In this week’s edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Public playgrounds experiment with giving kids free range, Head Start benefits proving difficult to demonstrate and an interview with Daniel R. Taber of the University of Texas.
Public Education
Explore The Texas Tribune’s coverage of public education, from K-12 schools and funding to teachers, students, and policies shaping classrooms across Texas.
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31 Days, 31 Ways (2015)
State College Aid Becoming Less Accessible for Middle Class
Lawmakers have pumped millions into financial aid for low-income residents and are phasing out programs with less strict income requirements. Is the middle class is being left out? This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
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Higher Education
To Build Student Housing, Texas A&M Looks to the Private Sector
Texas A&M is partnering with an Irving company and a nonprofit corporation to add 3,400 beds’ worth of housing near campus. School officials estimate it could generate hundreds of millions of dollars.
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New in Trib+Edu: NSA Holds Summer Camp for Hackers
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: The NSA holds a free summer camp on cyber warfare, requests for flexibility on counting English language learners are getting different responses and an interview with Jacqueline R. Stillisano of Texas A&M’s Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture.
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Public Education
Analysis: Schools Are Changing, and Not the Way You Might Think
The public school population in Texas has grown dramatically, and in a way some might find surprising: Most of the growth has come in the numbers of economically disadvantaged students.
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Public Education
Analysis: Texas Schools, by the Numbers
You can peek at the state’s near future in the latest numbers from the Texas Education Agency: 51.8 percent Hispanic, 29.4 percent Anglo, 12.7 percent African-American, 3.7 percent Asian.
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New in Trib+Edu: New Look at National Graduation Rates
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: A new map shows graduation rates nationally at the district level, 28 Texas schools are named for Confederate leaders and an interview with Bradley Davis of the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Criminal Justice
Here’s a Look at What Happened With Straus’ and Patrick’s Priority Bills
Over the course of this year’s legislative session, House Speaker Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made their priorities known by what bills got the lowest bill numbers. Take a look at how those proposals fared.
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Demographics
At Majority-Minority Schools, Confederate Names Remain
The Tribune identified 28 schools in Texas named after Confederate leaders Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson and Albert Sidney Johnston. Of those, four have a majority of white students.
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Public Education
Big Schools Don’t Fry: Not All Districts Warm to Miller’s Initiative
Soda machines and deep fat fryers are now allowed back in Texas public schools, thanks to Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s reversal of a 10-year ban. But many school districts say they have no appetite for reinstating the unhealthy choices for students.
