black students

The demographic makeup of the "trigger" schools raises questions about whether Texas' accountability system fairly considers historic inequities tied to race and poverty.

The Barbers Hill school district prompted a new law meant to prohibit schools from punishing students with hairstyles associated with race. A recent student suspension sparks questions about the extent of the CROWN Act’s protections.

A study released yesterday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation has found that black and Hispanic children in Texas have significantly more barriers to…