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Doctoral Candidate Jessica Fry on The Trauma of ‘Go Back’: Calling Out Racism in Full
Jul. 18, 2019

David DeMatthews: School Finance Reform Law Marks the Starting Point, Not the Finish Line
Jun. 17, 2019
Associate Professor David DeMatthews explains that House Bill 3 is a starting point for funding education in Texas and discusses other changes that now must follow in an op-ed for the Austin-American Statesman.

Richard Reddick: Integration progress incomplete 65 years after Brown
May. 19, 2019

M. Yvonne Taylor: Enough with that parent dress code
Apr. 26, 2019
Educational Leadership and Policy doctoral student M. Yvonne Taylor explains that how parents show up is far less important than that they show up in a recent op-ed for the Houston Chronicle.

Richard Reddick: The Color Line Continues to Bedevil Race Relations
Apr. 11, 2019

David DeMathews: Students with Disabilities Could Lose with COVID-19 Stimulus Package
Mar. 29, 2019

Richard Reddick: The 'opportunity hoarding' behind the college admissions scandal
Mar. 18, 2019
Associate Professor Rich Reddick explains that, "this kind of behavior exacerbates inequality by denying opportunities for low-income students to access these networks" in an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle.

David DeMatthews: More school days? Not unless we address these areas first
Feb. 26, 2019
In a recent op-ed, David DeMatthews explains that although extending the school year may provide a degree of benefits, it means the state will have fewer resources to address other long-standing school finance issues.

Tracie Lowe: Including foster care and homeless students in higher education
Feb. 13, 2019
Educational Leadership and Policy alumna Tracie Lowe, Ph.D. '18 explains why Texas higher education institutions need be inclusive of homeless and foster care students.

Jennifer Jellison Holme: Getting to the root of our public education crisis
Feb. 08, 2019
Associate Professor Jennifer Holme explains that "It’s time to break free from narrow solutions with little evidence of success...and toward cross-sector solutions," in an op-ed for Democrat and Chronicle.