As the last legislative session demonstrated, the governor has a failing record on issues important to Latinos, including public education, expanded pre-K, college access, redistricting and immigration.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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For Sharp, a New Kind of Politics
Though former Comptroller John Sharp, the newly named chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, has logged many years in public service, Sharp said he’s heard that the politics he’s about to encounter in academia “are 10 times worse.”
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 93
On this week’s TribCast, Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben discuss Perry coverage by the national media, John Sharp’s move to the Texas A&M University System and coming changes to public education.
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John Sharp: The TT Interview
The just-selected chancellor of the Texas A&M University System on his new job, the controversy surrounding higher ed and, yes, the SEC.
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A&M Regents Pick Sharp, Delegate SEC Question
Former Comptroller John Sharp was named the sole finalist to be the next chancellor of the Texas A&M University System by the Board of Regents this afternoon. He won’t officially have the job until after a state-mandated 21-day waiting period.
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A&M President Reacts to SEC Decision
“These are extremely complex issues, and it is imperative that we proceed methodically and in the best interests of Texas A&M,” said A&M President R. Bowen Loftin.
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31 Days, 31 Ways: Textbook Affordability Measures Kick In
DAY 13 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: a law aimed at making college textbooks more affordable goes into effect.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Our all-hands-on-deck series on new laws — 31 Days, 31 Ways — continues, Root covers a challenge to the governor’s school finance fix and the tax that makes it work, Philpott forecasts a presidential media tsunami will hit Texas, Murphy with a look at midyear campaign reports from candidates and PACs in Texas, yours truly on the quiet spot at the top of the 2014 ballot, Hamilton on government-required vaccinations against meningitis, Grissom reports on the heat wave in un-air-conditioned Texas jails, Aguilar on the private security business along the state’s border with Mexico and M. Smith’s interview with Nicole Hurd on how to get more high school students into college: The best of our best content from Aug. 8 to 12, 2011.
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Next Texas A&M Chancellor: John Sharp?
John Sharp, a longtime Democratic officeholder who is a friend and former classmate of Gov. Rick Perry’s, could be the next chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, sources told the Tribune Friday afternoon.