Education News
As Texas schools reopen amid a COVID wave, new teachers adjust to in-person classes
Posted on · Many Houston-area educators are finding themselves in a classroom for the first time after nearly two years of virtual learning.
Tag: virtual learning
Education News
Fort Bend ISD is closing its virtual learning program as COVID-19 cases dwindle across the district
Posted on · The program will close on December 17 -- the final day of the fall semester.
Education News
Texas Lawmakers Send Gov. Greg Abbott A Bill That Funds Virtual Learning, But Could Leave Out Many Students Of Color
Posted on · The bill would pay for virtual learning until September 2023, but won't fund it for students who have failed their STAAR exams.
Houston Matters
Mayor Turner’s New Police Reforms (April 30, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: The mayor unveils a new set of police reforms, helping some students continue to learn in a virtual environment even when the pandemic is over, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and the history of Houston's forgotten week-long festival, No-Tsu-Oh.
Education News
Some Houston Kids Call Online School ‘Long and Boring.’ Here’s Why They’re Sticking With It
Posted on · In just over a week, the Houston Independent School District will resume face-to-face instruction. But more than half of its 200,000 students plan to stay home and continue learning remotely.
Town Square
Town Square: Back-To-School and The Challenges of Distanced Learning (Sept. 8, 2020)
Posted on · Experts discuss strategies for online learning and plans for re-introducing in-person teaching.
Education News
In Southwest Houston, Alief ISD Is A Test Case For Virtual Back-To-School
Posted on · Alief ISD has largely sidestepped heated debates over in-person or remote instruction by deciding early on it would go virtual.
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Alternative Education, Managing AMBER Alerts & the Rothko Chapel: Houston Matters for Thurs., Jan. 30, 2014
Posted on · You may have heard that this is âSchool Choice Weekâ â itâs an awareness campaign to promote alternative education options. Some see that as code for school vouchers. For others, it represents a desire to highlight the fact there are lots of educational options out there. Itâs with the latter in mind that weâll highlight […]