Your afternoon reading.
The Midday Brief: November 6, 2009
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Public Education
TribBlog: Education Department could make restraint reporting mandatory
The U.S. Education Department is considering making restraint reporting mandatory for school districts nationwide, starting this school year.
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Higher Education
The Tipping Point: Texas Textbook Politics Meets the Digital Revolution
Under new legislation, school districts for the first time can spend a portion of state “book” money on computer hardware and digital content. Some fear the explosion of choice will produce an erosion of quality content.
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State Government
Hopson’s Choice
Rep. Chuck Hopson, D-Jacksonville, is switching parties, saying that “”President Obama and the Democrats in Congress just don’t reflect the values of this district.” That’s a severe blow to Democrats hoping to win a majority in the Texas House.
Posted inState Government
On the Records: Mackowiak vs. NotMackowiak Word Clouds
#tcot vs. takemeseriously.
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Health care
The Video Brief: November 6, 2009
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elm-Rl0hYFY Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.
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Criminal Justice
The Brief: November 6, 2009
A clearer picture of Thursday afternoon’s events is beginning to shape.
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Politics
Instapundit
Is willing yourself to be a player enough to make it so? In the meantime, will the real Matt Mackowiak please stand up?
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Politics
Should KBH resign? Two views
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is playing a high stakes game of will-she-won’t-she. So should she or shouldn’t she?
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Economy
State psychiatrists making top salaries
State psychiatrists are making crazy money. Of the 100 highest paid state employees, 45 are psychiatrists, most of them employed by the state’s 10 mental hospitals.
