Media Coverage

Ban on Transcript Holds Will Help Students, but Make It Harder for Colleges to Collect on Debt

The Chronicle of Higher Education,

Jim Crow Still Lingers in Bonham, Civil Rights Lawyers Say

The Texas Observer,

Some parents are prosecuted or fined when children miss school

The Washington Post,

This 11-year-old Brownsville ISD honor student was put in solitary

The Texas Observer,

This 11-year-old Brownsville ISD honor student was put in solitary

The Texas Observer,

HISD suspends homeless students in 2022-23 school year despite ban in state law, report says

Houston Chronicle,

HISD suspends homeless students in 2022-23 school year despite ban in state law, report says

Houston Chronicle,

Delete-your-data laws have a perennial problem: Data brokers who fail to register

The Record from Recorded Future News,

Texas schools received 77,000 threats last year. Some schools lack the resources to respond.

KTVT-TV,

Opinion: School policing is not school safety

Austin American-Statesman, | Op Ed

As Texas passes law requiring armed officers at schools, Eanes ISD to form its own police force

KUT-FM,

Texas leads the nation in ‘egregious’ payday lending rates

Houston Chronicle,

A Texas program pushes drivers to pay old tickets

KERA News,

Facing youth prison crisis, Texas lawmakers opt to build new facilities and funnel more kids to adult system

Texas Tribune,

Fintech’s Latest Scheme

The American Prospect,

Texas lawmakers consider bills to end driver license holds based on unpaid fines

KXAN,

How a shortage of foster placement options can lead to more youth arrests

Streetlight,

How a shortage of foster placement options can lead to more youth arrests

Streetlight,

How a shortage of foster placement options can lead to more youth arrests

Streetlight,

Do Schools Use Threat Assessment Fairly? In This State, There’s Little Data So Far

Education Week,

For Houston Freeway Fighters, Federal Government’s Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Strong Towns,

70 Million: Why Policing Our Schools Backfires

National Radio Project,

A 'Dark Vision' of Discipline: Zero Tolerance Makes a Comeback

The Texas Observer,

13 Investigates why a program to reduce jail backlog isn't being used

KTRK-TV,

Domestic violence survivors often left unprotected from forced debt racked up by abusers

KTVT-TV,