Claire McInerny
Education ReporterClaire McInerny is a former education reporter for KUT. Previously, she was a statewide education reporter for NPR member stations in Indiana. She won an Edward R. Murrow award for a series she did there about resources for English Language Learners in the state’s rural school districts. Claire is originally from Kansas, and got a journalism degree from the University of Kansas. Since moving to Texas, she’s never missed winter.
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Demonstrators gather at the Texas Capitol to protest Paxton's opinion on health care for trans youthThe attorney general said certain gender-affirming procedures should be considered child abuse. One demonstrator said supporters of this stance don't understand what this type of care is.
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On Monday, the attorney general issued an opinion that some medical care for transgender children is child abuse. The governor backed him on it. But Central Texas' largest school district said it won't be reporting anyone.
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On Monday, the attorney general issued an opinion that some medical care for transgender children is child abuse. The governor backed him on it. But Central Texas' largest school district said it won't be reporting anyone.
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Many first-graders are in a classroom for the first time and don't understand the routines. The result is often chaotic, but also normal for children this age, says a professor of early childhood education.
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Many first-graders are in a classroom for the first time and don't understand the routines. The result is often chaotic, but also normal for children this age, says a professor of early childhood education.
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Los funcionarios del distrito dicen que al trasladar el sexto grado a las escuelas primarias de la zona, se puede mejorar el nivel académico de los alumnos de séptimo y octavo grado en las escuelas intermedias Martin y Méndez.
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District officials say by moving sixth grade to elementary schools, it can improve academics for seventh- and eighth-graders at Martin and Mendez middle schools.
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Los funcionarios de Austin Water dijeron que la situación actual del agua fue causada por un error humano en la planta de tratamiento más grande de Austin.
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Austin Water officials said the current water situation was caused by human error at Austin's largest treatment plant.
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En un correo electrónico a los padres, el superintendente Douglas Killian dijo que el distrito tiene demasiados miembros del personal fuera debido a COVID-19.