Gov. Greg Abbott wraps up his three-day visit to Cuba today, using his time in the island nation to signal Texas’ readiness to expand trade should the opportunity present itself.
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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The Q&A: Meredith Miller
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Meredith Miller, a senior program coordinator at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University.
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Agency Urged to Include Variety of Schools in Pre-K Program
Early education advocates on Tuesday urged the Texas Education Agency to ensure that a diverse group of school districts will be able to apply for funding through a new state grant program designed to bolster the quality of pre-kindergarten.
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The Brief: Dec. 1, 2015
The latest chapter in the prosecution of Attorney General Ken Paxton begins Tuesday with a pretrial hearing in which the Paxton defense team will argue for the dismissal of the securities fraud charges against him.
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The Brief: Nov. 30, 2015
GOP presidential candidates condemned the Friday attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado while rejecting the idea that escalating rhetoric on abortion might have played a role in the attack.
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PA District Uses Computational Learning at All Grades
Thanks to the innovative ideas of a few lead teachers, the fast-growing district of South Fayette, Pa., has transformed the way its students and teachers approach learning.
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Washington Unable to Choose Ed Funding Over Tax Breaks
Just as the Brown family of Kansas agreed to join a suit against the Board of Education in the 1950s to desegregate public schools, the McCleary family of Washington agreed to take on their state’s inability to fully fund public education.
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No Child Left Behind’s Replacement Up for Vote in Congress
As both chambers of Congress move to vote on the latest version of No Child Left Behind’s replacement, followers of the saga may find the details of the proposed legislation bewildering at best.
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Before Black Friday, A Gift Guide for Kids Who Love STEM
An educator who started her career designing science curricula for Sesame Street has some holiday gift suggestions for parents.
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The Q&A: Kevin Cokley
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Kevin Cokley, a professor in the the Department of Educational Psychology as well as the Department of African and African American Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.