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Articles by Kate McGee

Kate McGee is a higher education reporter at The Texas Tribune, the only member-supported, digital-first, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

Texas

Texas Poised to Fund Community Colleges Based on Student Outcomes

Kate McGee
Texas

After Dobbs Ruling, Texas Lawmakers to Provide More Support For Pregnant Students

Kate McGee
Texas

Texas Senate’s Priority Bills on Higher Ed Would End Tenure, Diversity Policies

Kate McGee
Gov. Greg Abbot

Texas Republicans Want to Arm More School Employees, But Few Districts Are Opting In

Kate McGee
Governor Abbott

Gov. Greg Abbott Says Federal Government Should Cover Cost of Educating Undocumented Students in Texas Public Schools

Kate McGee
News

The Pandemic Showed Some Texas Universities That They Didn’t Need the SAT. They Might Never Go Back

Kate McGee
Pandemic

Texas Passes Critical Race Theory Law; Will Limit Teaching of Current Events

Kate McGee
American Rescue Plan

As Texas Looks to Spend $16 Billion in Stimulus, Universities Hope For Boost

Kate McGee
coronavirus

New Bill Limiting Lessons on Racism Will ‘Whitewash History’ Texas Teachers Warn

Kate McGee
Pandemic

New Texas Bill Limits How Kids Learn About Historic Racism and Current Events

Kate McGee
Pandemic

Texas Colleges To Receive $2B in Stimulus; Half Must Go to Struggling Kids

Kate McGee
Pandemic

Dwindling Food, Flooded Hallways, Unflushable Toilets: Texas’s University Dorms Descend Into Chaos During Historic Winter Storm

Kate McGee
Pandemic

After COVID, a College Enrollment Crisis? New Data From Texas Show Declining FAFSA Applications, Fewer Students Signing Up

Kate McGee
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