Kate McGee
Kate is the education reporter at KUT, covering the Austin Independent School District, public, and higher education in Texas. She got her public radio start at Fordham University's WFUV. Her voice has been heard on the East and West coasts as a reporter and producer for WNYC and KUNR in Reno, Nevada. She has also appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, The Takeaway and more. In her spare time, Kate enjoys discovering new music, traveling and trying local beers.
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Some school districts in Texas with high property values could see more money this fiscal year after the Texas Education Agency decided in a sudden move...
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The State Board of Education starts to review a months-long process this week to simplify its science curriculum standards, including recommendations to...
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This legislative session, Texas lawmakers have some tough discussions ahead of them about how Texas funds its public schools, but some are asking how...
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More than 100 of parents and teachers from across the state came to Austin Thursday night to share their struggles getting services for their special...
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The divide over how Texas should educate its 5.3 million public school students will become clear during the 2017 legislative session.
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Gov. Greg Abbott and members of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus dedicated a monument at the Capitol Saturday morning honoring the contributions of...
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Update (Nov. 16 11:06 a.m.) – The State Board of Education unanimously rejected a controversial Mexican American studies textbook in a preliminary...
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Public school districts in Texas are required to follow a lot of state rules, but a new state law allows those districts to receive exemptions from...
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Austin School Board Vice President Paul Saldaña says people describe Austin ISD as really two districts, split into east and west by I-35 – a wealthy...
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Central Market’s annual Hatch chile festival, Hatch-A-Palooza, is over for the year. But you can still get Hatch chiles pretty much in every Austin...