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Christine Ayala was a Texas Tribune fellow, focusing on reporting and newsletter production, in 2014 and 2015. Before joining the Tribune, Christine interned for the Austin American-Statesman features desk and Dallas Morning News public safety desk. At the University of Texas at Austin, she reported and edited for The Daily Texan.
An important milestone was reached when the last person known to have Ebola in Liberia was discharged from medical care earlier this month, just months after the disease caused bodies to pile up in the streets. Full Story
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Most people know that soda is loaded with calories but provides no nutritional benefit. Now researchers have found that soft drinks can also be linked to tooth decay and bone thinning. Full Story
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In this week's Q&A, we interview Cameron Turner, the team leader for Agricultural Water Conservation Programs at the Texas Water Development Board. Full Story
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In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Rain. Full Story
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Blended learning, the concurrent application of technology and teacher expertise in a classroom, is catching on in a few states. Full Story
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Efforts to update No Child Left Behind have ground to a halt in the U.S. House of Representatives. Few lawmakers were willing to get behind a bill — renamed the Student Success Act — fraught with deregulation and defunding. Full Story
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In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Our Kids. Full Story
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Six middle school girls from East Texas visited the state Capitol last week, where they lobbied for a bill to foster improved implementation of dating violence programs in schools. Full Story
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Not all academic papers garner public attention, but the American Educational Research Association has highlighted the ones that made waves, with the 10 most-read articles from 2014. Full Story
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and schools superintendent Glenda Ritz have sparked a firestorm after last-minute plans to implement a 12-hour state test to third- through eighth-grade students went public. Full Story
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