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From the magazine, McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee interviews two of Greg Abbott's key opponents about their ongoing plan to fight against at public : texasobserver.org/abbott-schoo

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The Texas Observer - Will Greg Abbott Keep Losing on School Vouchers?

Earlier: "If Abbott calls a special session to get a voucher program, we've been told by a lot of House members that the opposition to a voucher program will increase."
texasobserver.org/abbott-schoo

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Our featured story this week:
Former students of am allegedly abusive public school theater teacher speak out after filing a lawsuit under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act. Diane “Betsy” Cornwell was so beloved school administrators wanted to name a building for her, but some of her former pupils say the truth is far darker:
texasobserver.org/austin-theat
(CW: Sexual of minors)

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A massive coalition came together to oppose Greg Abbott's school voucher plan during the last legislative session. Can they beat him again?

From our magazine, McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee interviews two of the governor's key opponents, organizer Charles Luke and the Rev. Charles Johnson, who leads the member organization Pastors for Children:
texasobserver.org/abbott-schoo

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Happy Friday, the day we celebrate the publications and journalists of the !

Today lets highlight @josephinelee's story of the fight to control the State Historical Society and why it matters to the future of ... texasobserver.org/those-who-do

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Earlier: In what seemed like a 16-hour indoctrination session, TEA’s “Lone Star Governance” program trainers had the 230 applicants who attended repeat self-flagellating mantras about their lack of integrity and lack of concern for student success to get them ready for what they called the “Lone Star Governance mindset.

texasobserver.org/mike-morath-

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The Texas Observer - Students Pay as Texas School Districts Violate ‘Threat Assessment Law’

More from today's top story: Many school districts violate ’ school law, @josephinelee found. Among many others, Consolidated ISD expelled 33 students and did not conduct required threat assessments or provide mental health interventions for any of those students. texasobserver.org/students-pay

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“We need to ensure that there are some appropriate interventions in place to get that student off a pathway to violence and have them be successful in an educational environment.”

Instead, at-risk students suffer under the uneven enforcement of a law that is meant to keep schools safer, reveals McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee in this disturbing new report:
texasobserver.org/students-pay

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The Texas Observer - Voters Reinforce Republican Stronghold on State Board of Education

From the archives: Wondering why in the Lone Star State is such a mess? For a clue, just look back to last November's election, when all 15 seats on the State Board of Education were up for reelection—and got taken over by wingnuts. Staff Writer Michelle Pitcher had the rundown.
texasobserver.org/voters-reinf

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The little Christofascists grow up so fast ... Our latest from cartoonist Ben Sargent, from the March/April issue of Texas Observer magazine.

Get more political : texasobserver.org/topics/loon-

Some recent stories:
🤠 The New Children's Crusade, youth radicalization investigation by @josephinelee texasobserver.org/christian-yo

🤠 'School Choice' Is Just A Plot to Defund Public Ed, from @drdrbrockman texasobserver.org/school-choic

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From the archives: Texas is profoundly failing its + students, as dozens of laws attempt to restrict the rights of and young folks, writes a former Teacher of the Year ... texasobserver.org/transgender-

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The Texas Observer - 'School Choice' Is Just a Ploy to Defund Public Ed

”In , Christian nationalists’ battle to undermine church-state separations has been waged on two fronts: one involving shaping what is taught in public schools, the other involving spending taxpayer dollars to pay for religious instruction in religious .” via @drdrbrockman
texasobserver.org/school-choic

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School choice? ? In his newest article for the Texas Observer, Correspondent @drdrbrockman explains how the ' attack on public is also an attack on the separation of church and state:
texasobserver.org/school-choic

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“The politicians are worried about what content is being taught or not being taught versus truly fixing the problems in .”

McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee reveals how proposed property tax cuts and school would strain a system already on the brink of collapse: texasobserver.org/propery-tax-

(📸 by Josephine Lee)

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The Texas Observer - Clarence Brandley: Unjustly Convicted, Overdue for Justice

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“I left a profession where I was getting way under-compensated now to take a different role that is not compensated at all. I cannot give you a rational reason I would do that, other than that I just really love this district.”

The school system almost broke Andrew Gonzales. Then he unseated the school board president:
texasobserver.org/andrew-gonza

From Michelle Pitcher in March/April issue of our magazine.
(📸 Photo by Cindy Elizabeth)

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The Texas Observer - Houston ISD Takeover Is a Trojan Horse for Privatization

“Charter have a right to turn their backs on kids and a part of the community. And if we start on that train ... these kids will be left behind in society.”

As the state takeover of ISD proceeds, advocates worry for the future of vulnerable schools in low-income neighborhoods. McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee uncovers the risks this poses to students:
texasobserver.org/wheatley-hou

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The Texas Observer - Texas Is Failing Queer Students

“When kids can’t feel safe, seen, or valued, they don’t come to school. And when they don’t come to school, negative consequences compound and our society suffers. We lose the special talents and gifts each child learns to nurture throughout their schooling.“

Former National Teacher of the Year @ShannaPeeples on the crisis facing and + kids in under the attacks of the 88th Legislature:

texasobserver.org/transgender-

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Texas is about to force ISD, a major public school district, under its direct control, despite improvements to local and protests from students, educators and parents ...

New from Ruth Kravetz of Community Voices for Public :

texasobserver.org/houston-isd-

(📸 Courtesy of Community Voices for Public Education)

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A new bill would prohibit the children of parents here without authorization from attending public school.

From McHam Investigative Fellow @josephinelee, an investigation into this fresh human rights violation:
texasobserver.org/abbott-wants

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