Policy in Perspective from The LBJ School of Public Affairs

Author: Timothy Michalak

One year after the Parkland, FL school shooting, reforms are still unfinished.

Post author By Timothy Michalak
Post date February 14, 2019
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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, in which 17 students and teachers lost their lives. Yet, one year later, there are few reforms to show for a recurring problem that repeatedly puts our country’s children at risk. While some measures have resulted in reform, such as a bump […]

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Education Policy Politics and Governance

Changing a system of segregation requires more than single-member districts

Post author By Timothy Michalak
Post date February 8, 2019
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Minority underrepresentation on Texas school boards is failing thousands of school children each year, as reported in the Texas Tribune’s investigative reporting on school dis-integration. Districts, such as the Richardson ISD, while representing a significant proportion of students of color, have just one person of color serving on the school board. In January, proponents for […]

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