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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Car Competition Opens New Opportunities For Houston Students

Gail Delaughter

Posted on February 23, 2017 · At one Houston high school there's a class that doesn't rely much on textbooks or blackboards. Instead, the lessons can often mean getting your hands dirty. And what some of the students are learning is taking them to places they might otherwise never go.

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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More than 40 percent of students in the Alief Independent School District -- about 20,000 children -- are enrolled in bilingual education, English as a second language or other second language programs.

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As COVID-19 Strains School Budgets, Texas’ Historic Education Cuts Give Lessons

Laura Isensee

Posted on June 18, 2020 · In Texas, many school leaders are scraping by as they approve budgets for next school year. But they’re worried about what comes next and some remember lessons from 2011, the last time Texas schools found themselves in the crosshairs of a recession.

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Full Show: Conditions For Detained Immigrant Children, Permeable Pavement, And Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (Sept. 5, 2019)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 5, 2019 · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The conditions for detained immigrant children, plans to save Wheatley High, how permeable pavement works, a visit to a local career and technical high school, and a documentary about folk singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott.

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Red, White and Blue: State of Education in Texas

HPM VIDEO TEAM

Posted on January 19, 2018 · Houston education leaders discuss everything from schools, child care, early education and Harvey impact

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Students Learn Lessons Along The Way As They Design Their Own Car

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 27, 2017 · High school auto shop used to be about fixing cars. Now some students are going to the next level. They're actually building their own, as they prepare for a competition to see who can design the most fuel-efficient vehicle.

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