https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jaden-edison/The latest news by Jaden Edison.enWed, 04 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/04/texas-uncertified-teachers-staff-shortages/Schools are hiring instructors with different types of backgrounds to deal with critical staff shortages.By Jaden Edison, Data reporting by Elijah Nicholson-MessmerWed, 04 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/04/texas-uncertified-teachers-staff-shortages/First-year educator Amanda Garza McIntyre interacts with her students at Freeport Intermediate School in Freeport on Aug. 16, 2024. McIntyre transitioned from being an administrative assistant at a construction company to becoming an eighth grade science teacher through the help of a Freeport Intermediate School preparation program.First year educator Amanda McIntyre interacts with her students at Freeport Intermediate School in Freeport, Texas, on August 16,2024. She recently completed her teacher apprenticeship program.Douglas Sweet Jr. for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/12/texas-education-hearing-religion-curriculum/House hearing focuses on a curriculum plan and on school vouchers.By Jaden EdisonMon, 12 Aug 2024 20:14:56 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/12/texas-education-hearing-religion-curriculum/Odessa High School students walk between classes. On the first day of school for many Texas students, state lawmakers debated the role of religion in the curriculum.Odessa High School students walk between classes Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 in Odessa.Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/07/texas-schools-covid-19-pandemic-esser/Educators say they’ll struggle to keep the programs they created with those funds, highlighting their precarious situation without more state help.By Jaden EdisonWed, 07 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/07/texas-schools-covid-19-pandemic-esser/Students at Lorenzo G. Alarcon Elementary School this summer open boxes of school supplies paid for with Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds in San Elizario.Students at Lorenzo G Alarcon Elementary School open boxes of school supplies paid for with Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds in San Elizario, Texas on July 23, 2024.Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/25/texas-teachers-kamala-harris-houston/At a gathering for teachers in Houston, educators saw Harris as a potential ally at a time when conservatives push for changes in Texas classrooms.By Jaden EdisonThu, 25 Jul 2024 18:21:47 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/25/texas-teachers-kamala-harris-houston/Vice President Kamala Harris gave the keynote speech at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th national convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Thursday.On July 25, 2024 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, Vice President Kamala Harris gives the keynote speech at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th national convention.Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/23/kamala-harris-houston-visit/The visit will come days after President Joe Biden said he would not seek reelection and endorsed Harris’ bid for the Democratic Party’s nomination.By Jaden EdisonTue, 23 Jul 2024 16:08:50 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/23/kamala-harris-houston-visit/https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/19/texas-christianity-school-curriculum-worries/Some secular groups and members of other faiths say the curriculum could give schools too much control over how children are taught religion.By Jaden EdisonFri, 19 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/19/texas-christianity-school-curriculum-worries/A monument to the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Capitol in Austin on June 24, 2024.A monument to the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Capitol in Austin on June 24, 2024.Olivia Anderson/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/15/texans-power-outages-hurricane-beryl/More than 200,000 CenterPoint Energy customers without power struggle with the heat one week after Hurricane Beryl swept through southeast Texas.By Jaden Edison and Pooja SalhotraMon, 15 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/15/texans-power-outages-hurricane-beryl/Juan Piñón disperses wet concrete on Sunday while repairing a fence destroyed by Hurricane Beryl in Houston. Sunday marked the family’s seventh day without power at their home on the east side of the city.From left, Olga Minez and Gabriel Leal grill burgers for dinner on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Aldine in Houston, Tx. In order to make the blackout more manageable, the couple and their five children have been using a generator left over from the previous year’s blackout.Olivia Anderson/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/12/texans-angry-at-centerpoint-energy-power-outage-beryl/Nearly a million Texans were still without power on Friday. And the utility company with the most outages was facing threats of violence.By Dante Motley, Jaden Edison and Pooja Salhotra, Graphics by Elijah Nicholson-MessmerFri, 12 Jul 2024 17:32:55 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/12/texans-angry-at-centerpoint-energy-power-outage-beryl/https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/11/beryl-power-outage-debris-rain-heat-sargent-texas/More than 1 million Texans still don’t have electricity. For those hardest hit by Beryl, the wait will stretch into next week.By Jaden Edison, Jess Huff, Pooja Salhotra and Kayla GuoThu, 11 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/11/beryl-power-outage-debris-rain-heat-sargent-texas/Community members drop off donated goods such as water and food to the Sargent Fire Department on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Matagorda County.Community members drop off donated goods such as water and food to the Sargent Fire Department on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Matagorda County.Hope Mora for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/27/texas-sboe-bible-k12-school-curriculum/The proposal comes as part of a larger effort by officials in Texas and across the country to inject Christianity into public life.By Jaden EdisonThu, 27 Jun 2024 18:32:08 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/27/texas-sboe-bible-k12-school-curriculum/TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, center left, answers questions from State Board of Education members on Wednesday. Morath unveiled last month a proposed K-12 curriculum infused with biblical references.TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, center left, answers questions from State Board of Education members at the start of their meeting on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at the William B. Travis Building in Austin. Morath recommended the SBOE approve five new charter school systems in the state.Olivia Anderson/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/26/texas-sboe-charter-schools/Public education advocates opposed the new charters, which would launch in Arlington, Austin, Big Spring and Manor.By Jaden EdisonWed, 26 Jun 2024 17:18:03 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/26/texas-sboe-charter-schools/Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath addresses the State Board of Education on