So what if he’s no longer the chair of the State Board of Education? Self-described “religious fanatic” Don McLeroy has big plans for Texas education — and science is just the beginning.
The World According To Don
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TribBlog: Restraints in public schools — by disability
If you’ve been following this week’s series on kids with disabilities being physically restrained in Texas public schools, you may be interested to see how the restraints break down by disability.
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Audio: Neglected issues: water
“You don’t miss your water till your well runs dry.” The old song might be especially true in Texas, a state with massive population growth and not enough water. Reporting on the 2010 election for Tribune partner KUT-FM, Mose Buchele considers what our next governor of will have to tackle when it comes to water policy.
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Public Education
Student restraints, Day 3: Jennifer Howson’s story
Jennifer Howson, 21, was restrained dozens of times at her school in the northeast Texas town of Kemp, often sustaining scrapes, bruises and black eyes.
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Jennifer Howson’s story
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T-Squared: He’s Got Your (Feed)Back
On the subject of nits picked — in a very good way — Aron Pilhofer of the New York Times just posted a long and thoughtful critique of our site.
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Politics
The Polling Center: Are Texas Independents Really All That Independent?
Do the majority of Texans who call themselves independents actually behave that way at the polls? The inaugural UT/TT poll provides a decisive answer to that question: No.
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Health care
TribBlog: Restraints: A gut-wrenching case
Of all the tales of restraints gone wrong I heard while reporting this story on Texas special education students, this one is the worst:
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T-Squared: We’ve Got Your (Feed)Back
Forty-eight hours or so have passed since we opened for business, and your cards and letters — more like your tweets and e-mails — are telling us much of what we need to know about the changes you’d like to see to our site, things that would enhance your experience.
