Town Square
A Lesson in African American History in the U.S.
Posted on · An educator guides us through the successes and struggles of African Americans in U.S. history.
Tag: social studies
Houston Matters
Houston’s connections to the voter fraud movement (Sept. 2, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We make sense of a summer filled with both drought and flooding. Then we learn about a voter fraud movement with deep ties to Houston. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
Houston Matters
Life expectancy continues to fall: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · 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.
Education
Texas State Board of Education to delay revisions to social studies standards
Posted on · If the delay is approved, it will mean the state's social studies curriculum will not be revised until after the November election.
I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 46: Sugar Land Not So Sweet
Posted on · Social Studies Super Hero, Chassidy Olainu-Alade, serves as our I SEE U Tour Guide of 'Sugar Land 95,' a new exhibit that highlights a new form of slavery the city of Sugar Land, a popular Houston-area suburb, may not be so proud of
Houston Matters
Full Show: Border Patrol Agent Arrested, and Changes to Texas Social Studies Curriculum (Sept. 17, 2018)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We learn about the arrest of a Border Patrol agent in connection with four murders. We learn about changes to social studies curriculum in Texas schools. We examine a recent study about liver cancer. Local veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers your questions. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
Full Show
Social Studies Textbooks and the Hispanic Vote: Houston Matters for Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014
Posted on · For the first time since 2002, the Texas Board of Education is considering more than 100 proposed social studies, history, geography and government textbooks, which publishers have submitted for approval and use in public schools statewide. While the board won't take a final vote until November, a public hearing the state board held earlier this […]