Public Scholarship
Op-eds
Dawer, D. I., & Kravetz, R. (2026, August 5). The ‘Houston miracle’ shell game. Texas Observer.
Lee, J., Dawer, D. I., & Brautigam, C. (2026, February 11). Texas is weaponizing school takeovers. That’s got to stop. Houston Chronicle.
Lee, J., Dawer, D. I., & Brautigam, C. (2026, February 10). TEA’s threats over student activism lay bare the takeover agenda. Austin American-Statesman.
Media interviews
Interviewed for The Long Game (2026). Subject matter expert on the Houston ISD takeover.
Research featured in Sinha, T. (2026, October 11). HISD takeover “diminished, degraded, destroyed” schools: Citizen commission report. Houston Defender.
Interviewed for Mizan, N. (2026, October 8). Houston ISD takeover panel calls for changes to how state takes control of districts. Houston Chronicle.
Interviewed for Manning-Scott, M., Bee, M, & Hughes, C. (2026, September 29). ATX Dispatch.
Interviewed for Heath, K. (2026, September 3). Austin ISD candidates are running for school board seats that may lose power. Austin American-Statesman.
Interviewed for Díaz González Vázquez, G. (2026, August 12). Austin ISD faces a potential state takeover. Here's how that's played out in Houston. KUT News.
Interviewed for Heath, K., & Plohetski, T. (2026, June 26). Austin ISD is closer than ever to a state intervention. Here’s what happens next. Austin American-Statesman.
Research featured in Mizan, N. (2026, April 17). 3 takeaways from new research on Houston ISD’s takeover. Houston Chronicle.
Interviewed for Soebroto, A. (2026, April 13). Texas school district takeovers, explained: What triggers them and how districts get out. Houston Chronicle.
Interviewed for Partain, C., & Goodwin, A. (2025, June 28). Fewer test-takers, better results: What HISD’s biology STAAR data shows. Houston Chronicle.
Interviewed for Hardy, M. (2025, July 1). One key to Houston ISD’s rising STAAR scores? Holding students back. Texas Monthly.
Interviewed for Rouser, M. (2023, October 26). Proposed school voucher program causes concern for future of public education in Texas. The Daily Texan.