sciences.
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The Brief: Nov. 9, 2015
An investigator looking into the attack Friday night on Travis County District Judge Julie Kocurek said on Sunday that her attacker was trying to murder her.
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New in Texas Weekly: Otto Laments Changed Primary Tone
John Otto blames the changing tone of the primary season for not running again, a Cruz super PAC mines a Boehner insult for fundraising and Ozzy barnstorms Texas — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($).
