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A new Rice University study warns that declining birth rates could make Fort Bend ISD's enrollment drop even worse as the district considers shifting more than 1,000 students....
After two Houston teenagers were shot and killed near their high schools, 4 Corners Boxing Gym on the north side of the city, is stepping up to offer free youth boxing programming aimed at steering kids away from violence. The deaths of 15-year-old Royce Witchet and 17-year-old L...
Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning early Monday that he had won a Nobel Prize for medicine for helping to open a new field of brain science called optogenetics. But it wasn't long before the California scientist asked for a break from all...
Cornell students thronged a campus plaza to protest the university's response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, and the school's main administration building was splashed with graffiti and damaged overnight. At a demonstration that overflowed the large space...
A couple found dead from an apparent shooting near the University of California, Berkeley campus on Friday have been identified.
The Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to a school district's ban on shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” The phrase is a jab at former President Joe Biden with a coded reference to profanity. A Michigan mother of two says the school's ban is a First Amendment violation. ...
Dennis Hastert, whose congressional legacy as the longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84. Hastert, who ...
The 2026 ABC13 Share Your Holidays campaign is underway, with the annual food drive looking to beat the 1.1 million meals created last year.
On Monday's show: A new report says Texas public schools lost nearly $300 million because of school vouchers. And we offer listeners a chance to vent their pet peeves about life in our city....
Saints veteran defensive end Cameron Jordan's first exposure to the epic displacement caused by Hurricane Katrina occurred when a group of new students from New Orleans arrived at his high school in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler, Arizona. “Katrinians,” the 37-year-old Jordan sai...
Frankie Llerandi, 21, has been unable to land a single internship in his three years at Michigan State University. He will graduate in the spring with an economics degree and an interest in data analytics, but true adulthood seems maddeningly far away. Most of his cousins have no...
Nearly 300 people gathered in the Westbury community to remember LePaul Warren, a student who was shot and killed before school, turning their grief into a call for action against gun violence. Family members, students, alumni and community leaders joined the walk, honoring Warre...
Cornell's president called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 “deeply disturbing” Saturday, said it would weigh on the university for years to come and pledged greater transparency amid mounting outrage over the school’s handling of the case. In an e...
The principal of Grand Oaks Elementary School will return to campus Tuesday after Tomball ISD says it took “appropriate disciplinary action” over comments captured on a voicemail the district previously described as unprofessional. PREVIOUS: Tomball ISD principal on administrativ...
Jarred Hostetler never got rid of the posters he made in 2024 to protest his kids’ school district’s decision to eliminate almost 80 school bus routes. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District cut the transportation budget that year to lower the district’s multi-million-doll...
The lights were on at Delmar Stadium Friday night, but the stands were empty. No Bellaire Cardinals or Lamar Texans took the field after Bellaire High School confirmed several students had been diagnosed with staph infections. Bellaire notified parents by email earlier this week ...
Officials say Emmanuel Finnih received almost $1 million from making over 100 financial aid applications using Texas students' information.
Federal officials said Emmanuel Finnih submitted more than 100 fraudulent financial aid applications using the identities of several students across Texas....
Throughout August and September, two separate students reportedly brought a gun onto the campus, and two other students allegedly made a bomb threat.
The family of a Westbury High School student who was shot last Friday is organizing a walk against gun violence Saturday, as concerns about gun-related incidents near Houston-area schools remain heightened. LePaul Warren’s family says the walk will honor his life while bringing y...
Federal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student, prosecutors announced Friday....
To get the Milby High School Buffs where they want to go, senior wide receivers Isaiah Washington and Artavion Davis will lead the way.
An upstate New York county prosecutor has reopened an investigation the alleged 2024 sexual assault of a female Cornell student at a fraternity house.
Federal authorities investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced Friday. A drug task force in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an her...
A Richmond man is headed to federal prison after orchestrating a years-long scheme that defrauded the U.S. Department of Education out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in student financial aid — and left real victims buried in fraudulent student loan debt. Emmanuel Olugbaike F...
HISD said in a letter to parents that it is aware of the reported staph infections among the Bellaire High School football team.
Amazon is investing more than $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers for education, job training, water and energy preservation projects and other local priorities as it reacts to a growing backlash from politicians and consumers to th...
Tony Award-winning actress Kara Young shared lessons on sisterhood, confidence, and dreaming big through the 'Saving Our Daughters' program.
Under UIL guidelines, the canceled game will be officially recorded as a win for Lamar High School.
Roughly 30% of voucher recipients previously attended public schools. When those students leave their districts for private or home school options they take with them thousands in state funding....
A Los Angeles high school student died Wednesday after witnesses said he fell from a fourth-floor balcony.
