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On Tuesday’s show: HISD Superintendent Mike Miles joins us to discuss issues facing the state’s largest school district, from addressing food insecurity among students as SNAP benefits end amid the federal government shutdown, to kids reading books in HISD elementary schools. You can submit your question now to talk@houstonmatters.org .

Also this hour: Gifted and talented programs in Texas schools can take many forms. An education expert explains how those programs have evolved to embrace more than just academic prowess.

And we talk with the co-authors of Frontera: A Jo

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