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2020 Census: Billions are at stake
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Expanded broadband access lifts limits on human potential
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Demographics
“Names are important”: Texas activists protest the renaming of “Mexican-American Studies” course to “Ethnic Studies”
Republican State Board of Education member David Bradley proposed the new course title in April, saying he found “hyphenated Americanism to be divisive.” On Tuesday, another board member, Democrat Ruben Cortez, called Bradley “the most mean-spirited” person on the board.
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Public Education
Texas education board approves course formerly known as Mexican-American studies
After years of debate, the State Board of Education voted preliminarily to create curriculum standards for a Mexican-American studies class. But thanks to the objections of one member, it’ll now be called “Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent.”
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The Bookshelf: Oct. 26, 2017
In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights “How Language Began.”
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UT Austin President has unusual power to adjudicate sexual misconduct cases
On the issue of student sexual misconduct, University of Texas policies stray from the norm.
