At our 1/22 symposium on urban public education, John Fitzpatrick of Educate Texas talked about widening the high school-to-college pipeline with David Anthony, CEO of Raise Your Hand Texas;Susan Simpson Hull, superintendent of the Grand Prairie Independent School District; Daniel King, superintendent of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District; and William Serrata, president of the El Paso Community College District.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Demographics
Video: Educating the New Demographic Majority
At our 1/22 symposium on urban public education, I talked about the intersection of policy and population with superintendents Juan Cabrera of El Paso, Richard Carranza of San Francisco and Michael Hinojosa of Dallas and UTEP’s Elena Izquierdo.
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Criminal Justice
Nobel Laureate Professor: I’m Banning Guns in My UT Classroom
A Nobel Prize-winning physicist at the University of Texas at Austin declared Monday that he will try to ban guns from his classroom this fall, even if university rules and state law say he can’t.
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Energy
Looking to Expand International Programs, UT-Austin Eyes Mexico
One of University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves’ top priorities in his first year in office is to expand UT-Austin’s international presence. And a key part of that mission will be Mexico, which Fenves will visit this week.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Wesleyan Opts Out of Campus Carry
Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth announced Friday that it will opt out of the state’s new campus carry law, making it the 21st private college to decide to continue to ban guns.
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Demographics
UT System Chancellor McRaven Blasts Top 10 Percent Rule
Texas should consider scrapping its top 10 percent automatic admissions rule for universities, which hurts the prestige of the University of Texas at Austin, UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven said in two separate public appearances this week.
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Higher Education
McRaven: I Should Have Consulted Coordinating Board on Houston Land Buy
University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven told the state’s higher education oversight board Thursday that he probably should have consulted with them before buying about 100 acres for a new campus in southwest Houston.
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Higher Education
Chancellors: University Expansion is Good for Texas
The chancellors of Texas’s top university systems defended their ambitious expansion plans to lawmakers Wednesday and some pushed back against the idea of more oversight of their growth.
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Higher Education
University Officials to Defend Expansion Plans
University leaders from across Texas may face tough audiences this week as they are asked to explain their ambitious expansion plans before two key higher education policy boards.
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Health care
Is Texas Building Too Many Medical Schools?
Texas universities are racing to build new medical schools, but without enough slots for post-graduate residents, some worry they’re building a pipeline that will funnel new doctors out of state.
