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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....
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...
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....
On Monday's show: We examine how the new flu season is shaping up. And we talk through the latest stories in the world of education.
This article was originally written by Ameshia Cross for Word In Black. I haven’t stopped thinking about Nikole Hannah-Jones’s recent essay in The New York Times Magazine and the questions it raises about Black parents, public education, and the choices we make for our own childr...
Authorities say the alleged abuse began when the victim was a student and continued over several years.
A 17-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of Westbury High School senior LePaul Warren , according to court records filed Saturday. 17-year-old in custody in connection to fatal shooting of Westbury High School student LePaul Warren Travoris Jarrell Hines is accused of...
Dozens of young people and family members gathered at a memorial outside Westfield High School to mourn 15-year-old Royce Witchet, who was fatally shot Tuesday near campus. Chants of “Justice for Roy!” and “Forever 15!” rang out at the vigil, reflecting the overwhelming emotion f...
When Arizona expanded its Education Savings Account (ESA) program statewide in 2022, it opened the door to a different approach to educating children. Now, as Texas gets underway with its own Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program, the experience in Arizona offers an earl...
Prairie View A&M University climbed five spots to No. 13 among historically Black colleges and universities in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings, driven by gains in overall national standings and record student enrollment....
Key Takeaways for Families ✅ Parents: Regulate yourself first before talking to your child ✅ Ask what they know before adding new information ✅ Keep communication open -- make it clear they can always come to you ✅ Watch for two weeks of behavior changes as a signal to seek help ...
Monica Henderson had never seen a Black woman fly a drone for a living until she saw one doing it on her own Facebook feed. That was enough to send her looking for a class. “It was just to draw in the energy of seeing somebody that looks like you in a space that you know absolute...
A 17-year-old Westbury High School senior was shot and killed Friday morning just steps from campus, prompting a massive law enforcement response and hours of heightened security for thousands of southwest Houston students and families. Officers were called to the scene around 9 ...
The Houston Independent School District said the high school was operating in “Secure” mode.
Madison and Milby met Saturday, September 19th, at Butler Stadium for the first Ray Seals Classic, but the afternoon was about far more than another game on the Houston ISD football schedule. The matchup honored Seals, a legendary Houston Independent School District (HISD) coach ...
Former Texas State Rep. Garnet Coleman, a longtime Houston legislator whose three decades of public service were marked by a commitment to health care, social justice, voting rights, education, and community development, died Sept. 23, 2026. He was 65. Coleman was born in Washing...
A 14-year-old is facing a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Royce Witchet — but whether that teen will ever be prosecuted as an adult is a question that won’t be answered anytime soon. The shooting happened around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday on a sidewalk o...
A 14-year-old suspect has been charged with murder following a deadly shooting of a 15-year-old student near Westfield High School on Tuesday afternoon....
The announcement comes after a Texas Tribune investigation revealed the reforms the district’s state-appointed superintendent implemented, known as the New Education System, are straining finances....
His body was discovered on Sept. 8 near Luling — located east of San Antonio.
Houston ISD is making staffing and budget adjustments at some campuses as the district deals with declining enrollment and what it describes as limited financial resources, prompting concerns from the Houston Federation of Teachers about how the changes could impact teachers, pro...
A fifth-grade teacher and her 10-year-old student died after being recovered from the water at Iowa’s Coralville Reservoir near Lake MacBride State Park....
The two Ole Miss students found dead earlier this week have been identified. Here's what to know.
A loaded gun, a knife assault and threats involving Houston-area schools have raised questions for parents just weeks into the new school year. The incidents are happening as the FBI Houston Field Office investigates a record number of school-threat reports from the previous scho...
Attorneys for a woman identified as Jane Doe have filed a federal lawsuit against several Houston-area hotel operators, including Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, alleging the businesses enabled and profited from a sex-trafficking scheme allegedly organized by a former Klein Cain High S...
A 14-year-old boy has been taken into custody following the deadly shooting of a 15-year-old student near Spring ISD’s Westfield High School on Tuesday....
The family of the 15-year-old who was fatally shot near Westfield High School has identified him as Royce Witchet. Witchet’s mother, Rhonda Churchwell, said her son was her middle child but “my heart.” She described him as a loving and funny teenager who cared deeply for his sibl...
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Deputies are searching for the person who shot and killed a 15-year-old near Westfield High School shortly after students were dismissed Tuesday afternoon. Westfield High School student dies after being shot near campus The shooting happened along a sidewalk near Westfield High S...
The University of Mississippi has confirmed the deaths of two Ole Miss students as local law enforcement offers an update on its investigation into how two college-aged students who were found near packaged kratom died....
A 15-year-old Spring ISD student has died after a shooting near Westfield High School on Tuesday afternoon, officials say.
Just a day after a gun was found at Willis High School, officials say two students were taken into custody on Tuesday for making comments about having a bomb....
