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Madeline Conway was a summer 2016 newsletters fellow at the Tribune. At Harvard, she studied history and sociology and was managing editor of the Harvard Crimson. Prior to the Tribune, Madeline worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade as a metro intern.
Amid highly publicized technical glitches, a commission looking at the future of standardized testing decides against proposing elimination — for now — of the student accountability measure. Full Story
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Texas politicians react to the worst mass shooting in U.S history with prayers, acts of solidarity and political messages, with the biggest reaction owing to a pre-scheduled tweet of a Bible verse. Full Story
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The debate over illegal immigration and what to do with undocumented immigrants, many of whom arrived in the country while still very young, has carried over to this year’s graduation season. Full Story
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Also, the widow of Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee publicly endorses Rodney Ellis for the seat and a railroad commissioner breaks down recent recommendations from the Sunset Commission. Full Story
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Also, the Texas Association of Business calls for expanded opportunity for full-day pre-K for children already qualified for public pre-K and Gov. Abbott calls for a federal disaster declaration for recent flooding. Full Story
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In a pointed instance of the saying, “actions have consequences,” representatives from Uber and Lyft appeared before a House committee on Wednesday to ask the state to address regulation of the growing ride-hailing industry. Full Story
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The principal of Public School 188 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan describes ongoing efforts to recruit help to provide toothbrushes, laundry facilities and shoes for her homeless students. Full Story
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Survey data indicates that K-12 teachers experience high levels of dissatisfaction with the amount of time they’re required to devote to standardized test preparation and actual test-taking. Full Story
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Research out of the University of Alaska shows that standardized college entrance exams are missing the mark when it comes to predicting students’ academic performance in college. Full Story
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Vermont’s Harwood Union High School trains students and staff members to work cooperatively to devise innovative solutions to curriculum, scheduling and other critical aspects of the school’s operations. Full Story
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