Texans responded to the United Kingdom’s vote in favor of leaving the European Union — some with worries about the impact on the local economy, and others with renewed calls for state secession.
Madeline Conway
Madeline Conway was a summer 2016 newsletters fellow at the Tribune. At Harvard, she studied history and sociology and was managing editor of the Harvard Crimson. Prior to the Tribune, Madeline worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade as a metro intern.
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A Year Later, Texas Gay Marriage Debate Shifts
Hundreds of gay couples across Texas are reaching their one-year wedding anniversaries, but resistance to same-sex marriage hasn’t gone away, it’s just changed focus.
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The Brief: Court Upholds Affirmative Action, But Not Obama Immigration Plan
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down two major decisions affecting Texas on Thursday — one a surprise victory for supporters of affirmative action and the other a blow to President Obama’s executive order on immigration.
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The Brief: House Democrats Craft Showdown on Gun Control
In a move aimed at forcing action on gun control in the U.S. House, Congressional Democrats seized the floor for much of Wednesday in what was quickly dubbed a “sit-in.”
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Study Reveals Deficits in Computer Science Education
A new study by the Information and Technology Innovation Foundation warns of a growing deficit in K-12 computer science education.
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D.C. Schools Focus on Student Mental Health
Some schools are supporting students who come from high-stress, unhealthy environments by doing away with zero-tolerance discipline policies and implementing mindfulness training.
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Charter School PAC Spent $3.3 Million to Seat Candidates
The California Charter Schools Association, via its affiliated political action committee, not only poured $3.3 million into statewide elections, but nearly $500,000 into the Sacramento County Office of Education board race.
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Nonprofit Teaches Students to Embrace Outsider Art
Chicago’s Intuit Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art has launched a program in 13 schools in which students were introduced to a curriculum that encouraged expression without rules or expectations.
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The Q&A: Joshua Childs
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Joshua Childs, an assistant professor in the educational administration department at the University of Texas at Austin.
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IB Classes Help Low-Income Students Graduate
Data released by the International Baccalaureate, or IB, foundation show that the program of college-level coursework contributes to an increase in graduation rates and in college persistency rates in low-income students.
