Profits over kids? No more graduations to be held at Reliant Stadium
The corporation that operates Reliant Stadium says the venue will no longer host graduation ceremonies for area school districts.
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Texas Southern University breaks ground on 3 new buildings as part of $1.7B campus plan
Texas Southern University has broken ground on three new buildings as it begins the first phase of a 10-year, $1.7 billion plan to transform its campus. The university held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the Catalyst for Urban Transformation, Health and Wellness Center an...
Dance coach accused of sexually assaulting student, per court documents
A former Galena Park ISD special education aide is behind bars and expected in court on Friday. Court documents allege he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old student....
University of Houston adjunct faculty member on administrative leave, banned from campus amid video investigation
The University of Houston says it has placed an adjunct faculty member on administrative leave and has banned them from returning to campus amid an investigation into a video circulating online. On Thursday, the University of Houston said it was aware of video circulating online ...
Students with President George W. Bush on 9/11 reflect on the day: 'You could see it on his face'
Students of Emma E. Booker Elementary School in 2001 remember watching President George W. Bush react to 9/11.
Here's where – and what – schools are required to teach about 9/11
As 9/11 becomes history for younger Americans, states are taking different approaches to teaching students about the attacks and their lasting impact.
Former Aliso Niguel High School football booster club treasurer accused of stealing more than $400,000 from organization
Investigators said Julie Hanway Molina, the former treasurer, used money for the nonprofit to pay her mortgage and credit card bills.
Home video captures Chicago mother being shot multiple times in front of daughter before school
Home video captured a Chicago mother being shot multiple times in front of her daughter before school on Sept. 3.
Expanding school vouchers (Sept. 10, 2026)
On Thursday's show: We learn about efforts to double the funding for school vouchers. And we consider why the federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised in 17 years....
Associated Press journalists who witnessed Sept. 11 remember what they saw, 25 years later
Karen Matthews was getting her 3-year-old daughter ready for preschool in her Manhattan apartment on Sept. 11, 2001, when she heard a loud boom, unlike anything she’d ever heard before. Holding her child, she went outside. Around her, people stared up at a gash in the north tower...
State lawmakers and local leaders discuss Barbers Hill Education Foundation
The Barbers Hill Education Foundation at the center of a debate about school district and education fund spending.
Westfield HS staff member placed on administrative after off-campus conduct allegations: Spring ISD
A Westfield High School staff member has been placed on administrative leave after allegations of off-campus conduct, according to Spring ISD.
Cy-Fair ISD mom demands answers after 7-year-old mistakenly put on bus, left outside for hours
A Cy-Fair ISD mother says she’s still shaken after showing up to pick up her 7-year-old daughter — only to be told her child wasn’t there. Rataja Pruitt says her second-grader, Eli’sa, was mistakenly placed on a school bus instead of her assigned after-school program at Tipps Ele...
Connecticut installing cameras on school buses to catch drivers who illegally pass
Several Connecticut towns are installing AI-powered license plate readers on school buses to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped buses.
Spring ISD staff member placed on leave after alleged off-campus conduct
A Westfield High School staff member has been removed from campus and placed on administrative leave following allegations involving off-campus conduct, according to Spring ISD. The district said it recently received information about the alleged conduct and took action to remove...
In reversal, James Talarico says he opposes trans athletes in girls’ sports “if it risks safety or fairness”
DALLAS — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday said he opposed transgender student-athletes competing in girls’ sports “if it endangers safety or fairness,” reversing course on previous positions he took while in the Texas House opposing restrictions on trans...
Việt Cultural Fest brings student robotics to Houston
The Việt Cultural Fest is returning to Houston for its fifth year, and this time, there’s a new addition to the celebration: student robotics. The festival, which has grown into the largest Vietnamese festival in Texas, is expected to draw 10,000 or more people on Sept. 12. Along...
Texas Comptroller requests $2 billion to expand school voucher program
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines has requested legislators double the money behind the state’s private school voucher program to $2 billion. More than 100,000 students sit on the waitlist, but critics argue there is little evidence vouchers are delivering on their promises to justi...
High school student hospitalized after ingesting chemical mixture, officials say
A 15-year-old student was hospitalized Tuesday after authorities said he mixed and ingested several chemicals he brought to Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon....
Marching band community mourns loss of Iowa student who collapsed at Hawkeye game
A University of Iowa marching band member was pulled off life support after he collapsed on the field during the Sept. 5 game amid high temperatures. Memorials and tributes have been pouring in from college marching bands from across the Midwest...
