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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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Bullying Is a Problem, But Not All Agree It’s the State’s Problem
Thirteen-year-old Asher Brown’s death has given momentum to the more than 15 anti-bullying bills filed in the Legislature this session. The legislation is supported by teacher organizations and advocacy groups but has drawn opposition.
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Demographics
Texas DPS: “Avoid Mexico and Stay Alive”
The Texas Department of Public Safety is recommending — again — that Texans avoid traveling to Mexico for vacation. It’s the second warning in less than five weeks.
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Lawmakers Talk Grading, Attendance Policies
The Senate Education Committee has sent legislation on minimum grading and attendance policies to the full chamber, but bills on residential development and special education policy have stalled.
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Public Education
Do Grants Offer Local Control, or Strings?
The Obama administration’s education budget includes $900 million for the Race to the Top program. And this time around, there’s a twist: Individual districts — as opposed to states — can apply for the funds.
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Demographics
Hispanic Lawmakers Spar Over Politics of Race, Education
Protecting education and recognizing that the rapidly growing Hispanic population will gain a major political voice in Texas were themes that emerged Monday at the Tribune’s “New Day Rising” forum.
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Public Education
To Block Gay-Straight Alliance, School Keeps Clubs Off Campus
Corpus Christi’s Flour Bluff ISD has blocked extracurricular clubs from meeting on campus to make sure it’s complying with federal law after denying approval of a gay-straight alliance.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The best of our best content from Feb. 21 to 25, 2011.
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Public Education
Do Texas Schools Spend Too Much on Administration?
For lawmakers scrutinizing every possible saving, “administrative costs” presents an easy mark. But there may be less to cut than they imagine.
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Public Education
Bill Would Shield School Finance System From Lawsuits
Some state lawmakers are hoping a new state constitutional amendment will bring an end to the so-called Robin Hood school finance system, as Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports.