Posted on · Houston joins Austin and Dallas school districts in defying the Governor’s order citing public health and safety. Harris County continues its sixth day of county's COVID threat level at 'severe.'
Posted on · On Thursday's show: STAAR Test technical issues, what Latino parents want in a new HISD Superintendent, drugs in Texas prisons, previewing a new lunar lander and its Houston control center, and bidding farewell to News 88.7's Laura Isensee.
Posted on · Lathan has acted as interim superintendent for the state's largest school district for the last three years, since the previous leader Richard Carranza left abruptly for New York City in March 2018.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Parents and students at Wheatley High discuss the upcoming academic year at the troubled school. We meet a former unaccompanied migrant who's now a psychologist in a facility for migrant teens. And comedian Ali Siddiq discusses life in prison.
Posted on · The school district is hosting a series of community meetings to get input on its search for a permanent leader.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We preview tonight's HISD board meeting and learn what community members want in their next superintendent. We examine why so few minorities are head coaches. And we learn about a spacewalk that went awry.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn why some HISD board members pushed for a new interim superintendent. Then, former astronaut Scott Kelly talks about spending a year in space. Plus, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the classical ensemble Loop38 translates visual art into music.
Posted on · We learn what impact continuity of leadership – or a lack of it – have on public education. Will it help or hinder efforts to transform a district – or a state?
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn more about the interim superintendent appointed to lead HISD. Then, an area specialist answers questions about allergies. Plus, our non-experts discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And we revisit our 2014 conversation with filmmaker Wes Anderson.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · Some would like to consider alternative candidates who come from the business world, instead of traditional K-12 education
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Superintendent Richard Carranza is leaving HISD. We recap what's at stake on Primary Election Day. We discuss school safety in Greater Houston. And Stephanie Wittels Wachs talks about her new memoir.
Posted on · Carranza had more than a year left on his contract with HISD, with a base pay of $345,000
Posted on · Richard Carranza discusses which schools might be affected and what the recommendations are.
Posted on · Houston ISD Superintendent Richard Carranza prepares for his second year leading the state's largest public school district.