Posted on · The youth justice reinvestment fund is the first of its kind in Texas, but follows similar initiatives in California and Colorado to create alternatives to youth incarceration that disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic young people.
Posted on · Houston Public Media caught up with four people whose lives were changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and asked them to share their experiences in their own words.
Posted on · Lathan has acted as interim superintendent for the state's largest school district for the last three years, since the previous leader Richard Carranza left abruptly for New York City in March 2018.
Posted on · Following a letter from the federal government calling these workers "essential," the Texas Health and Human Services said all school personnel and child care workers would be prioritized for the vaccine.
Posted on · HISD, Texas' largest school district, said it will continue to require students, staff and visitors to wear masks on district property and at district events. Other districts are awaiting guidance from the Texas Education Agency.
Posted on · At a mass aid distribution site this weekend, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told reporters tens of thousands of Houstonians still don’t have running water in their homes, two weeks after a winter storm caused crippling power outages in much of Texas.
Posted on · As power outages continue, many K-12 schools, colleges and universities have announced closures through the end of the week.
Posted on · Houston and much of Harris County’s nearly 5 million residents are under a boil water notice, as harsh weather and frigid temperatures continue to impact infrastructure in the region and across Texas.
Posted on · The HISD school board will consider a proposal at its meeting Thursday to dissolve the relationiship between HISD and the official voice of the district's 200,000 students.
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency is taking on new oversight of special education in HISD. But many Houston families who are still struggling to access services view the state’s role with skepticism, given the troubled track record at both the state and district levels.
Posted on · Each of the two new conservators come with 40 years of experience in special education, and they'll have a broad scope of responsibilities.
Posted on · The option to deny virtual instruction is a measure that the Texas Education Agency gave school districts last fall.
Posted on · A recent survey found that over half of child care providers in Texas are putting supplies or other items on their personal credit cards or dipping into their own savings in order to stay open.
Posted on · HISD has told principals that unless contact tracing shows a staff member is exposed to COVID-19 on campus, educator and school staff have to quarantine at home on their personal leave.
Posted on · The advocacy group Disability Rights Texas examined statewide data and found that students with disabilities and Black students are physically restrained by educators at disproportionately high rates.