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  Dallas' Minority Students Have Fewer Opportunities to Succeed Than Whites, According to Data

  Monday, December 24, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Black and Hispanic students in Dallas public schools are more likely to get harsher discipline, lower grades and fewer opportunities than their white peers, according to a report from ProPublica. The report, which uses numbers mostly taken from data reported by schools to the U.S. Department of Education, shows that...

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  Speech Pathologist Sues for Her Right to Boycott Israel in Texas

  Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  A Texas speech pathologist is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Pflugerville Independent School District over a Texas law that requires contractors and businesses to sign a pledge promising not to boycott Israel. For nine years, plaintiff Bahia Amawi signed an annual contract with Pflugerville ISD without an...

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  Homeless Kids Get the Gift of Education

  Friday, December 14, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  At a homeless shelter in the heart of Dallas on Wednesday evening, kids gathered for a special tutoring session focused on Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The tutoring session is part of an initiative by Explore Horizons and Family Gateway to provide free education services to homeless children...

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  Baylor Rape Suspect Banned From UT-Dallas Campus

  Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  University of Texas at Dallas senior Jacob Anderson has been banned from the school's campus, university President Richard Benson announced late Wednesday afternoon. Earlier this week, Anderson agreed to a controversial plea deal in McLennan County following allegations that he raped a fellow student while president of a Baylor University fraternity...

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  Kids in Desperate Need of Action from Next Legislature, New Report Says

  Monday, November 19, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  The 2019 Texas Legislature must act on behalf of children in the state, or risk that they will fall further behind their peers in the rest of the United States, according to a new report from Austin's Center for Public Policy Priorities. The report also emphasizes the need for an...

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  Warding off Election Night Hobgoblins and Demons by Focusing on Schools

  Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 4 a.m.

  Do you remember when it was fun to sit up election night watching the returns roll in? At our house we used to make popcorn. Now it’s like watching a dress rehearsal for the end times. We eat chocolate candy that’s really bad for us because why not? In fact,...