Full video of Thursday’s town hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the campus of Austin Community College.
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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Higher Education
Perry Meets With Leader of Agency He Wants to Abolish
After U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan praised Texas’ in-state tuition policy for illegal immigrants, he and Gov. Rick Perry met to discuss a possible waiver for the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Interactive: 25,000 Fewer Public School Employees
Public schools in Texas employ about 25,000 less employees than they did at this time last year. Use this interactive to see what happened in your school district.
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Demographics
DPS Renews Warning Against Spring Break Trips to Mexico
UPDATED: The Texas Department of Public Safety today renewed a warning that cautions Texas students against traveling to Mexico. The break begins next week for most of the state’s schools.
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Higher Education
David Leebron: The TT Interview
The president of Rice University on the declining reputation of higher education, the difference between public and private universities, and the future of academic research.
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Public Education
As iPads Appear in Schools, Classroom Effects Unknown
In many Texas school districts, teachers are turning to iPads to help with classroom education. But as Carlos Morales of KUT News and ReportingTexas.com reports, educators are still trying to determine how best to use the technology.
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Higher Education
The Hot Seat: A Conversation with Estes and Crownover
At our Hot Seat conversation at the University of North Texas in Denton on 2/28, state Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, and state Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Lake Dallas, discussed cuts to public and higher education and other by-products of the 82nd Session.
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Higher Education
Sam Houston State Sees Graduation Rates Rise, Credits Advising Center
Sam Houston State University administrators credit a nationally recognized advising center for moving their graduation rates in the right direction.
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Higher Education
Texas Southern University Works to Lift Graduation Rate Up From Bottom
Texas Southern University has the state’s lowest graduation rate, but TSU President John Rudley says that steps are being taken to put the university on the right track.
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Higher Education
For UTEP President, Low Graduation Rates Don’t Tell Whole Story
UTEP’s graduation rates are among the worst in the state, but President Diana Natalicio is adamant that the metric doesn’t accurately reflect the institution.