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Houston parents and college students are finding ways to save on back-to-school shopping as school supply costs add up. Here's what families are doing to stretch their budgets....
Andrew Luck was back "home" at the Texas High School Coaches Association coaching school and convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Four Houston students are proving that one person’s trash can become another person’s everyday essential. Incoming seniors Emmanuel Wieczorek, Ananya Menon, Antonio Psyllos and Haasini Yatagiri of The Village School created Next Use a student-run business that transforms donated ...
Rabe’e Ata Juma’a Alqaq, 24, was last seen walking around the Rice University campus late Saturday night or early Sunday.
When this public transit employee surprised a student with a graduation gift, it led to another act of kindness in return.
The application portal is now open for school bands, choirs, and holiday-themed entertainers to perform during the holiday open houses at the White House during the month of December. Volunteers are also needed to help decorate the White House for the holidays....
Have you ever had a teacher who impacted your life? Fannie Young certainly did. Today, she's making sure her students experience that same kind of care and encouragement....
The admitted murderer Bryan Kohberger plans to file for post-conviction relief after pleading guilty to killing four University of Idaho students in a 4 a.m. home invasion attack, according to two sources familiar with the matter....
Confidence is the first step to solving any problem. One YES Prep teacher is proving that with encouragement, the right supplies, and a caring community, students can accomplish more than they ever imagined....
A box of crayons and a stack of paper. Sometimes it's the simplest supplies that make the biggest impact, and the Houston Food Bank's school supply program is helping deliver essential supplies to those who need them most....
Construction on Eli Lilly and Company's manufacturing site in Generation Park is either underway or set to begin in August, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation....
The teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a 2024 shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School had a chaotic, lonely upbringing and immersed himself in an online community of people interested in mass shootings, a psychologist testified Monday. Colt Gray, 16, pleaded...
Stricter heat-safety standards for Texas high school athletics and marching bands will become mandatory statewide on Aug. 1, following a formal rule change by the University Interscholastic League....
Shop our guide for top tech gadgets every student needs in 2026.
On Monday's show: Katy ISD is banning the use of AI by some students and limiting its use by others. We learn more about the decision and how it differs from HISD....
A high school teacher is facing charges tonight that he had an sexual relationship with an 18-year-old female student. According to court documents Jesse David Sifuentes is charged with 2 counts of improper relationship with a student. Sifuentes was an English teacher at the High...
Records allege the High School for Law and Justice student and 40-year-old teacher started the sexual relationship shortly after she turned 18 years old....
If approved, the virtual school would open this fall, offering free, full-time enrollment to Katy ISD students and Texas residents. Supplemental courses would cost a fee, the district's website says...
India’s education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of protests that demanded his removal over alleged leaks in some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams and irregularities in the education system. Pradhan's announcement, in a post on social...
Following the 35-year murder conviction of Karmelo Anthony for the fatal 2025 stabbing of high school track athlete Austin Metcalf, Metcalf's father has established a foundation dedicated to youth conflict resolution....
A Wheeler High School graduate went viral global after doing an impression of Donald Trump behind the president during a speech in Marietta.
Inside North Central Church, volunteers are making final preparations for what is expected to be one of the community’s biggest back-to-school outreach events. On Saturday, nearly 2,000 people are expected to walk through the doors of the church as families line up for a chance t...
A now-former teacher in New Caney ISD has been charged with injury to a child over allegations she hurt a student while employed at Kings Manor Elementary....
The Houston-area district, which serves nearly 100,000 students, is banning the use of generative artificial intelligence chat tools in kindergarten through sixth grade while gradually introducing its use for older students....
A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia.
Property-wealthy districts say recapture gives the state too much control over local finances. But advocates warn that without it, underserved students could end up worse off....
A teenager accused of killing four people nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia was in court Friday for a plea and sentencing hearing. Colt Gray, 16, previously pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting that killed two studen...
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday that helped galvanize a youth movement that's become one of India’s largest protests in recent years, but demonstrators vowed to continue until the education minister resigns. Wangchuk’s fast became a rallying ...
Healthcare is one of Houston’s biggest and fastest-growing industries, and local employers continue to look for skilled workers across a wide range of roles. That demand is part of what draws students to HCC Coleman College for Health Sciences , a campus located in the heart of t...
Back-to-school costs can add up fast. Here are several Houston-area events offering free backpacks, school supplies and family resources. Note: Availability is typically first-come, first-served and may be limited while supplies last. Some events require kids to be present to rec...
Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barrel Thursday amid renewed fighting and military strikes that have left global oil supplies stranded in the Middle East. The elevated price mar...
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Midland school trustees argue they have minimal control over local taxes and can’t properly serve students as a recapture system redistributes millions of the district’s revenue....
Ex-Magnolia Independent School District teacher Jason Maldonado was charged with having an improper relationship between an educator and a student in Texas....
Texas lawmakers should reshape how Texas funds public universities by giving them more money when students make progress toward degrees and graduate, the state’s higher education agency recommended Wednesday. That recommendation came during the same meeting at which Texas Higher ...
A former elementary school teacher in Magnolia ISD is facing one charge of having an inappropriate relationship with students.
If you’ve been waiting for the right time to plan a getaway, late summer could be your sweet spot. With the busy Fourth of July travel rush behind us and families beginning to shift into back-to-school mode, travel expert Jeanenne Tornatore says travelers can enjoy better deals, ...
Inside the Twin Tigers Badminton facility in Missouri City, future stars of the sport are hard at work. One of them is Maulik Kaushik, a 17-year-old who will soon be a senior at Fort Bend ISD’s Ridge Point High School. Kaushik was diagnosed at birth with achondroplasia, a form of...
A body was found in Brays Bayou just south of the University of Houston on Wednesday morning. There's no indication of a connection to the campus at this time....
When most people think of strokes, they picture older adults. But while rare, children and teenagers can also experience strokes, and doctors say recognizing the warning signs quickly can make all the difference. For 11-year-old Camila, what began as a normal school day quickly t...
Three years after Texas reinvented how community colleges earn state funding to reward them for getting more students to graduation, the schools are delivering. But now the colleges are short the millions they planned to receive as their successes outpaced what state lawmakers bu...
President Donald Trump says Trump Accounts could hoist children out of poverty and give more Americans the chance to benefit from investments in the stock market. But some parents say they're still waiting for the money to arrive. Trump on Wednesday plans to speak at a Georgia hi...
We are in the final weeks of summer break before Houston-area school districts return to class for the 2026-2027 school year.
President Trump called for a federal investigation by the Department of Justice into Harvard University’s China-related academic programs, arguing the school is acting as a shill, allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students....
Students are preparing to go back to school and there are several giveaways happening around Houston for those who need supplies for the upcoming year....
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s office says an 18-year-old Bellaire High School student who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Houston’s Hobby Airport has been released from detention. Teachers and friends identify the student as Alim Garipov, an 18...
Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman has asked Klein ISD, Tomball ISD, Spring ISD, Aldine ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and Humble ISD to adopt policies prohibiting unregistered electric motorcycles on school property....
Ahead of the new school year, some constables and the city of Fulshear are taking a closer look at e-scooters and e-motorcycles.
Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who's serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, hope that a judge will allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward....
The University of Michigan and embattled athletic director Warde Manuel have agreed to a buyout of the remaining years on his contract and he will step down at the end of the year, culminating a decade-long run with four national championships and a string of scandals.The school ...
Life after college did not go as Ashley Dreahn planned. After starting out as a teacher, she went back to school — and took out more loans — in hopes of landing a higher-paying job in the chemical processing industry. It never materialized, and then came Hurricane Harvey, a job l...
The Bellaire community is rallying around an 18-year-old Bellaire High School student who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Houston’s Hobby Airport.Teachers and friends identify the student as Alim Garipov, an 18-year-old originally from Russia. Ac...
Alvin ISD says three former employees at Nolan Ryan Junior High are no longer with the district after allegations they inappropriately physically handled students in a self-contained special education classroom....
This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.Nearly a decade ago, a British court ordered a man name...
Clara Ester, an activist who as a 20-year-old college student rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died. Ester, who died on July 9 at the age of 78, was among a few remaining witnesses to King’s assassination and its immediate aftermath in Memphi...
Get ready for the 2026 school year with these planners for elementary school, high school, college and for teachers.
Caleb Groen from Thousand Oaks, California has won 10 straight games on "Jeopardy!" and more than $300,000. The Harvard Law School student will try for win No. 11 next....
The Texas Education Agency has found HISD to be out of compliance after some parents filed complaints with the state over the district's special education changes....
Back to school 2026: Save big on dorm essentials for $50 or less
The protest camp came to life as student demonstrators rolled up their bedding after another night under the open sky. At the heart of the camp, activist Sonam Wangchuk lay inside a tent, his weakened frame showing the toll of weeks on hunger strike.“If not fasting, what? Riots i...
