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K-12 Education Reporter @statesman. [email protected]. ATX native. Writer. Runner. Fantasy nerd. Formerly @GalvNews, @NewBraunfelsHZ. she/her
Joined November 2013
Lake Worth and Connolly ISDs will also be undergoing board of manager interventions from TEA. #txed
Beaumont ISD will be under TEA oversight with a state-appointed board and superintendent again. @BeaumontEnte with the details: https://t.co/wKBnTaoa4x
#txed #txlege
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From @adjectivejules, @AustinISD said Thursday the driver of a truck was charged with child endangerment after nearly hitting a child when driving on the grass, around a bus passenger side, while the bus was parked w/ flashing lights. #txed #austinschools
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The driver, later identified as Deray Marion, 31, was arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with child endangerment.
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If you haven't yet, please consider giving to @statesman's Season for Caring, which has been helping our most in-need neighbors during the holidays since 1999. Please read the story I wrote about native Austinite Ms. Freeman, who is battling vision loss.
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Season for Caring recipient Mattie Freeman's life has revolved around her East Austin home, a hub for generations for a family.
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I spent months w: @nico_gjc piecing together what led to Gen. Mark Welsh III’s ouster from A&M. It was a culmination of yrs of reporting for both of us. If you want to understand higher ed politics in Texas, read this until the end(I beg of you): https://t.co/Xw2vYwqTVG
#txlege
texastribune.org
The A&M Board of Regents came to want a more explicitly conservative leader who would shut down controversy before it reared its head, as they grew weary from the steady drumbeat of online posts...
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Breaking from @noahbach: TEA places @NEISD under state corrective action plan over district's interpretation of state law banning student cellphone use during school day. NEISD may be only district in state to interpret the law this way. #txed #txlege
https://t.co/L5NAjlUL7A
expressnews.com
If North East ISD does not comply with the Texas Education Agency's plan, the agency may increase state oversight into the city's second-largest district.
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It's official: Former President Joe Biden's signature student loan repayment plan is over. And the clock is ticking for millions of borrowers to enroll in another program. A joint settlement announced today between the Education Dept. and several red states marked a death
usatoday.com
The Trump administration announced a joint legal settlement that will end Biden's main student debt relief program.
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Waymo is issuing a software recall for its robotaxis after Austin ISD last week released footage showing the self-driving cars illegally passing stopped school buses, @karolineleo_ reports. https://t.co/chuRLBbPJ5
statesman.com
Waymo is recalling software after federal regulators opened an inquiry into robotaxis that illegally passed stopped Austin-area school buses. The district said it recorded a 20th incident last...
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NEW: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a lawsuit over public library books in the Texas Hill Country, leaving in place a 5th Circuit ruling that gives officials wide latitude to curate their collections & remove books they disagree with. https://t.co/Y2xQWS6ViW
expressnews.com
The order means library patrons will have few, if any, avenues to reverse library-book removals in court.
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New: Gov. Greg Abbott and Turning Point USA are launching a partnership to create chapters of the right-wing organization on every Texas high school campus.
texastribune.org
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
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On 9/10, Julian packed his lunch, including a knife to cut his fruit, just like any other day. What followed has been anything but normal for the 5th grader. He's missed 70+ days of school, and his mom filed a lawsuit over discipline. #txed #tellEWA
https://t.co/h7LGMeEbgs
expressnews.com
A mother is suing San Antonio ISD for assigning her 10-year-old son to alternative school for bringing a child-safe knife to school in his lunchbox.
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Did lawmakers really eliminate the STAAR test? What will replace it? #txlege #txed From @noahbach: https://t.co/A6bv5zlEna
expressnews.com
House Bill 8 replaces the test with three shorter assessments. The bill goes into effect at the beginning of the 2027–28 school year.
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Lots of transition coming in @AustinISD next semester for families and staff with school closures and turnaround plans. Here's some things to look out for. #txed #austinschools
https://t.co/36MGAgB2GV
statesman.com
Austin ISD will soon begin transitioning students and staff impacted by school closures to their new campuses with enrollment processes and new resources.
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.@AustinISD is seeking sale of two old campuses this year in hopes of keeping the $19.7M deficit from ballooning. This in a year the board voted to close 10 schools. w/ @emilianotahui. Photos from @jayjanner. #austinschools #txed
https://t.co/wuJ3AUBjdU
statesman.com
Austin ISD is in a race to sell the old Rosedale and Brooke campuses this year to prevent a $19.7 million deficit from growing.
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👀The @ExpressNews is hiring for another education reporter to work on a team of #txed enthusiasts and report on the major issues impacting students, educators and our community. Come work with us: https://t.co/KyRjvn6296
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The San Antonio Express-News seeks a curious, data-savvy education reporter to report on school systems across the greater San Antonio area. You’ll break news, produce service journalism for families...
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Notably, @TTUSystem is banning advocacy of race, gender prejudice in the classroom AND launching a review of courses concerning sexual orientation. New Chancellor & former state Sen. @CreightonForTX said the memo is the "first step" in implementing the law he authored, SB 37.⬇️
A second major Texas university system will restrict what faculty teach and students learn about race and gender in lecture halls. From @lilykepner: https://t.co/UAPR4kF4TH
#txed #highered #txlege
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New: A look at Austin's Mexican American Cultural Center, where artists say the mission has drifted under city management. The expanded MACC prepares to reopen next year. A look at the static of arts under the city.
statesman.com
Austin’s Mexican American Cultural Center is gearing for a spring reopening after a three-year expansion. Artists urge a return to arts-focused programming.
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Recapture: you've heard of it, but what is it and why does it comprise so much of the tax bill for residents in Central Texas ISDs? This week in Ask An Ed Reporter. #txed #austinschools
statesman.com
Created in 1993, the recapture or “Robin Hood” system is expected to collect about $2.3 billion from 192 school districts this fiscal year.
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My piece on why young people think so little of journalists, and what can be done about it. https://t.co/swtslRwWrH
apnews.com
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
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Breaking: Texas releases finalized rules for private school voucher program.
texastribune.org
The rules serve as the foundation for Texas’ private school voucher program, which will officially launch at the start of the 2026-27 school year.
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NEW: Disillusioned by @UTAustin during an increasingly intense political moment, three seniors craved a voice. The Rag, a 1960s-era counter-cultural mag, “fell in their laps.” Choosing humor over outrage, here's how, why they revived an Austin artifact: https://t.co/o9WZK2kRgh
statesman.com
Three University of Texas seniors revived an underground progressive newspaper from 1966 during another increasingly tense political moment.
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