Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Teachers rally against a potential state takeover of HISD, a new free speech law for Texas colleges, a local bug expert answers your questions, and singer Martha Davis talks about her career.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: How HISD should spend new state funds, reviewing the bills Gov. Abbott vetoed, looking back at the Beaumont race riots of 1943, writer Elliot Ackerman returns to where he fought in Iraq, and an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Texas educators march on Austin, CERAWeek begins, a photographer documents Space City USA, and the Rockets beat writer discusses his book.
Posted on · One Houston-area superintendent said that he’s concerned about drawing hard and fast lines.
Posted on · Pres. Trump reiterated his call to arm teachers while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Posted on · Now that EVAAS won’t be used, the Houston Federation of Teachers hopes for a more hands on approach
Posted on · Lt. Governor Dan Patrick wants to use money from the Texas Lottery for bonuses for veteran teachers.
Posted on · Trustees will vote on the budget later this summer. So far they’ve discussed a 2-percent increase for teachers.
Posted on · A teachers group is calling on the Houston Independent School District school board to consider forming a community advisory committee to assist in the superintendent search process.
Posted on · There’s no official state policy on opting out, but the Houston school district says students won't be disciplined for missing the exam.
Posted on · The website Niche has published its rankings of the Houston metro area high schools with the best teachers. But how do you evaluate such a thing? What makes a teacher great? We talk with Mark Tressler, vice president of product for Niche about how the site established its evaluation. Then, we turn to a parent, a teacher’s union […]
Posted on · Recently, the Houston City Council contemplated whether to pay police officers more money to live in the city and closer to the communities they serve. Council members shelved the topic after struggling to find common ground. It’s not a new concept, and not unique to law enforcement. Some propose it’s beneficial for educators to live where […]
Posted on · In 2012, Houston voters approved a $1.9 billion bond program to rebuild and renovate 40 schools. Now, district administrators say they are $200 million short due to construction market inflation; a teachers union rep and a school board member want an outside audit. We examine this budget battle over school construction. We talk with HISD […]
Posted on · In 2012, Houston voters approved a $1.9 billion bond program to rebuild and renovate 40 schools. Now, district administrators say they are $200 million short due to construction market inflation; a teachers union rep and a school board member want an outside audit. On this edition of Houston Matters, we examine this budget battle over […]
Posted on · In the past few weeks, the Houston Independent School District’s administration has announced some planned changes, including scaling back student testing next year. HISD Superintendent Terry Grier also initially proposed to end the district’s controversial performance bonus system, but he went back on that proposal earlier this week. Next week, the HISD board will review and vote […]