Posted on · Even before COVID-19, new teachers knew their first year in the classroom might be survival mode. The pandemic has added lots of challenges, and new teachers in bilingual education are anxious to connect with their students.
Posted on · COVID-19’s impact on the arts industry has been devastating, and many artists are wondering how they can safely perform onstage again. So, the Houston Symphony and Rice engineers are using science to provide some answers.
Posted on · Emmanuel Episcopal Church finally has a new home after being flooded in 2017 – but they still can’t worship there.
Posted on · One challenge contact tracers face is reaching Houstonians who don’t speak English.
Posted on · Prosecutors say drunk driving arrests fell after stay-at-home orders went into effect, but rose after establishments started to reopen. Now because of lighter traffic volume they've having to contend with another set of issues.
Posted on · Even before the pandemic, lacking health insurance blocked millions from easy access to healthcare. Now, it's affecting access to the most crucial tool of controlling the coronavirus: testing.
Posted on · The Addicks and Barker dams have been strengthened, but they’re still designed to release water if the reservoirs behind them fill to capacity
Posted on · At Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black university west of Houston, students will return to changes due to the coronavirus, while also addressing the wake of mass protests across the country in response to the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and other incidents of police violence.
Posted on · A veteran screenwriter’s digital release sheds light on the infamous Camp Logan riots in Houston, and examines the deadly consequences of severe racism and race relations during the World War I era.
Posted on · The advocacy group Latinos for Education surveyed over 300 Spanish-speaking, low-income Latino families in Greater Houston. Asking open-ended questions, they found that parents are concerned about a range of issues, including their children's mental health, learning loss and the quality of virtual school.
Posted on · Christine Chen, executive director APIAVote, says the community could send upwards of 1 million voters to the polls in Texas this fall
Posted on · The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to be bad for a number of Houston businesses. But a noticeable exception is the single-family housing market which – after a dip earlier in the year – is now thriving.
Posted on · Alief ISD has largely sidestepped heated debates over in-person or remote instruction by deciding early on it would go virtual.
Posted on · Former Vice President Joe Biden is seeking to break a four-decade Democratic dry streak in the Lone Star State.
Posted on · Most observers agree that without reducing prison populations COVID-19 will continue to rapidly spread inside. But even some existing early release programs are being suspended amid the outbreak.