Schools

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (250+ words) On Tuesday's show: University of Houston Chancellor Dr. Renu Khator joins us to discuss the state of the university system and the issues facing it, its flagship campus, and higher education as a whole. Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (370+ words) A push to build more icebreaker ships has led to new apprenticeship programs at Texas City's College of the Mainland in a new partnership with Davie Defense's Gulf Copper shipyard, which will soon begin building the ships on Galveston at…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (118+ words) Episode: 1636 Of books and learning in nineteenth-century America. Today, thoughts on books and learning. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our Ingenuity Take our…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (342+ words) The far-left Twitch streamer is coming to the Forty Acres. The journey here hasn’t been a smooth one. Controversial Twitch streamer and self-described socialist Hasan Piker is set to speak at UT Austin Wednesday at an event hosted by UT’s…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1047+ words) Teammates and fellow students visit a memorial for LePaul Warren Jr., a 17-year-old Westbury High School senior who was fatally shot Friday morning near the campus. Families and elected officials are calling for stronger gun violence prevention measures after two…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1721+ words) For nearly 20 years, Barbers Hill ISD Superintendent Greg Poole pursued an unconventional strategy to grow the district’s finances. Lawmakers are now questioning the foundation’s aggressive investments, unusual structure, and potential conflicts of interest. When Greg Poole first became superintendent of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (193+ words) HOUSTON – On Friday, Houston Stand Down will be holding its annual event focusing on serving those who served. The event, which is put on by Career Gear Houston, targets veterans of all backgrounds, with a focus on providing various services…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (519+ words) The new 2027 Top 100 Best Colleges rankings were released this week and six of them are located in Texas. U.S. News & World Report released its yearly ranking of each college and university on Sept. 22, after evaluating more than 1,700 schools using factors like…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (734+ words) Six Texas universities made the national Top 100 Best Colleges, ranked in U.S. News & World Report 2027. The U.S. News & World Report releases its list of best colleges each year. The publication evaluates about 1,700 schools using factors like graduation rates, student-faculty ratios and other…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (591+ words) Half of the Harper School's facade was seen demolished at 3200 Center Street on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2026. A cornerstone that anchored one of Houston's historic Black schools and several other key artifacts have been salvaged from the building's demolition, allowing the city…...