Opponents of a proposed state ballot initiative to increase the cap on the number of charter schools operating within Massachusetts are rallying behind two Boston city councilors.
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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The Bookshelf: Aug. 4, 2016
In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Born Bright.
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Kids Learn Better When They’re Allowed to Be Wrong, Research Says
Research has found that students actually accept and retain more knowledge when their teachers allow them to explore their own misconceptions.
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The Brief: Paxton Keeps Up Fight Against Securities Fraud Charges
Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to fight the securities fraud charges against him, with his attorneys filing an appeal with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday.
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The Brief: UT Remembers Shooting as Campus Carry Takes Effect
On Monday, a memorial service marked the 50th anniversary of the tower shooting at the University of Texas at Austin and the carry of concealed handguns becomes allowed in school classrooms.
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Project to Aid Dallas Heavy Ion Cancer Treatment Center
UT Southwestern will collaborate with UT Arlington professor Mingwu Jin to develop an imaging system to show how patients are responding to treatments in real time.
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New Hospital Ratings Vary in North Texas
The latest federal hospital ratings found a wide range of quality among North Texas hospitals, renewing concerns about whether the data used for comparisons is an accurate measure of quality.
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The Q&A: Margaret Phillips
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Margaret Phillips, a professor of pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. For more information on her work on a malaria cure, check out the film listed below.
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Study: Zika Targets Brain, Hides from Immune System
A new study found that the Zika virus, which is a growing public health threat, is able to survive in some brain cells and continue to cause more virus for weeks after the initial infection.
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Zika Cases From Domestic Source Reported in U.S.
Health officials say several people in Florida diagnosed with the Zika virus were likely infected from domestic mosquitos – the first documented cases of local transmission of the infectious disease in the continental U.S.