School officials in Township High School District 211 in Chicago declined to rescind their settlement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights granting locker room access to a transgender student.
Madlin Mekelburg
Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the Houston Chronicle as both a metro intern in Houston and as an intern in their Austin bureau covering the Texas Legislature.
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Advocacy Group Calls Out Google for Student Privacy Violations
A nonprofit advocacy group has filed a federal complaint claiming that Google has violated a “Student Privacy Pledge” that protects student information.
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The Bookshelf: Dec. 10, 2015
In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood..And the Rest of Y’all Too.
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Higher Education
Fake Mass Shooting Moved Off Campus
A gun rights group plans to hold a fake mass shooting Saturday near UT-Austin to protest gun-free zones. The group decided to move it just off campus after the university said demonstrators could face criminal trespassing charges.
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The Q&A: Iram Kazimi
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Iram Kazimi, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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More Forest Park Hospitals File for Bankruptcy
Forest Park Medical Center hospitals in Dallas and Fort Worth filed for bankruptcy just as they were about to be auctioned by creditors who said they had missed loan payments.
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Hillcrest High School Students Work in Biomedical Lab
Students who excel in science classes during their first two years at Dallas’ Hillcrest High school may earn the chance to work in a real biomedical research lab on Saturdays, as part of a 15-year-old extracurricular program.
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Believe It or Not, Upgrade Planned for Alamo
The state’s most venerated shrine has been swallowed by downtown San Antonio, and its neighborhood resembles a cross between carnival midway and Bourbon Street. Plans for an upgrade are in the works.
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Texas Weekly List: Legislative Candidate Filings
A mid-filing period compendium of who’s submitted their paperwork so far to get on their respective party primary ballots.
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The Brief: Dec. 3, 2015
The state of Texas filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday afternoon to block placement of Syrian refugees, arguing that the federal government and a refugee resettlement group are not living up to their obligations to consult with the state.