Wednesday. Morath recommended the SBOE approve five new charter schools in the state.TEA Commissioner Mike Morath addresses the State Board of Education at the start of their meeting on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at the William B. Travis Building in Austin. Morath recommended the SBOE approve five new charter school systems in the state.Olivia Anderson/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/16/black-texans-future/In interviews, Black Texans expressed frustration over uneven progress, restrictions on teaching about racism in public schools and limitations on their political representation and voting access.By Jaden EdisonTue, 16 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/16/black-texans-future/Clockwise from top left: Chas Moore, Karen Kossie-Chernyshev, Naomi Green, Faith Anderson, Ashton Woods, Milton Harris, Ryan Douglas and X.Clockwise from top left: Chas Moore, Karen Kossie-Chernyshev, Naomi Green, Faith Anderson, Ashton P. Woods, Milton Harris, Ryan Douglas, and X.The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/05/justin-berry-austin-police-excessive-force-greg-abbott/Justin Berry was among 19 Austin police officers indicted earlier this year, accused of using excessive force against people protesting the murder of George Floyd.By Jolie McCullough and Jaden EdisonFri, 05 Aug 2022 18:03:42 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/05/justin-berry-austin-police-excessive-force-greg-abbott/Austin police officer Justin Berry holds a weapon with so-called less-lethal rounds during a protest in front of Austin City Hall on May 31, 2020. The protesters gathered in response to the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.Austin Police officer Justin Berry holds a weapon with non-lethal rounds during a protest in front of Austin City Hall on May 31, 2020. The protestors gathered in response to the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/05/texas-cpac-dallas-viktor-orban/Viktor Orbán appeared at the convention in Dallas after saying last week that Europeans “do not want to become peoples of mixed race.” Texas officials attending, though, stayed focused on criticizing Democrats.By Jaden Edison and Patrick SvitekFri, 05 Aug 2022 17:50:37 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/05/texas-cpac-dallas-viktor-orban/U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Friday.U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Aug. 5, 2022.Zach Roberts/NurPhoto via REUTERShttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/25/uvalde-school-board-greg-abbott-legislature/The gunman who killed 19 elementary students and two teachers bought the assault rifle he used after turning 18 just days before the massacre.By Jaden EdisonMon, 25 Jul 2022 20:16:16 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/25/uvalde-school-board-greg-abbott-legislature/Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District officials hear from residents about school safety and the response to the Robb Elementary shooting during a July 18 school board meeting.The Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District meets to hear from members of the Uvalde community at Uvalde High School on July 18, 2022.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/18/uvalde-school-shooting-parents-officials/For about three hours, people demanded the resignation of the school district superintendent and threatened to keep their children out of school until campus security is improved.By Uriel J. García and Jaden EdisonMon, 18 Jul 2022 21:52:46 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/18/uvalde-school-shooting-parents-officials/Texas Department of Public Safety officers stand near Uvalde residents at a heated school board meeting Monday night. Parents heavily criticized school officials about school safety and the district police department’s response to the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary.The Board of Trustees of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District meets to hear from members of the Uvalde community at Uvalde High School on July 18, 2022.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/18/uvalde-school-shooting-dps-investigation/The department’s officers made up nearly one-fourth of the 376 law enforcement members who responded to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. Announcement of the inquiry came one day after a report criticized police response to the massacre.By Uriel J. García and Jaden EdisonMon, 18 Jul 2022 15:23:35 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/18/uvalde-school-shooting-dps-investigation/Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw testifies before the Senate Committee to Protect all Texans at the Capitol in June. McCraw has been a vocal critic of local police response to the Uvalde shooting. But a report by the Texas House committee investigating the shooting criticized several agencies, including DPS.DPS Director Steven McCraw testifies before the Senate Committee to Protect all Texans at the Capitol on Jun. 21, 2022.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/14/texas-grid-ercot-conservation/As extreme weather becomes increasingly frequent, Texans said the power grid operator’s calls to conserve energy were a reminder the state still struggles to keep up with the growing power demand.By Sneha Dey, Mitchell Ferman, Jaden Edison and Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 14 Jul 2022 18:02:31 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/14/texas-grid-ercot-conservation/Paddleboarders walk to Barton Springs as temperatures rose to 105 degrees on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. After calls for energy conservation this week, Electric Reliability Council of Texas officials said the grid remained stable and ERCOT did not have to implement any serious emergency measures.Paddleboarders walk to Barton Springs on July 13, 2022.Kylie Cooper/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/12/mass-shootings-school-counselors/One session on school shootings at the American School Counselor Association’s annual conference in Austin this week drew a large crowd. It discussed the roles counselors play before and after such traumatic events.By Jaden EdisonTue, 12 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/12/mass-shootings-school-counselors/School counselors from across the country attended “Lessons from a School Shooting,” a session at the American School Counselor Association conference at the Austin Convention Center on Monday, July 11.The “Lessons from a School Shooting” session was packed during the American School Counselors Association conference at the Austin Convention Center on July 11, 2022.Kylie Cooper/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/28/migrants-trailer-deaths-san-antonio-vigil/San Antonio’s mayor joined several dozen people who said they wanted to honor the 51 migrants who died Monday on the city’s southwest side.By Jaden EdisonTue, 28 Jun 2022 23:37:53 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/28/migrants-trailer-deaths-san-antonio-vigil/Mourners held their phones with the flashlights on in place of candles during a vigil Tuesday for the migrants found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio.Mourners hold their phone flashlights instead of candles during a vigil for the migrants found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio on June 28, 2022.Kylie Cooper/The Texas Tribune