Posted on · On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest political news, teachers sound off on the state of public education after two years of the pandemic, and an art show pays tribute to the Astroworld theme park.
Posted on · Cuts to key programs like public education are in the works, despite Governor Greg Abbott’s promises
Posted on · Floyd's second grade teacher, Waynel Sexton, said she remembers an 8-year-old boy inspired by the work and legacy of Thurgood Marshall.
Posted on · Earlier this year, KIPP was awarded over $80 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program to open more campuses.
Posted on · Former Vice President Joe Biden used his first campaign stop in Houston to announce his plans for public education.
Posted on · Kids and parents and teachers have spent the week struggling through another round of standardized testing in Texas public schools. Voters hate it, so politicians hate it. But the test results are a key ingredient of the state's education policy
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 Monday's Houston Matters: Mayor Turner's new commission to end gun violence and we learn what continuity of leadership – or the lack thereof – can have on public education. Then, writer Aminatta Forna discusses her latest novel, ‘Happiness.’ And Jeff Balke gives us an overview of Houston sports.
Posted on · Houston-area Democratic Reps. Shawn Thierry and Garnet Coleman joined The Texas Tribune on Tuesday at Texas Southern University to discuss issues ranging from public education to sexual harassment at the Capitol
Posted on · You wouldn’t be out of line wondering why Texas school finance didn’t get fixed in 2017. Or 2015. Or 2013. But it’s because this is a hard policy problem and a harder political one. The prompt now is that property taxes have gotten so far out of hand that lawmakers have no choice but to act.
Posted on · The panel is expected to deliver a report by Dec. 31 with recommendations for legislators on overhauling a school finance system that has been the subject of statewide lawsuits for decades
Posted on · The storm may force the Texas Senate and House to tackle an issue that stymied them during the last session: school finance
Posted on · Houston ISD Superintendent Richard Carranza prepares for his second year leading the state's largest public school district.
Posted on · Many teachers see a bright spot in the Texas Legislature, with an effort to reboot how Texas pays for public schools.
Posted on · In a preliminary vote, the House approved Rep. Dan Huberty's bill to inject $1.6 billion into public schools and simplify complicated funding formulas. Legislators must still take a final vote on the bill.