In a recent study titled, “In Increasingly Diverse Texas, Political Analysis is Anything But” the Texas Research Institute found that when it comes to public policy narratives in Texas, a mere seven political scientists—all male, all Anglo—dominate media coverage. These seven individuals were quoted by the media 1,331 times from June 1 to December 31, 2014. The [...]
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Recently, I shared the Senate Hispanic Caucus (SHC) and Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) Latina/o K-12 and Higher Education Policy Agenda. This collaboration between the SHC-MALC Latina/o Education Task Force, 70 participating organizations, and the nearly 200 participants—128 of which are proud Texas bilingual teachers—is an initial step towards reframing state-level policy discourses and debates in Texas public and higher education. [...]
