Top 10 Education Stories

"...The U.S. Department of Education will take more of a backseat in education policy,..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Education Stories

The year in local education

"...4) BACKDOOR PRIVATIZATION? Public education advocates got a worrying glimpse of future legislative plans..."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Education: 'It's Time To Be Innovative'

Something everyone can agree on: digital classrooms

"...between all parties during last week's SXSWedu technology and education conference – but the consensus stopped there. On one..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Data Integrity Issues Plague STAAR Testing

Education commissioner cancels June retest dates

"...More bad news for Educational Testing Service, the company that provides the bulk of..."

June 17, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Publishers Remove Climate Change Denialism From Textbooks

Pressure from science, education groups leads to revisions

"...After outcry from science and education advocacy groups, two of the state’s largest textbooks publishers..."

Nov. 17, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Wack-Ass Keroack, Part Three

"...last week tapped Keroack - a proponent of abstinence-only education who is the medical director for the group, A..."

Nov. 22, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

SXSWedu: Diane Ravitch Will Take the Stage

Leading testing critic joins Teach for America, NCLB architects

"...The desks are filling up at SXSWedu 2014 with education advocate Diane Ravitch, tech pioneer Nolan Bushnell, and former..."

Nov. 20, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Voucher Creep?

Appointment of Texas Association of Business President Bill Hammond to state Task Force on Test Security raises eyebrows and red flags

"...GOP player just won an appointment to a state education committee with a shock-and-awe-sounding name – the Task Force..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Building a Better GED

After a sharp drop in test-takers, Texas requests a new test

"...Equivalency is supposed to be a route back into education for people who never graduated high school. Now policymakers..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...in a wide range of artists (Thyrsis, Katy J Pearson, Naima Brock, Brigid Mae Power) to exhume British Isles..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

No Quick Answers on STAAR Glitch

District and state officials remain in the dark on STAAR malfunction

"...When Education Testing Service took over administering Texas STAAR tests, it..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSWedu Spreads Its Wings

Time to hit the books on broader education topics

"...innovators; he said, "If we can do that for education, that's something we'll be really proud of."..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity

Giving thanks, looking ahead

"...all right. On Tuesday, Nov. 20, "Qmmunity" ran "The Miseducation of Today's Youth: Let's Talk About Queerness," written by..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

TPPF, Jim DeMint, Milton Friedman, and Me

Lunch and school choice with unholy free market triumvirate

"...It was, for many education experts, an unholy union. Not just the TPPF, but..."

March 31, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSWedu: Are Legos the Next Edu Wave?

Playfulness enters the classroom

"...testing seem very clear. There are policy makers and educational publishers on one side, and families and teachers on..."

March 14, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gates Champions Classroom Computing

Microsoft founder continues push for bridging education divide

"...the grand vizier and the sugar daddy of the education reform movement, his speech moved away from his recent..."

March 15, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fam-Planning Uproar

Array of organizations signs on to letter urging Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt to reconsider appointment of pro-life, anti-contraceptive doctor to be deputy assistant secretary for population affairs

"...last week tapped Keroack – a proponent of abstinence-only education who is the medical director for the group A..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...corporate tax breaks, the privatization of public services (from education to prisons), and voter suppression policies...."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Science Groups Demand Textbook Publishers Remove Climate Change Denialism

Social studies textbooks under fire for climate change errors

"...Ahead of next week’s State Board of Education public hearing and vote on the textbooks, education watchdog..."

Nov. 12, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Naked City

An early Christmas present for educational technology vendors?

"...The Texas House Committee on Public Education on Wednesday held a hearing on the future of..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Let's 'Rumbo'! Right Now!

New Spanish dailies battle for a young Latino audience looking for news

"...do something totally new and have an effect immediately. Education, health, family issues – those stories are the stories..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Saying they're tired of seeing Texas portrayed negatively by Al Gore and in the press, six prominent Texans have formed the Proud of Texas Committee to speak out against such "misrepresentations."

"...and Stiles -- along with former TNRCC director Dan Pearson, ex-health commissioner David Smith, and State Board of Education..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Perils of Big Data

The up- and downsides of student information collection

"...Corporation to the tune of $100 million, and with education partners in nine states, it was intended to give..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Miseducation of Today's Youth: Let's Talk About Queerness

Out Youth Teen Guest Writes for Qmmunity

"...we’re pleased to see the finished product from Elliot Pearson, 14. Read on for Pearson’s thoughts on the importance..."

Nov. 20, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Elliot Pearson

SXSWedu Announces Bill Gates as Keynote

Microsoft founder and education reformer to close event

"...leading philanthropist gives him a unique vantage point into education, one we know will be eagerly received by SXSWedu..."

Jan. 8, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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"...For corporate, government, and education customers -- which have over 80% of the installed..."

July 25, 2003 Column

What a Dump

What Does Gov. Bush Have Buried in West Texas?

"...populations such as "Hispanics, particularly those with little formal education and low incomes," but cautioned against "increasing the level..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

The Last Don

Bob Bullock: The Crusty Boss of Texas Politics

"...GOP -- Republicans lead the Senate's Finance, Economic Development, Education, and Natural Resources committees. In all, Republican senators will..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

"...Centex Homes recently nixed a huge subdivision on the Pearson family ranch off Parmer Lane, for instance. – Patricia..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature

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"...for 27 years. I don't claim expertise on Catholic education, or Catholic identity, but I must comment on your..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column

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