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Top Stories for Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 News School Districts Stay Quiet as Lawmakers Push to Limit When They Can Sue the State The Texas Senate passed SB 1962, which […]
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Measles Outbreak in Texas Exposes Flaws in Public Health Response Amid Misinformation
Texas’ recent measles outbreak has exposed flaws in its public health response, allowing anti-vaccine groups to spread misinformation and contribute to the deaths of two children.
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Editor Sherri Has Thoughts…
National Public Health Week begins today, with Texas awaiting the next measles update, while Texas schools are now anti-CRT and anti-DEI, and Trump’s tariffs are a tax that could be challenged in court.
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Health Disparities in Texas: a Long History of Nothing Changing
Despite numerous task forces, centers, and bills aimed at addressing health disparities in Texas, the state has failed to enact meaningful legislation to eliminate these disparities for decades, with institutional racism perpetuating the issue.
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Reading Should Be Fundamental, But…This is Texas
Texas students are struggling with reading scores, with only six states and the District of Columbia ranking lower than Texas’ 8th graders, and the gap analysis revealing similar results between 4th and 8th grade.
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What’s Greg Got To Do With It?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s school voucher bill is expected to significantly impact K-12 education in Texas. The bill will double the Educational Savings Accounts budget to $1 billion, despite concerns about its potential to exacerbate inequities in public schools and potentially undermine Republican school voucher goals.
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¿Qué Tiene Que Ver Greg Con Esto?
El gobernador Greg Abbott está a punto de aprobar su ley polĂ©mica de vales escolares, que busca aumentar el presupuesto de las Cuentas de Ahorro Educativo a 1.000 millones de dĂłlares y duplicar el lĂmite anterior, lo que podrĂa tener un impacto significativo en la educaciĂłn de K-12 en Texas.