Klein Oak FFA junior balances school, early mornings and show heifer on road to Houston Rodeo
We first met Klein Oak High School junior Andrew Marks after he won the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Calf Scramble and began raising his first show heifer. Now, with the school year back in session, Marks is juggling early mornings, classes, FFA responsibilities, and livestoc...
Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP finds
For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11 . How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago ? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do victims' families want...
Americans' satisfaction with schools is at a low point, new Gallup poll shows
Americans' satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs. Just 32% of American adults say they are “completely” or “somewhat...
Hurricane Lowell expected to pass near one Hawaiian island and cause major rains statewide
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green closed schools and government offices on the westernmost islands of Kauai and Niihau and on Oahu for Tuesday as Hurricane Lowell was expected to pass nearby, bringing damaging winds, mudslides, possible tornadoes, dangerous rip currents and as much as 24 in...
This $25.7M Cottage Grove project is delayed again. Here’s why. Plus, where to expect new pavement…and what’s next for …
How is it already September? I feel like I blinked and summer is almost over. School is back in full swing, and as always, there’s a lot happening. So here’s what I have been working on...including another delay for a $25.7 million infrastructure project in Cottage Grove, an unex...
Indonesia keeps several airports closed though volcanic eruption is easing
Indonesia kept several airports closed and shifted schools to remote learning Monday though the volcanic eruption that has halted 2,300 flights and coated areas with ash was subsiding. The continuous, 25-hour eruption of Anak Krakatau that produced a fountain of lava and a boom h...
Student charged with felony for secretly filming in bathroom
A teen is facing a felony charge after prosecutors accused him of recording another student through a bathroom stall, according to court records.
The Iranian school struck in the war's earliest attacks is now a memorial for children
This will never be a school again. Its bright blue gate is still painted with the symbols that once welcomed children: Iran’s map, oversized pencils and portraits of legends in science and literature. But now, the walkway beyond it guides visitors past rows of photographs. They s...
Building collapse in New Delhi kills 1 and traps dozens of others
A building collapsed in New Delhi on Sunday, killing at least one person and trapping dozens of others, officials said. The five-story building, which housed a boys’ hostel, collapsed in Satya Niketan, a densely populated neighborhood known for its private student accommodations ...
Principal suspended after recording devices found in locker rooms
A West Virginia high school principal was suspended after officials found recording devices in multiple female locker rooms and a dance team dressing area....
Nearly 2,000 fall ill in suspected food poisoning linked to Indonesia's free school meals program
Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, fell ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to President Prabowo Subianto ’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals program this week, raising fresh concerns about food safety as the government rapidly expands the multibillion-dollar ...
Mensah throws 5 TD passes, Toney sets record in No. 7 Miami's 45-6 win over Stanford
Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney took almost no time to show how lethal a combination they can be this season for Miami. Mensah threw five touchdown passes in his Miami debut, Toney set a school-record with 234 yards receiving and the seventh-ranked Hurricanes opened their season ...
After rescoring STAAR exams, 11 Texas districts seeing A-F grades improve
About a dozen districts will see a bump in school accountability ratings on Tuesday after a manual rescoring of thousands of STAAR tests improved some results. Texas Education Agency officials said Friday about 27,200 students received additional credit for their text responses t...
Stars from ‘A Different World’ reboot on Netflix chat about why the new series is a must-watch
The beloved TV series ‘A Different World’ premiered on NBC in 1987 and ran for six seasons. The show focused on student life at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in Virginia. Now, the series is getting a revival on Netflix, following a new generation of stud...
Sketch of suspect accused of attempted kidnapping near elementary school released
HPD said that last month an 8-year-old girl was near Memorial Elementary School when a man in a red car allegedly tried to lure her toward him and showed her his puppy....
Pipers at Saint Thomas' Episcopal School crowned world champions
The students carried a Texas-sized sound to Scotland, competing against some of the best pipe bands in the world.
Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion
Comptroller Don Huffines asked to increase the program's funding so that more families can use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition or homeschooling costs....
College Football Week 1: Texas schools begin 2026 season with huge expectations
Labor Day weekend brings the beginning of the 2026 college football season, and several Texas universities with big expectations are set to kick off their seasons....
Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey
The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity. The numbers come from the Education Department's Civil Rights Data Collecti...
Psychedelic 'Furthur' bus rolls back into San Francisco for new Grateful Dead exhibit
Ken Kesey's school bus — once painted in bright, swirly colors and driven across the country on a psychedelic journey — is back in San Francisco after 60 years as the centerpiece of a new exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Grateful Dead, a band that rose from the city’s fam...