Nearly all schoolchildren in at least 30 states can apply for a new federal scholarship next year to help pay for private school , homeschooling and other educational expenses, according to regulations proposed Thursday by the Trump administration. The first national school choic...
France's prime minister convened a crisis meeting Thursday and canceled ministers' trips to focus on the nationwide spread of protests, some violent, by high school students venting about under-resourced schools, long hours and other complaints. The demonstrations erupted in Pari...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for the outside review, saying what happened raised "serious questions about Cornell campus culture."
Willis ISD campuses are asking students to bring bottled water to school as the City of Willis is under a boil water notice after a now restored water pressure issue....
Houston Independent School District students and teachers are feeling the heat — literally — as aging HVAC systems leave some classrooms sweltering. KPRC 2 has received a flood of emails, messages and comments from parents and teachers about the uncomfortable conditions inside HI...
Houston Independent School District teachers are facing sudden job losses and budget adjustments as the district undergoes its annual "campus leveling" process, leaving displaced educators scrambling for their next career moves before their pay ends Oct. 2....
There was a time when Chinese master Yuan Shimao thought martial arts were all about punching and kicking. As a young practitioner, he focused on speed and strength. “I trained that way for many years without becoming still enough to search within myself,” said Yuan, who founded ...
New York lawmakers are renewing efforts to close a state legal loophole regarding voluntary intoxication and sexual consent following allegations involving a Cornell University fraternity....
The Texas Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into the American Bar Association’s accreditation of law schools.
Austin Stallman, son of Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman, was a Texas A&M senior and a former Angleton High School football player.
Friday’s varsity football game scheduled between Bellaire and Lamar high schools has been canceled due to confirmed cases of staph infection. In a letter to parents, Bellaire High School principal Michael Niggli said there were confirmed cases of the infection among members of th...
The family of LePaul Warren, the 17-year-old student shot and killed near Westbury High School last Friday, is speaking out for the first time. His mother and uncle are hoping to turn their heartache into a community rally to combat local youth violence....
The son of a Texas sheriff died after suffering from a heat stroke in College Station, the sheriff's office said.
University of Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte apologized for the top-ranked Longhorns’ vulgar on-field celebrations during their win over Tennessee and called them “embarrassing” for the school. In rare criticism directed at his own program and players, Del Conte addresse...
State lawmakers passed generous homestead exemptions that have allowed some 60% of Texas homeowners age 65 and up to pay $0 in school property taxes.
The parents of a 5-year-old student at Grand Oaks Elementary say they lost all faith in campus leadership after receiving a voicemail regarding a student safety investigation where the principal failed to disconnect the call and made comments off-camera....
Parents told Eyewitness News the school is closed Tuesday and Wednesday, but said students were forced to spend Monday on a campus they described as unsanitary, unsafe, and too hot....
In Texas, football is more than just a game, its a passion. There are many teams across the state that play with soul, but last week, one team in Southeast Texas had a moment that demonstrates the heart of both the team and the game. The Manvel Mavericks played their rivalry game...
The Disney Dreamers Academy is getting a revamp thanks to a new partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs.
New York Gov. Hochul called for a 'transparent, independent review' of Cornell University's response to an unidentified student's allegations of gang rape....
Meet the Citgo Distinguished Scholars! These recipients were selected for their efforts in the Career & Technical Education category.
The Planters NUTmobile is hitting the road again and looking for three Peanutters to get behind the wheel of the NUTmobile and take the iconic vehicle on the road across the country visiting festivals, parades, college campuses, community events and more....
Security measures are intensifying at Willis High School as administrators respond to a wave of security incidents on campus since the start of the school year....
Houston ISD is making budget and staffing cuts at campuses across the district, with school leaders notifying families about changes to classrooms, teaching positions and programs. The district says the adjustments are tied to lower-than-expected enrollment and changes in availab...
A Houston woman who graduated from college four years ago says she recently logged into her federal student aid account and discovered something she never expected: a new FAFSA application had been submitted in her name. “I saw that giant banner that said, ‘Congratulations, your ...
This story about DAEPs was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter The most notable thing about Melissa’s son’s 6th birthday should have been the vacation...
Texas has more uncertified teachers in its classrooms than any other state in the country, driven by a nationwide shortage of state-certified educators, a certification process that can take years to complete and a push by many school districts to cut costs. Uncertified teachers ...
Attorneys from both sides confirm that Travoris Hines is a former student of Westbury High.
The 17-year-old accused of killing LePaul Warren outside Westbury High School on Friday will be held without bond at least for the next few weeks. Westbury High School students return after senior is shot dead Travoris Hines, 17, is charged with murder. He is expected to return t...
