The latest Ruben Cortez Jr. news from The Texas Tribune.
The Educative Teacher Performance Assessment was designed to better prepare new teachers, but faced pushback from people who thought it would create barriers for people of color to enter the profession. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d914aea13e6280ddc5df73143bbbc7f8/Chapa%20Middle%20School%20JV%20TT%2010.jpg)
Two Republicans joined Democrats to veto the charter school application, including a Republican board member who lost reelection to a candidate endorsed by a PAC with financial ties to Heritage’s board chair. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a4c0f4de8c39917cb5ec472daebaa1d8/15_State_Board_of_Education_EW.jpg)
Democratic primary runoffs for two congressional districts and two legislative seats in South Texas highlight the candidates’ divergent visions for the party in a region the GOP is heavily targeting. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b88c699658358eff8855b26954a3f63f/Texas%20Right%20to%20Vote%20SP%20TT%20136.jpg)
Republican State Board of Education member David Bradley proposed the new course title in April, saying he found "hyphenated Americanism to be divisive.” On Tuesday, another board member, Democrat Ruben Cortez, called Bradley “the most mean-spirited” person on the board. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1bcae8bbcc68495f28e0f1b6e8bccb75/SBOE_hearing_MKC_TT.jpg)