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Katy 17-year-old works to provide more equitable education across Texas
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Abhi Basvoju, a senior at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, is researching the correlation between socioeconomic status, ethnicity and high school graduation rates in Texas from 2011 to 2017. He hopes to educate people about how gerrymandering impacts public education in school districts across the state.Courtesy photo
At just 17, Abhi Basvoju is working to see more public education equity across Texas.
The Seven Lakes High School senior thrives on economics and numbers and has been studying the impacts of gerrymandering on graduation rates among Texas students.
About two and a half years ago, Basvoju started interning for Eliz Markowitz’s campaign for Texas House District 28. As Markowitz focused partly on education reform and involving youth, Basvoju fit in well. ....

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