Today, we are unveiling our most ambitious update yet to The Texas Tribune’s schools explorer, with more information and added context to help Texans interpret information about our schools.

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The explorer now shows long-term trends, school funding data, and newly released Texas Academic Performance Reports, among other updates.

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The Texas Tribune’s database of state employees’ compensation has been updated to represent salaries as of Jan. 1.

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

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Newly-released state data tracked the long-term outcomes of public school students who enrolled a decade ago.

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Economically disadvantaged students are much less likely to go on and attain degrees, according to new state data that tracks long-term outcomes.

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The Texas Tribune’s database of state employees’ compensation has been updated to represent salaries as of Oct. 1.

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The Texas Tribune’s database now includes the state education agency’s 2024-25 ratings of public and charter schools.

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Test scores rose slightly after math scores previously fell last year.

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Fewer schools received a D or an F in the 2024-25 school year than the year prior. But for campuses that are underperforming, two or more years of low grades in a row means more pressure to improve — or risk more state oversight.

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