Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Why HISD is cutting spending despite a budget surplus, we discuss the latest news in politics, and we reflect on the contributions of women to space travel and exploration.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The federal government says a Texas agency discriminated against communities of color in Houston and Harris County when choosing how to distribute Harvey recovery funds. And HISD Superintendent Millard House II joins us to discuss issues facing the school district and to answer your questions.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: The cumulative effect of COVID, teacher burnout, faculty and staff shortages, and political pressure on public education, and a conversation with actor Jason Lee about his new book of photography of Galveston.
Posted on · Sealy ISD also announced campus and office closures.
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Does natural immunity developed from a previous COVID infection provide anywhere near the same protection as a vaccine? And what kind of immunity do people really have after recovering?
Posted on · Past testing by the district found more than 200 schools had at least one tap test positive for lead contamination.
Posted on · Rhonda Skillern-Jones' plea deal was part of an investigation that also led to the indictment of the district’s former chief operating officer on Thursday.
Posted on · The program will close on December 17 -- the final day of the fall semester.
Posted on · On Monday's show: We take a closer look at the runoff election for four seats on the HISD Board of Trustees, and a recent book examines how Houston and Texas helped change the sports landscape across the nation.
Posted on · On Friday's show: The new head of the state's largest school district discusses issues affecting students, educators, and parents and answers your questions.
Posted on · “There’s nothing else like it anywhere in the orchestra field,” said David Connor, community embedded musician for the Houston Symphony.
Posted on · Teachers report being spread thin by the demands of remote learning and exhausted by the constant health concerns.
Posted on · As of Tuesday, 284 pediatric COVID-19 patients were admitted in hospitals across the state.
Posted on · On Monday's show: Hurricane Ida strikes Louisiana, a former Afghan combat interpeter on coming to live in Houston, emotional support animals helping HISD students, and the latest on Houston sports.
Posted on · Senator Paul Bettencourt R-Houston has accused HISD's COVID-19 leave policy of being "discriminatory and unfair" towards unvaccinated employees.