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Houston ISD superintendent focuses on re-engagement, safety and 'the children' this school year
By Emily Bevard | Sep 2, 2021
Houston Independent School District Superintendent Millard House II met with U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Houston) this week outlining his goals as he begins the school year at Texas' largest school district.
'Deeply grateful': Baylor professor to receive David E. Rogers Award
By John Kelly | Sep 1, 2021
Dr. Peter Hotez, professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, was awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation David E. Rogers Award.
Houston's Rice University ranks top 10 on best colleges list
By Ariana Chiarenza | Aug 27, 2021
In a new study from Niche, Rice University in Houston ranked in the top 10 of its 2022 Best Colleges in America list.
Newman: 'A large number of new families are moving to home schooling'
By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 24, 2021
The trend is growing. More Texas families are choosing to home-school their children this fall, and the Texas Home School Coalition reports that the all-time record set in 2020 looks like it won’t last long.
Texas Freedom Caucus vows to 'defend' teachers, students who refuse to wear a mask
By Solange DeLisle | Aug 20, 2021
The Texas Freedom Caucus of the Texas House of Representatives has promised to support and stand behind any teacher or student who won't wear a mask in the classroom.
Texas Public Policy Foundation: Critical race theory is false, dangerous
By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 16, 2021
If more Americans studied their country’s history, they would understand that critical race theory distorts the truth and misleads the people who follow it, according to Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Home schooling sees dramatic rise in Texas
By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 10, 2021
Families turned to it before pandemic, but interest grows since Covid arrived
'In-person learning is critical': HISD students, staff return to campus
By Steven Hughes | Aug 6, 2021
Schools in Houston have outlined their COVID-19 safety game plan for the 2021-2022 academic school year to return to in-person learning at 100%.
'Magic happens here': Parents express their gratitude for the Melinda Webb School after the 2021 graduation
By Alexus Barnhart | Jul 26, 2021
Kindergarten graduates of the Melinda Webb School celebrated their recent graduation by giving speeches about themselves to the crowd of proud families and teachers who recognized such an important milestone.
'A great step in the fight to prevent, cure cancer': University of Texas researcher receives grant to study tumors
By John Sammon | Jul 23, 2021
Claudio E. Tatsui, a researcher and MD at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, has been named a recipient of grant funding for his work in the study and treatment of cancerous spinal tumors.
'Such an inspiration to many': Louisiana teen becomes first African American to win Scripps National Spelling Bee
By Andy Nghiem | Jul 18, 2021
A Louisiana teen recently made history when she became the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Watson 'blessed' to coach track and field at Tokyo Olympics
By Andy Nghiem | Jul 17, 2021
Spring Branch ISD assistant principal Megan Watson is set to have a memorable summer as she will coach at the Tokyo Olympics later this month.
Houston area ACE Scholarship students head to college
By Press Release | Jul 14, 2021
A gifted basketball player from Houston and the daughter of a single mother from Austin who are ACE Scholarship recipients will attend universities starting next month.
Texas community colleges will offer bachelor's degrees and 'give countless more Texans access' with new law
By Valerie Bonk | Jul 8, 2021
A new Texas law allows community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees.
Educator: STAAR tests show ‘remote learning was a disaster’ in Texas
By Tom Lawrence | Jul 7, 2021
Houston ISD reports decline in scores in almost all areas, matching statewide trend
Adult literacy program strives to achieve a '100% literate Houston goal'
By T.H. Lawrence | Jul 6, 2021
Mayor Turner said it can provide ‘achieve transformational change in the lives of adults’
'Ambition': Bellaire High School graduate receives scholarship for hunger-combating efforts
By Karla Florez | Jun 28, 2021
Recent Bellaire High School graduate Shirley Zhu has earned the Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship from Sodexo to cover her tenure at Harvard, as recognition for her dedication to combating hunger in Houston.
Executive coaching at Houston charter school about 'personal growth, not achievement,' coach says
By Karen Kidd | Jun 9, 2021
Coaching – rather than teaching – requires a solid relationship between students and their instructors, an expert in just that at a Houston-area charter school said during a recent interview.
Texas parent supports HB 547: 'Real good homeschool extracurricular activities are hard to find'
By Christina Heath | Jun 1, 2021
With the introduction of Senate Bill 491 and the House version, HB 547, home-schooled children may soon be able to participate in University Interscholastic League (UIL) extracurricular programs through their local public school.
Yellowstone Schools' first college grads lauded for 'one of the first steps toward building a more just society'
By Trina Thomas | May 30, 2021
Yellowstone Schools celebrated its first students to receive college educations at its annual event April 8.