Education News
Houston School District Ramps Up Advertising Campaign To Stem Enrollment Decline
Posted on · This fall, HISD expects to lose about 1,500 students, in addition to some 4,000 who left last year.
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‘What Is Happening In The United States?’: Why Foreign Student Enrollment Is Down In Some Texas Universities
Posted on · Some schools have seen a decline in their enrollment of international students
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Colleges See Drop In Enrollment After Harvey
Posted on · For community colleges, the drop could mean less funding from the state.
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Texas residents could receive more federal aid to pay for costly health plans
Posted on · Texans signing up this year for health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act may see higher costs but should also qualify for larger subsidies.
Houston Matters
How Might HISD’s Enrollment Caps Affect Incoming Elementary Students?
Posted on · The first day of school for Houston Independent School District students is just a week away. Yet, some parents with elementary-age children in the district are confronting some uncertainty as to where their child will be going for the rest of the school year. That's because HISD is cracking down on class sizes in K-4 […]
Houston Matters
Why — Or Why Not — Are Houstonians Signing Up for Healthcare Before the March 31 Deadline?
Posted on · We check in with Houston Public Media health and science reporter Carrie Feibel to discuss the impending March 31 deadline for uninsured Houstonians to sign up for health insurance. We discuss why some haven’t signed up, and whether they’re merely procrastinating, overwhelmed or confused by the process, or are intentionally choosing not to get insurance, […]
Houston Matters
Will You Have to Pay a Healthcare Penalty Come March 31?
Posted on · Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act ends soon (March 31), and so time is running out for folks to sign up for coverage. We look at where the enrollment numbers stand now — both nationally and in Texas. And we hear from a local organization working with Houstonians to help them navigate the sometimes […]