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gilmermirror.com | Lexi Churchill |Ellis Simani
By Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Ellis Simani, ProPublica March 14, 2025 “Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
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baytownsun.com | Lexi Churchill |Ellis Simani
Editor’s note: Salvador Cavazos was superintendent of Baytown’s Goose Creek CISD for two years from 2012 to 2014, when the school board bought out the remaining two-plus years on his contract. He was paid nearly $1 million for his time in Baytown. kAm%6I2D =2H>2<6CD 2?5 2? 25G@424J 8C@FA C6AC6D6?E:?8 492CE6C D49@@=D 92CD9=J 4C:E:4:K65 2 E:?J 492CE6C D49@@= ?6EH@C< E92E 92D A2:5 :ED DFA6C:?E6?56?E FA E@ Sgf_[___ 2??F2==J[ >2<:?8 9:> @?6 @7 E96 9:896DE\A2:5 AF3=:4 D49@@= =6256CD :?
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mysanantonio.com | Lexi Churchill |Ellis Simani
The criticism came after ProPublica and the Texas Tribune published a story last week about Valere Public Schools, revealing that the district had only reported paying its superintendent, Salvador Cavazos, less than $300,000 per year. In fact, bonuses and one-time payments roughly tripled his income for running a district that has fewer than 1,000 students across three campuses.
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flipboard.com | Lexi Churchill |Ellis Simani
9 hours agoVideo showed people standing on a wing of the aircraft, which was evacuated using the slides. Twelve people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, officials said. An American Airlines plane engine caught fire after it landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday evening, officials …
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propublica.org | Matt Krupnick |Ellis Simani |Lexi Churchill |Emily Schwing
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Last week, we ran a story about the superintendent of a tiny charter school district in TX who has earned up to $870k. Hours later, lawmakers and charter leaders called for the district’s board to lower his “outrageous” pay. They said "No." w/@LChurchilll https://t.co/5KBgRJhU9p
RT @zahiratorres: Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No. h…
RT @RobertFaturechi: Almost double what the NYC chancellor makes to run the largest school system in the country!