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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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T-Squared
T-Squared: New roles for Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera and Brandon Formby
Alejandro will serve as education and urban affairs editor, and Brandon as news editor.
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Politics
Texas Republicans are trying to sell school choice measures, but rural conservatives aren’t buying
Any school choice policy must win over rural Republicans, who have historically been against diverting public dollars to private schools.
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Texas 2022 Elections
With rural Texas watching, Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke dig in on school vouchers fight
O’Rourke is hammering Abbott over vouchers on the campaign trail in rural Texas, where Democrats know they need to do better and where vouchers are a political hot potato for Republicans.
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Politics
Author of “critical race theory” ban says Texas schools can still teach about racism
State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, said his intention was never to gloss over American history or have negative effects on teachers and administrators. His comments to the State Board of Education come as members consider new social studies curriculum.
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Uvalde school shooting
Coalition of news organizations sues Texas Department of Public Safety over withheld records on Uvalde shooting
The lawsuit alleges that the state police have unlawfully withheld records, including body camera footage and emergency communications, during the Robb Elementary shooting.
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Uvalde school shooting
Uvalde elementary principal reinstated after school shooting investigation, lawyer says
Mandy Gutierrez was put on paid leave Monday and responded Wednesday to a Texas House committee’s investigative report about the massacre. On Thursday, her attorney released a letter from the Uvalde superintendent saying she’s no longer on administrative leave.
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Public Education
Texas suing USDA over requirement to add LGBTQ protections to nutrition programs’ nondiscrimination policies
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service announced in May that it would expand its definition of sexual discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Paxton and other attorneys general are suing in response.
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Uvalde school shooting
Principal of Robb Elementary is put on paid leave two months after Uvalde mass shooting
Mandy Gutierrez, in her first year as principal, is the third local official to be suspended as a result of the shooting on May 24.
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Uvalde school shooting
Uvalde school board pushes Greg Abbott for special legislative session to increase legal age for purchasing assault rifles
The gunman who killed 19 elementary students and two teachers bought the assault rifle he used after turning 18 just days before the massacre.