Urban Edge
This week, Houston releases its plan for housing recovery dollars after Harvey, a bill in South Carolina aims to get overlooked low-income students into challenging, college-track courses and one writer asks, where is the South anyway?
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Schools Still Feeling the Effects of Harvey
Missed school days, damaged schools and panic every time it rains were just some of the challenges educators faced after the storm.
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Of the 21 largest school districts in Texas, none matched the national average for per student spending.
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Newly Released Data Show School Discipline Disparities
Both nationally and locally, newly released data reveal disciplinary disparities, as well as other gaps.
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Increasing Public Support for More Education Funding
And support for pre-K funding was particularly high, according to the latest survey.
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