Posted on · Today on Houston Matters, we continue our 3rd annual State of Houston series with a look at the state of education in Greater Houston with the help of Laura Isensee, News 88.7’s education reporter.
Posted on · A new report out says in the 2014-2015 school year, 8 percent of Texas students who dropped out did so in the seventh or eighth grades .
Posted on · After deadly accidents in Texas, including one in Houston, we looked at what state lawmakers did in the past (and are doing now) to protect children.
Posted on · It’s time again for our weekly political roundup and analysis of national, state and local political stories. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss everything from President Trump’s allegations of wiretapping, to Homeland Security executing the president’s second executive order temporarily banning travel from six predominantly Muslim countries, to the Texas Legislature’s first hearing on the so-called Bathroom […]
Posted on · State Rep. Eric Johnson recently filed a bill that would fund full-day pre-K for qualifying school districts through the existing school finance formula. So, we revisit a conversation from Feb. 2015 about the benefits of full-day pre-K. In February of 2015, Dr. Susan Landry, founder and director of the Children’s Learning Institute at UTHealth, talked […]
Posted on · As the population of Texas grows more diverse, some education leaders want to see that change better reflected in the leadership of schools.
Posted on · That discount is offered to students of all ages, from kindergarten through college.
Posted on · On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down decisions in two of the three pending major cases tied to Texas. The court deadlocked 4-4 on President Obama’s plan that would have shielded millions of immigrants from deportation. And, in a 4-3 decision, the court upheld the affirmative action program at the University of Texas. On this edition […]
Posted on · Episode: 3066 Unconscious Creativity Today, creativity sneaks up on us.
Posted on · The head of the teachers union wants the board of trustees to ask the community for their input before starting a national search.
Posted on · Officials at the state agency in charge of maintaining freeways said they are continuing a review to see if something different needs to be installed.
Posted on · Administrators at the Houston Independent School Disctrict will ask the Board of Trustees to consider the proposal at its next meeting in October.
Posted on · Critical shortage areas include bilingual education, math, science, career and technical education, and also special education
Posted on · Shobha Dasari, from McCullough Junior High School in The Woodlands, and Siddharth Krishnakumar, from Pearland Junior High West in Pearland, spelled their words correctly in round three of the National Spelling Bee Wednesday.
Posted on · The Houston Independent School District warns that students who don't take the state standardized tests could have to take summer school or even be held back. But some parents disagree with the conclusion.