Posted on · It’s widely expected that Texas' Education Commissioner Mike Morath will replace the elected Houston school board with outside managers either because of poor academic performance or the board’s behavior.
Posted on · School administrators apologized last week for how they handled one student’s sexual assault case.
Posted on · An anonymous opinion piece published in the student newspaper, The Rice Thresher, prompted the apology from university officials.
Posted on · Between a third and a half of all college students in the country struggle to find enough food to eat or a place to live.
Posted on · One local foundation is helping our children to learn how to make healthier dietary choices.
Posted on · Many parents and teachers felt they were forced to travel in dangerous flooding conditions, at the same time city and county officials were advising people to stay off the roads.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Posted on · Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath is widely expected to remove Houston’s elected school board this academic year. But Morath didn’t reveal any details about that decision when he addressed hundreds of business and education leaders Monday.
Posted on · Despite concerns from administrators that there was nothing to "hang our hat on," HISD filed an appeal for Wheatley High School's failing grade Friday, the state's deadline, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Posted on · Amid its seventh failing grade in a row, a petition for a board of managers, a stern notice from state authorities and calls for the district to appeal its rating, Wheatley High is still trying to focus on supporting its students.
Posted on · There are now four new BCycle bike share stations on the University of Houston-Downtown campus. All have easy access to the nearby bayou trails.
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency sent similar letters Tuesday to three other districts facing a potential state takeover due to chronic low school ratings: Midland, Shepherd and Snyder.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Parents and students at Wheatley High discuss the upcoming academic year at the troubled school. We meet a former unaccompanied migrant who's now a psychologist in a facility for migrant teens. And comedian Ali Siddiq discusses life in prison.
Posted on · Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan recently told reporters that uncertainty won’t affect teaching and learning in classrooms.
Posted on · An anonymous donor has pledged $50 million to UH’s “Here, We Go” fundraising campaign.