Houston Matters
Houstonian pet peeves (Feb. 6, 2023)
Posted on · It's the first Monday of the month, so we offer listeners a chance to vent about their pet peeves about life in Houston.
Tag: education
Town Square
Celebrating Teachers and Educators for the Work They Do in Shaping the Futures of Children
Posted on · Showing appreciation to the unsung heroes of education and the unique ways they bring life to the classroom.
Houston Matters
Oil’s effect on Houston’s economy (Jan. 4, 2023)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Some recent numbers suggest Houston's GDP grew slower than the rest of the nation last year. Is that true -- and is it the fault of oil and gas?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1563: Toys
Posted on · Episode: 1563 Looking back at the impact of toys. Today, we play with toys.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1760: The Christmas Lectures
Posted on · Episode: 1760 The Christmas Lectures: Michael Faraday’s Gift to children. Today, the Christmas Lectures.
Houston Matters
Special needs program at T.H. Rogers School (Dec. 19, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The latest on a program for special needs students at T.H. Rogers School. HISD announced last week it was pausing plans to relocate students who utilized the program.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3284: Spiders and STEM
Posted on · Episode: 3284 A place for scary spiders in STEM education. Today, Spiders and STEM education.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2425: Sketches
Posted on · Episode: 2425 In which the Smithsonian Institution celebrates sketching. Today, we make sketches.
Houston Matters
Gov. Abbott’s concerns about Harris County’s election, and actor Jason Lee documents Galveston (Nov. 15, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We learn why Gov. Abbott wants to investigate Harris County's handling of the recent election. Then we examine whether recent dips in math and reading scores across the nation are also happening here. And actor Jason Lee documents Galveston with photography.
News
The culture wars are pushing some teachers to leave the classroom
Posted on · Teachers and administrators, already facing long hours and low pay, now find themselves under pressure from politicians, parents and even their own school districts.
Houston Matters
No brotherly love for the Astros at Philadelphia restaurants: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Town Square
National Family Literacy Day with Diary of a Wimpy Kid Author Jeff Kinney
Posted on · Discussing the importance of reading with the best-selling author.
Houston Matters
Another World Series for the Astros, and early voting begins (Oct. 24, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The Astros are back in the World Series for the fourth time in six years. And early voting gets underway in Harris County.
Houston Matters
Battle over HISD’s board goes before the Texas Supreme Court (Oct. 7, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: HISD's challenge to the TEA's attempted takeover of its board went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday. The outcome could determine who controls the largest school district in Texas.
Houston Matters
School dropout rate amid COVID, and Texas AG candidate Rochelle Garza (Oct. 4, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: State numbers paint a picture of how many students dropped out of school during the worst of the pandemic. And we continue our series of interviews with candidates on the ballot on Election Day with Rochelle Garza, candidate for Texas Attorney General.