Politics
State Budget Negotiations Hold Up COVID-19 Aid For Texas Schools
Posted on · Congress voted nearly $18 billion in COVID relief funds for Texas K-12 education over the last few months. So far, the schools haven’t seen a penny of it.
Tag: education funding
Houston Matters
Teachers Protest Over Conditions, Testing, And Funding Amid The Pandemic (Dec. 15, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: A teacher explains why she and her fellow educators are protesting over the situation they face in the pandemic, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher answers your questions, and we discuss how the Biden administration might affect the environment.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Teacher Pay Raise Proposal, And How College Has Changed (Jan. 16, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We learn about a proposal to fund teacher pay raises. We break down the latest political stories. We explore how the experience of college has changed over the years. And a project puts artwork on billboards.
Education News
The Texas Legislature Took Away $118 Million In Pre-K Funding. Now Districts Are Scrambling
Posted on · School officials are accessing other grants, pulling from local taxpayer dollars and diverting funding from different parts of their budgets to meet state pre-K requirements. They’re making things work for now, but they anticipate problems.
Houston Matters
Why is Prison Spending Outpacing Education Spending in Texas?
Posted on · A recent report from the U.S. Department of Education says over the past three decades, state and local spending on prisons and jails has risen more than three times faster than spending on elementary and secondary education. The disparities are far greater in Texas, where prison spending grew at nearly eight times the rate of […]
Houston Matters
What’s the Value of Outdoor Education?
Posted on · Fifth graders in Houston public schools have, for nearly 40 years, participated in Outdoor Education Programs at two centers, in Forest Glen and Olympia. But future funding for the programs may be in doubt. We learn about such outdoor education programs, and both their benefits and challenges. Then, we discuss research examining the impact of […]