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Brian Lopez

Brian Lopez is a reporter covering public education at The Texas Tribune.

Texas Children Still Struggle in Math Post-Pandemic, Schools Try New Approaches

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Texas School Safety Law Addresses DOJ Advice, Funding Fixes Still an Issue

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Texas’ School Ratings Delayed by Court Battle Between State and School Districts

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Texas Voucher Bill Tries to Avoid Other States’ Mistakes, Keeps Contentious Ideas

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Texas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill

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Texas Gov. Abbott Says Special Session Will Begin Oct. 9, Likely On School Vouchers

Brian Lopez & William Melhado

Houston ISD Superintendent Says He Needs 4-5 Years to Turn the District Around

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Texas Districts Mull School Closures Amid Declining Enrollment, Competition from Charters

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Texas Education Agency Delays Release of Annual School Ratings

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Texas House Committee Report Outlines Possible Path Forward for School Vouchers

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Despite Improvements, Texas Students are Still Struggling with Math and Reading

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This Texas School is Training its Own Teachers. The Program Might Become a Model

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With No New Funding From the State, Texas Schools Struggle to Pay Teacher Raises

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School Safety Bill in Texas Would Require an Armed Person at Every Campus

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TX Gov. Plans to Veto Pared-Down School Choice Bill, Warns of Special Sessions

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Texas House Votes to Require Panic Buttons and Armed Guards in Every School

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Texas Education Agency Would Have New Power to Enforce School Safety Plans Under Senate Bill

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Panic Buttons, Automatic Locks & Bulletproof Windows Top the Proposed Safety Rules After Uvalde Shooting

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Why All Eyes are Now on the Often Ignored Texas Board of Education Races

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Uvalde Police Chief, Fired for Shooting Response, Says Vote Is ‘Public Lynching’

Brian Lopez & William Melhado

Texas School Ratings Up from 2019, but Those in Poorer Neighborhoods Still Lag

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Uvalde Parents Turning to Private, Online Schools After Robb Elementary Shooting

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Author of ‘Critical Race Theory’ Ban Says Texas Schools Can Still Teach About Racism

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Rural TX Districts Struggling to Attract Teachers are Switching to 4-Day Weeks

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Texas STAAR Results Improve in Math and Reading After Pandemic Dips

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340,000 School Door Locks in Texas to be Checked in Response to Uvalde Shooting

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For Kids Who Survived Uvalde Shooting Uninjured, Trauma Will Take Time to Heal

Brian Lopez & Karen Brooks Harper

With Piles of Campaign Cash, Christian Activists Make North Texas School Board Races a State Battleground

Jason Beeferman & Brian Lopez

Texas' New School Library Standards Push For More Scrutiny, Parental Input

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Could COVID Absences Cost Schools Money? Texas Says Districts Won't Lose Funding

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In Texas, a New Front for Political Fights (and Fundraising): School Board Races

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Confronting a Teacher Shortage in Texas: Governor Asks Task Force for Answers

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GOP Texas House Members Ask Schools Not to Buy Books From Vendors That Supply ‘Pornographic’ Materials

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In Texas, All New Charter Schools Must Promise Not to Teach Critical Race Theory

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As Culture Wars Envelop Schools, North Texas Sees a Superintendent Exodus

Brian Lopez & Timia Cobb

Gov. Greg Abbott Taps Into Parent Anger to Fuel Reelection Campaign

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Death Threats and Doxxing: The Outcomes of Mask Mandate and Critical Race Theory Fights at a Texas School Board

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Texas Passes Critical Race Theory Law, Regulating Teaching of Slavery, Race

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After COVID, a Long Recovery For Students: How the Pandemic Undid Years of Gains

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How a YA Oral-Sex Scene Touched Off Texas' Latest Culture War

Brian Lopez & Cassandra Pollock

North Texas Principal Resigns to End Fight Over Whether He Was Teaching ‘Critical Race Theory’

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Texas Legislature Demands Schools Confirm Use of Books on Race and Sexuality

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‘Opposing’ Holocaust Views? Inside the Texas Law Sparking Confusion at Schools

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COVID Learning Loss: In Texas, Students Learning English Fall Further Behind

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COVID in Texas: Schools See More Cases in 2 Months Than Entire Last School Year

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Federal Government Launches Investigation of Texas’ Ban on Student Mask Mandates

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Delta School Surge: More TX Kids Have COVID This Month Than Any Time Last Year

Brian Lopez & Kalley Huang

Rural Texas Towns Shut Down Schools to Keep COVID-19 From Overwhelming Community

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Masks in Class—Legal or Illegal? Conflicting Court Rulings Confuse Texas Schools

Joshua Fechter & Brian Lopez

No Masks. No Remote Learning. Now Texas Parents Wonder: How to Keep Kids Safe?

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Texas Showdown: Several Big Districts Say They’ll Defy Governor on Student Masks

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