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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
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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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.
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At Public Universities, Graduation Rates Lag. But Do They Matter?
The four-year graduation rates at Texas’ public universities are staggeringly low. State officials acknowledge the numbers are dismal and are working to improve them. But not all higher ed leaders buy into the notion that such metrics matter.
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Activists Plan Revival of 2011 Education Protests
Last March, 13,000 protesters met in Austin to protest cuts to public education in what organizers called one of the biggest Capitol rallies in state history. This month, as Nathan Bernier of KUT News reports, the same group of activists, Save Texas Schools, plans to do it again.
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Texas Lawmakers to Study School Finance
As more than 500 school districts sue the state over how it funds its public schools, Texas lawmakers announced today they would form an interim committee to study school finance.