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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Education

The Pandemic’s Toll On Educators Has Made Texas’ Teacher Shortage Worse

BRIAN LOPEZ, Texas Tribune

Posted on September 9, 2021 · Teachers report being spread thin by the demands of remote learning and exhausted by the constant health concerns.

Tags COVID-19 hisd Killeen Independent School District school teacher shortage Waco ISD

Two elementary-age boys study while wearing maskes and headphones.

Education News

Houston Public Schools Reopen Classrooms Amid Teacher, Family Anxieties

Laura Isensee

Posted on October 19, 2020 · The Houston Independent School District welcomes back over 80,000 students to campuses this week for the first time since March.

Tags COVID-19 education face to face instruction hisd in-person learning online school school

Education News

What Texas Teachers Are Saying About Back-To-School In 2020

Laura Isensee

Posted on September 22, 2020 · The president of the Texas State Teachers Association, Ovidia Molina, spoke to Houston Public Media about what her group is hearing from its members.

Tags Coronavirus COVID-19 houston schools school Texas schools Texas State Teachers Association

Education News

For Families Who Choose In-Person Learning, Humble Schools Reopen Classrooms

Laura Isensee

Posted on August 24, 2020 · Harris County health authorities reiterated last week that current indicators for COVID-19 mean it's not safe to resume in-person activities.

Tags Coronavirus COVID-19 guidelines for reopening Humble ISD IDEA Public Schools reopening school

Health & Science

Going Back To School During COVID-19: Guidance For Kids With High-Risk Conditions

Sam Baker, KERA

Posted on August 17, 2020 · Dr. Jeffrey Kahn of Children’s Health in Dallas joined KERA to talk about health tips based on conditions and medications to help decide if a return to in-school instruction is safe.

Tags Coronavirus COVID-19 school

Education News

HISD To Begin Ambitious Study On Districtwide Inequity

Laura Isensee

Posted on July 27, 2020 · The goal is for the equity project to guide critical decisions for HISD administrators and the school board.

Tags COVID-19 equity Erin Baumgartner Grenita Lathan hisd Houston Education Research Consortium rice university school

The advocacy group Disability Rights Texas has decided it will keep a close eye on the Harris County Department of Education’s alternative schools

Houston Matters

Serving At-Risk Youth On Houston’s North Side

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 16, 2019 · Educator Bianca Arriazola shares her passion for motivating students to succeed.

Tags AAMA Sanchez North Charter School Bianca Arriazola education educators parents school students

Houston Matters

New Driver’s Ed Training For Students, And J.J. Watt Wants To Be An NHL Franchise Owner: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 23, 2018 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

Tags interact interactions J.J. Watt Marcus Davis Mary Flood Natalie Arceneaux NHL team school student The Good The Bad and The Ugly traffic tickets

Houston Matters

2018 In Review: The Year In Education

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 20, 2018 · Our series of conversations looking back at Greater Houston in 2018 continues with the year in education.

Tags 2018 education Laura Isensee news 88.7 school

Education News

Texas School Finance Panel Approves Final Report To Lawmakers

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 20, 2018 · The Texas Commission on Public School Finance — created last year to scrutinize the way the state funds K-12 education — finalized a report that includes more than 30 recommended improvements.

Tags abbott Dan Huberty school Scott Brister texas

News

Houston School District Reviewing More Bus Routes

Laura Isensee

Posted on December 12, 2018 · District managers hope to finish the review and make any changes by February.

Tags hisd magnet schools school school bus transportation

Crosby ISD Superintendent Scott Davis

Houston Matters

Crosby ISD Superintendent Discusses District’s Financial Woes

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 18, 2018 · Scott Davis addresses his district's financial situation and what to expect next.

Tags Crosby ISD education financial emergency Maggie Martin school school finance Scott Davis

Houston Matters

Doctor Turns Childhood Experience Into Kids’ Book About Bullying

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 18, 2018 · Dr. Stephanie Oguchi vividly remembers being bullied about her hairstyle as a kid. So she's working to make sure it doesn't happen to other kids.

Tags African hairstyle books children's book culture Joshua Zinn Pediatric occupational therapist school Stephanie Oguchi The Colors of Me: Chi-Chi's Hair

Houston Matters

Being the New Kid in School Can Bring Mental Health Challenges

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 30, 2018 · We learn what can be done to help students transition to a new school.

Tags Bellaire High School children's mental health education families Lara Hulin mental health school students

News

La Porte ISD Student Charged after Allegedly Displaying Gun in Parking Lot

HPM Digital Team

Posted on August 22, 2018 · 17-year-old Daunte Scott is facing a charge of Exhibition of a Firearm, which is a third-degree felony

Tags gun handgun la porte high school la porte isd school

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Houston ISD enrollment down 15,000 compared to pre-pandemic level

ShaVonne Herndon / Ariel Worthy

Posted on August 16, 2022 · School officials said the pandemic caused chaos in public education, leading to ongoing declines in enrollment.

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Education

Houston-area districts improve in state ratings, but Democrats say more money needed for Texas schools

Cory McGinnis / ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on August 15, 2022 · The ratings are based on performance on state standardized tests, graduation rates, college, career, and military readiness outcomes.

Tags Alief Congressman Al Green Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Conroe ISD Fort Bend ISD hisd ISD katy isd Klein ISD Mayor Sylvester Turner pasadena isd Texas Education Agency

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As school year approaches, administrators scramble to help short-staffed Texas campuses

Michael Marks, Texas Standard

Posted on August 15, 2022 · Few schools have been able to keep up with the recent wave of teacher resignations.

Tags education teacher shortage teachers texas

Houston Matters

New COVID guidelines, and addressing the crisis in the teaching profession (Aug. 15, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 15, 2022 · On Monday's show: We take a closer look at the CDC's new COVID guidelines, we discuss ways to address the crisis in the teaching profession, a local veterinarian answers your questions, and we consider the impact of putting kids under the spotlight of events like the Little League World Series.

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