Waco Tribune-Herald

Despite evidence, Marlin ISD superintendent says uncertain future of district ‘made up’ news

2017-08-29T22:06:32-05:00

By Shelly Conlon Waco Tribune-Herald Originally published Aug. 24, 2017 Marlin ISD Superintendent Michael Seabolt has publicly accused the Tribune-Herald of fabricating facts about the district’s future, but emails from a Texas Education Agency official state otherwise. In a video interview with the online news outlet Marlin Pride, Seabolt, referring to an article published in the Aug. 17 Tribune-Herald, alleged the newspaper made up the fact that the district’s future remains unclear after the district failed state accountability ratings for the sixth year in a row despite making its most improvements since 2013. But TEA spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson, who was cited [...]

Despite evidence, Marlin ISD superintendent says uncertain future of district ‘made up’ news2017-08-29T22:06:32-05:00

Waco Editorial: Baylor legal moves in sexual assault saga raise questions about Texas AG’s opinion

2016-05-23T16:03:35-05:00

By Waco Tribune-Herald Originally published May 22, 2016 Bowing to the cherished principle that transparency makes for better government, better institutions and better communities, state lawmakers last year overwhelmingly passed a law requiring private university and college police departments to release upon request information such as crime reports, just as city police departments must do. We saw this as a triumph for public safety. One idea behind this warmly welcomed state law was that current and prospective students of private colleges and universities, their parents and surrounding communities have every right to know just how safe these campuses are. Now it [...]

Waco Editorial: Baylor legal moves in sexual assault saga raise questions about Texas AG’s opinion2016-05-23T16:03:35-05:00
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