The study, lauded by Democrats, suggests that the most successful schools in the state spent at least $8,667 per student during the 2013-14 school year.
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Massachusetts Adopts K-12 Digital Literacy Standards
Massachusetts’ state board of elementary and secondary education has unanimously adopted voluntary digital literacy and computer science standards for all K-12 schools.
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Health care
Texas Wants Aborted Fetuses Buried or Cremated
In a little-noticed effort to regulate abortion providers, Texas health officials have quietly proposed rules that would require abortion providers to cremate or bury all fetal remains.
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Three UT Professors Sue to Block Campus Carry
Three University of Texas at Austin professors sued their university and the state on Wednesday, claiming that Texas’ new campus carry law is unconstitutional.
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New in TribTalk: Zika Prevention in Texas
With the threat of Zika looming in Texas, preventive health care for women has never been more important. Fortunately, there are concrete steps the state can take to get in front of Zika and limit its impact, writes Dr. Janet Realini of the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition.
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Paxton Ramps Up Fight Against Transgender Policy
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Wichita Falls to put a nationwide halt on the Obama Administration’s directive instructing school districts across the country not to discriminate against transgender students.
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State Government
Abbott Slams New York Ad that Paints Texas as Discriminatory
After years of Texas trying to lure businesses away from other states, New York has struck back — with an ad that paints the Lone Star State as unwelcoming and discriminatory to the LGBT community.
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TribCast
Abortion Statistics, Bordering on Insecurity, Trump’s Texas Hires (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Jay and Alexa about the state’s long-awaited release of abortion statistics, the Trib’s yearlong Bordering on Insecurity project and Donald Trump’s recent Texas hires.
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The Brief: “Family Friends” Help Paxton With Legal Bills
A recent disclosure shows that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accepted more than $329,000 from donors and “family friends” toward his legal bills as he defends himself against securities fraud charges.
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Health care
Pay Caseworkers and Fosters More, Chief Says
In a wide-ranging interview, Hank Whitman, the new commissioner overseeing Child Protective Services, explains how he thinks he can turn around a child welfare agency crippled by low morale, high turnover and a spate of high-profile child deaths.
