Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Navigating school funding challenges amid COVID-19, what many hospitals are facing right now, our weekly political roundup, and MindTravel "silent hikes."
Posted on · Families and researchers agree: Children with special needs often do better when they’re integrated in general education classrooms. But Texas gives schools more money if children with disabilities are separated from other children.
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 · House Bill 3 would pump $9 billion into the state’s public education system. But HB 3 doesn’t provide a significant funding boost for educating all English language learners -- that funding has been flat since the early 1980s.
Posted on · Some supporters of gifted and talented programs worry that the proposal will ultimately shortchange the state's brightest children.
Posted on · Some don't believe the bill goes far enough -- or even goes down the wrong path.
Posted on · The Governor has declared school funding an emergency item this legislative session, and it appears lawmakers may overhaul how Texas funds its public schools.
Posted on · While the national gap was about $2,200 per student, Texas fared slightly better.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We learn about a proposal to fund teacher pay raises. We break down the latest political stories. We explore how the experience of college has changed over the years. And a project puts artwork on billboards.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: As HISD students return to class, the interim superintendent discusses the district's budget challenges. Then, we learn how Houston's reservoirs are still at risk of failing. Also, a new podcast examines jail reform in Harris County. And we get an update on local sports.
Posted on · The move allows HISD principals to largely retain control over how they spend their campus budgets.
Posted on · The panel is supposed to give state lawmakers recommendations to improve school funding.
Posted on · Lawmakers created the commission last year after the Texas Supreme Court found the funding system flawed but constitutional in 2016.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: A new commission looks to overhaul public school funding. We learn about increased investment in Houston by Japanese companies. We answer your gardening questions. And a former crack addict shares her recovery story.
Posted on · Leaders at many of the state's top public universities have ordered across-the-board budget cuts for the next school year, even though they avoided their worst funding fears during the 2017 legislative session.