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A brochure showing up in homes across Texas is sparking a heated debate — and raising serious questions about who sent it and why. The mailer is addressed to children in the household, claims to be from something called the “Texas Transgender Student Union” and includes resource ...
Kyle Kennedy established a career in education and was a proponent for education reform and disability rights.
On Tuesday's show: HISD used taxpayer funds to develop new curriculum. We learn why it is now sharing it with other districts for free. And we discuss how the use of AI might affect the future of reading and literacy....
A neighborhood school is more than a building where children spend six or seven hours a day. It’s often a community anchor, a gathering place, an employer, a source of neighborhood identity, and a critical link in the feeder pattern connecting elementary schools to middle schools...
Here's what is known about the suspect in the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
An armed bystander who chased down and fatally shot a teenage gunman inside an Oregon elementary school Thursday has been identified as a local father of two children who attend the school, according to family members and officials....
There’s nothing hotter across the state of Texas this time of the year than the best high school football you will see here and really across the country. “It’s that time of the year again,” Sports Director Randy McIlvoy said this week on a pair of Texas high school football radi...
Coryn Fields has become the player Madison High School can count on most this season. The Energy Institute High School student, who plays volleyball for Madison because her magnet school does not offer athletics, leads the team in kills per set (3.5), kills (106), blocks (25), an...
The victims killed in Thursday's tragic shooting included three children, ages 5, 8 and 11, and one teacher, Bend officials confirmed.
Three children and one adult were killed after a shooting at an Oregon elementary school on Thursday. The suspect is also dead.
The North Texas district says it’s complying with state law. But which state law?
A school bus driver with nearly 30 years of commercial driving experience, is refusing to operate his bus over an active Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) warning light....
Texas Rep. Jeff Leach has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate the Transgender Education Network of Texas over a "Back to School Toolkit" he claims may violate state law....
Sterile processing technicians play a critical role in health care, helping ensure surgical instruments are properly cleaned, disinfected and sterilized before they reach the operating room. Houston Life’s Derrick Shore visited Fortis College’s Houston South Campus to learn how i...
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we reflect on some of the "One-Hit Wonders of Texas High School Football," teams that came out of nowhere to win one unexpected state championship....
Cameron Johnson spent his first two seasons at Bellaire High School doing what came naturally, catching passes as a wide receiver. Now, as a senior, he is being asked to do something he has never done before: Lead the Cardinals from the quarterback position as their previous two ...
When Dr. Antrece Baggett marched with Texas Southern University’s Ocean of Soul band in the 1980s, homecoming came down to one weekend. “It was still a lot of fun, but we really got into it Friday and Saturday,” said Baggett, who graduated from TSU in 1992. “We did a few things o...
Cornell has halted fraternity social events amid renewed investigations into allegations that a student was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house.
High school seniors planning to apply to college have an opportunity to save money this week as public colleges and universities across Texas waive application fees. The fee waiver applies to public institutions across the state, giving students a chance to submit applications wi...
During Texas Southern University’s homecoming, spending reaches beyond game tickets and vendor booths . Alumni rent tents and pay decorators, creating work for Houston businesses before the celebration begins. Shannette Prince, who is on the TSU Homecoming task force, discussed h...
The same three substances were present in the bloodstreams of two recently deceased University of Mississippi students, according to federal court documents obtained by Fox News Digital....
A new ranking reveals which colleges and universities may offer students the strongest combination of academic quality, campus experience and long-term financial value....
A Baytown mother is pushing for new legislation in Texas after her 16-year-old son was killed at school last year. Andrew Meismer was allegedly stabbed to death by a classmate with a pair of scissors during a fight over a vape pen inside Sterling High School in December 2025. Now...
As someone who went to a PWI (Hook ’em Horns!), I know I technically don’t get to claim the full HBCU experience. But my children went to HBCUs. My money went to HBCUs. And now I’m in graduate school at an HBCU myself. So at this point, I feel qualified to speak on a few things. ...
Disability Rights Texas (DRTx) says it plans to enter Klein ISD schools and speak with students and staff after a federal judge ruled the district violated federal law by restricting the organization’s monitoring access....
During Wednesday’s Texas Senate Education Committee meeting, lawmakers hinted at possibly strengthening a law designed to give parents more control over library materials....
With gas prices climbing, Amazon is giving Prime members a bigger break at the pump just in time for the holiday travel season. Amazon is doubling its Prime gas discount to 20 cents per gallon every Friday through Jan. 29, 2027. Abbott wants to eliminate school property taxes for...
Opal Lee, a retired Texas teacher known for her activism and as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," turned 100 on Wednesday. A celebration honoring her decades of advocacy was held at the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas....
On Thursday's show: We learn what a loss of nearly 10,000 in enrollment at HISD means for the school district. And we talk with the organist who collaborated with Hans Zimmer on the score for the movie "Interstellar."...
Texas public schools banned 8,193 books during the 2025-26 school year, more than twice as many as any other state, according to PEN America.
For Texas homeowners, Governor Greg Abbott is promising a dramatic reduction in one of their biggest annual bills: He wants to eliminate the portion of property taxes that homeowners pay to their local school districts on their homesteads. “The amount you get on your bill, from t...
KPRC 2 and Houston Life are inviting members of the Houston-area community to recognize the exceptional teachers who make a difference in the lives of their students through the KPRC 2 Teacher of the Month Contest presented by FW Walton Roofing . Beginning the week of September 1...
The steep enrollment decline was more than twice what district leaders had prepared for in their budget, adding pressure to the district to navigate more state funding losses even after closing schools and cutting hundreds of staff positions....
Students at Texas Southern University were allowed back inside the Science Building after mold, condensation, and air quality issues forced the facility to shut down for nearly two months....
