Past Contributions

• States Adopt Student Data Protections

  By Eleanor Dearman Sept. 2, 2015

  Forty-six states have introduced varied legislation this year to protect students’ personal data from unauthorized or predatory collectors. Full Story 

• Survey Shows Parents Support Online Learning

  By Eleanor Dearman Sept. 2, 2015

  A survey of 2,500 parents of K-12 students across the U.S. returned strong evidence that most are supportive of adaptive digital learning, even if it supplants traditional textbook use. Full Story 

• Books by Educators Instruct Overbearing Parents to Back Off

  By Eleanor Dearman Sept. 2, 2015

  Julie Lythcott-Haims, former freshman dean at Stanford University, and Jessica Lahey, middle school teacher and writer, have recently published books with similarly instructive messages to modern parents: back off. Full Story 

• School Choice Off to Rocky Start in Nevada

  By Eleanor Dearman Sept. 2, 2015

  New Nevada legislation allows parents to apply for state funds to pay for home schooling or private school tuition expenses. Full Story 

• Common Core Misses Target of Easy State Comparison

  By Eleanor Dearman Sept. 2, 2015

  Comparing student achievement data across states remains impossible, even though it was a fundamental goal of the Common Core initiative. Full Story 

• The Brief: Sept. 2, 2015

  By Eleanor Dearman and John Reynolds Sept. 2, 2015

  Word came Tuesday evening from the lieutenant governor's office of an agreement to continue operations for three months at the state agency that oversees the horse racing industry. Full Story 

• The Brief: Sept. 1, 2015

  By Eleanor Dearman and John Reynolds Sept. 1, 2015

  The Texas Supreme Court will listen to oral arguments for two-and-a-half hours this morning in the latest court challenge to the state’s system for funding public schools. Full Story 

• The Bookshelf: Sept. 1, 2015

  By Eleanor Dearman Aug. 31, 2015

  In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Uniquely Human. Full Story 

• $25 Million Donation Launches Fort Worth Medical Center

  By Eleanor Dearman Aug. 31, 2015

  A major expansion in the Fort Worth medical district was unveiled with a $25 million gift from oilman W.A. “Tex’’ Moncrief Jr. Full Story 

• The Q&A: Ryan Quock

  By Eleanor Dearman Aug. 31, 2015

  In this week's Q&A, we interview Ryan Quock, associate professor of Restorative Dentistry at the UT Health Science Center at Houston. Full Story