
Education
Afghan refugee students in Houston experienced culture shock. Now many are thriving
Posted on · Afghan refugee students finished their first year of classes at HISD schools in June, assisted by volunteers from Houston-area nonprofits.
Posted on · Afghan refugee students finished their first year of classes at HISD schools in June, assisted by volunteers from Houston-area nonprofits.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The latest forecast and whether the state's energy grid is prepared for another blast of cold weather.
Posted on · New data show Texas schools may be failing their bilingual students, as an increasing share of English-learners aren't becoming proficient in the language after five years.
Posted on · The Texas Association for Bilingual Education is hosting its annual conference this week (Oct. 19-22) in Galveston. TABE's mission is to promote the implementation of educational policies and effective bilingual-bi-cultural programs that promote equal educational opportunity for bilingual and ESL students. It's the largest bilingual education conference in Texas, and organizers expect more than 1,500 […]
Posted on · In Texas, almost one of every five students is learning English.
Posted on · While there are more English language learners in public schools, there are also more complaints involving their civil rights to education.