Lockdown lifted at Magnolia schools after teacher reportedly confused thunder as gunshot
The district says there were no gunshots, and no student or employee was threatened.
ABC13's Athlete of the Week: Flag football team brings pride to South Houston High School community
In ABC13's Athlete of the Week segment, our Joe Gleason spotlights South Houston High School's flag football team that are bringing pride to their community after playing at state a year ago....
SEC files suit vs. LSU over school's intent to play pro athletes
The SEC sued LSU, alleging the university is violating the league's First Amendment right of expressive association by ignoring SEC rules that prohibit signing and playing former NFL players....
Magnolia ISD teacher mistakes thunder for gunshot, prompting lockdown, district says
A Magnolia ISD teacher prompted a multi-campus lockdown after mistaking thunder for a gunshot, the district said.
Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race, a significant escalation in the White House's campaign to eradicate diversity programs directed...
Sunnyside park closed for HISD new education center construction
The city's parks and recreation department told ABC13 that Houston ISD ended it sooner than anticipated in order to begin construction for a new career and technology education site....
Justice Dept. sues Kansas school district over transgender policies
The U.S. Department of Justice filed its first lawsuit that challenges a school district’s policies regarding transgender students and claims the rules violate a federal law....
College football coaching changes put Kiffin, Whittingham, Sumrall and others in new places
College football's coaching carousel was a doozy last winter, spinning wildly and putting some new faces in new places. That ride included Lane Kiffin’s closely watched move from Ole Miss to LSU . A slew of schools were desperate to find the right man to help them win games and g...
Pac-12 football returns 4 years after exodus nearly sent the conference to extinction
The Pac-12, the self-dubbed “Conference of Champions” with athletic excellence going back more than a century, turned into the conference of ashes. A mass exodus of 10 schools in 15 months left the Pac-12 in tatters, dimming the future of a conference that was once the proud home...
Houston-area school districts among at least 14 Texas districts at risk of state takeovers next year
More than a dozen Texas public school districts are at risk of triggering a potential state takeover if they do not improve student academic performance....
New York City Public Schools banning AI use through middle school starting this year
New York City Public Schools is banning more than half a million students from using artificial intelligence for the 2026-2027 academic year.
After fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in Rwanda
Shabana Basij-Rasikh smiles as she points to the sign in the middle of campus: School of Leadership of Afghanistan, SOLA, a home in Rwanda. The sign, like the campus, is virtually brand new – with classes beginning for the first time later this month. It is a declaration, but als...
Pedestrian bridge set to honor Milby High School student who was hit-and-killed by train
The bridge, to be called the Sergio Ivan Rodriguez Memorial Pedestrian Bridge, will be located at Harding Street and Galveston Road, near the high school....
Tropical Storm Edouard: Houston-area school closures Wednesday
Tropical Storm Edouard is bring heavy rain and gusty winds to portions of the Houston area and Southeast Texas. In response, some school districts are canceling classes on Wednesday. See the list....
Hello Houston (September 1, 2026)
Today: We break down what’s currently happening with mail-in voting, find out what’s behind Houston ISD’s teacher exodus, learn about a new art installation at the Menil Drawing Center, and more....
Houston-area school districts closed Wednesday due to Tropical Storm Edouard
Several Houston-area school district have made the decision to cancel classes on Wednesday. Conroe ISD announced Tuesday afternoon that they will be closed on Tuesday. RELATED: Tropical Storm Edouard makes Landfall- Here’s the Timeline for winds and rain in Houston & SE Texas Wil...
Haitian who just graduated high school takes his own life after losing TPS status, advocacy group says
A 20-year-old Haitian who had just graduated high school and had recently lost temporary protected status died by suicide on Monday, according to an advocacy group....
Back-to-school scams targeting college students: How to protect yourself
Back-to-school season brings more than just new classes and fresh notebooks — it also brings scammers looking to take advantage of first-time college students making big financial decisions on their own. From fake apartment listings to phony tuition texts, rip-off artists are tar...
New Texas laws taking effect today: What Houstonians need to know
Several new Texas laws took effect today, bringing changes that could impact consumers, schools and businesses across the state. Right-to-repair If your phone or tablet breaks, you now have more options for getting it fixed. House Bill 2963 requires manufacturers to give consumer...
Schools reopen across Cuba as fuel, water and power shortages persist
The Barroso family rose at dawn and hitched a cart to a borrowed horse to take their daughters to school on Tuesday, the first day of classes for many students across Cuba. As the crises deepen on the island , thieves recently stole the family’s horse and killed it for food, so t...