Tapping a commonly used political tactic, conservative politicians and pundits in Kansas have been using the phrase “government schools” to describe publicly funded elementary, middle and high schools.
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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Adult Support Key to Online Credit Recovery Success
Recent data show a critical relationship between adult involvement and the ability of a student to earn school credits via online coursework.
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Vocational Courses Leave Girls Behind, Research Says
Researchers say female graduates are often excluded from career-and-technical education programs because of social stigmas and industry prejudices.
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The Brief: An Unexpected Cost of the Border Surge Appears
The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety tells lawmakers Tuesday that increased staffing along the borders has come at the expense of other parts of the state.
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The Brief: GOP Convention Kicks Off in Cleveland
The national party gathering starts on a contentious note as organizers fend off a challenge, backed by some Texans, to the convention rules by anti-Trump Republicans.
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The Bookshelf: July 19, 2016
In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights “I’m Disabled… Now What?”
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First Man in Texas Receives Transplant with Treated Lungs
A new technology that enables doctors to test and treat lungs outside the body before a transplant holds great promise for those needing new lungs — and one man from Oklahoma who traveled to Texas for a clinical trial.
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Dallas Surgeon Talks Candidly About Police
Brian Williams, an assistant professor of surgery at UT Southwestern, drew national headlines when he spoke about the experiences he’s had with police, both as a black man driving a car and as a trauma surgeon in a time of crisis.
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Study: Female Physicians in Academia Still Earn Less
A new study thought to be the largest on gender pay disparities among academic physicians found that female doctors earn roughly $20,000 less than male counterparts and often hold lesser academic posts.
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President Obama Authors Article in Medical Journal
Writing as Barack Obama, J.D., President Obama published an article in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association making the case for the success of the Affordable Care Act.
