Nov 19, 2019

Prior to joining The Texas Tribune in 2016 as its statewide public schools reporter, Aliyya Swaby covered education for the hyperlocal New Haven Independent in Connecticut. Now she’s responsible for a beat that stretches more than a quarter-million square miles. What has she learned from her in-depth project on...

Nov 12, 2019

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a consolidation of cases challenging President Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), which has temporarily protected some 800,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children from being deported. While a key focus...

Nov 5, 2019

Unlike other classroom controversies like gun control or immigration policy, the process by which Congress considers presidential impeachment is spelled out in the Constitution. It’s also a rare occurrence, which means today’s civics teachers have a unique opportunity to help students connect historical and current...