These are the rules we hold ourselves to: evidence before opinion, a label on every claim and a plain "we don't know" when that's the truth.

Editorial standards

Every factual claim on this site is labeled at claim level. Confirmed means evidence directly supports the exact proposition and is linked with a pinpoint (page, section, or timestamp). Reported means a named source asserts it, and the source type — professional press, advocacy organization, or official district messaging — is always displayed; those types are never presented as equals. Unconfirmed means a claim is in public circulation and has not been confirmed; the entry states what was checked, what would confirm or refute it, and when it will be revisited.

An agenda proves a proposal exists, not that it passed. A budget authorizes spending, not that the money was spent. A filing records allegations, not findings. An official statement confirms the statement was made, not that its substance is true. Parent-impact lines are analysis and never inherit a claim label.

This site never names teachers, principals, campus staff, parents, students, or members of the public who speak at meetings. Only people acting in defined public roles — the superintendent, TEA officials, Board of Managers members, elected trustees, district spokespeople, and reporters or organizations cited as sources — are named, and only for their official conduct.

Material from closed groups is treated as a private research lead only. It is never quoted, paraphrased, screenshotted, or used as evidence that a claim is circulating. Incomplete verification defaults to holding a story, not publishing it as unconfirmed.

Corrections are visible: published items keep a dated changelog. The one exception is privacy — if a prohibited identifier ever appears, it is removed outright rather than preserved in a changelog.

We call a source credible when it has identifiable attribution, relevant expertise or direct access to the underlying record, and checkable supporting evidence. Reputation alone is not enough.