Media Coverage

Punishment reviewed for kids who miss too much school

KXAN-TV NBC Austin, October 23, 2014

 Derek Cohen and Deborah Fowler: Texas Legislature should decriminalize truancy

Dallas Morning News, October 23, 2014 | Op Ed by Derek Cohen and Deborah Fowler

Ending the payday lending cycle

Dallas Morning News, October 22, 2014 | Op Ed

Military Surplus Program Provides Weapons to School Police

Education Week, September 30, 2014

New DoD Rules Hope To Better Protect Service Members From Predatory Lenders

Texas Public Radio, KSTX San Antonio, September 30, 2014

Opponents keeping up pressure on payday lenders in Texas

Dallas Morning News , September 27, 2014

Lessons from San Diego Schools’ MRAP Debacle

Voice of San Diego, September 26, 2014

Local school districts got military gear from Pentagon

CBS This Morning, September 26, 2014

Loan changes possible

Galveston County Daily News, September 25, 2014

Choice Bus shows students value of education

Voice of San Diego, September 24, 2014

In ‘Wild West’ of Lending, Community Organizers Push for City Reform

KWBU Waco NPR , September 24, 2014

It's not just police, schools also going for military surplus

41 KSHB Kansas City, September 23, 2014

Amid Blowback, San Diego Department of Ed Returns Armored Vehicle

Vocativ, September 22, 2014

Local School District Police Now Armed With Military Assault Rifles

Permian Basin , September 22, 2014

Feds equip school police agencies with military gear

USA Today, September 19, 2014

Keep military gear out of Texas Schools

TribTalk, September 18, 2014 | Op Ed by Brennan Griffin

Texas school districts stock up with free military gear

KENS-TV CBS Austin, September 18, 2014

Florida Schools Get Major Fire Power Through Controversial Military Surplus Program

CBS Miami, September 17, 2014

Military vehicle doesn’t belong at San Diego schools

U-T San Diego, September 17, 2014

School district police stock up free military gear

Associated Press, September 17, 2014

These Are The School Districts Around The Country With Military Supplies

Huffington Post, September 17, 2014

Amarillo Payday and Title Lending Ordinance Approved

KAMR-TV Amarillo, September 16, 2014

Children's rights groups urge Defense program to stop giving school cops military hardware

The Center for Public Integrity, September 16, 2014

Groups want military grade weapons out of schools

KTBC Fox 7 Austin, September 16, 2014

L.A. schools police will return grenade launchers but keep rifles, armored vehicle

Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2014