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Two students at Willis High School were taken into custody Tuesday morning after making statements about having a bomb, according to school officials, as the campus began implementing heightened security measures following a string of gun-related incidents. The latest incident co...
Three former student-athletes from a West Houston private school are facing felony charges following a law enforcement investigation into alleged sexual assaults and harassment in campus locker rooms, restrooms, and team buses....
The Windy City is once again home to the highest-ranked university in the latest U.S. News & World Report list of “Best Colleges for Veterans," while the school that made the biggest leap into the top five is right along the I-55 corridor as well....
If you have a high school student getting ready for homecoming season across Greater Houston, your wallet might already be feeling the squeeze. Parents and local artisans are reporting a sharp rise in the cost of homecoming mums....
Court records detail allegations that at least two students at The Briarwood School, a Houston private school serving children with learning differences, were sexually assaulted and harassed in locker rooms and other school-related settings during the 2025–26 school year. Two stu...
Willis High School will begin screening every student through metal detectors and searching backpacks Tuesday after a second gun was discovered on campus this school year, prompting safety concerns among parents who say they have had enough. The announcement came Monday, Sept. 21...
Today: We discuss how eliminating greenhouse gas limits for power plants could affect Houston, talk about Texas's new statewide reading list for public school students, learn about the threat coral reefs are facing in the Gulf, and more....
Officials say a student report led to administrators finding a loaded gun on campus on Monday. New safety measures will be added to the campus starting Tuesday morning....
Willis High School was placed in a hold status after staff members discovered a loaded gun on campus Monday morning. In an email sent to families, the school confirmed the discovery and said a student has been detained. The gun was also confiscated. RELATED: Willis High School st...
The high price tag, coupled with less state funding from students leaving the district, raises questions about whether the academic improvements are sustainable in the long run and whether other districts can afford to replicate it....
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has eliminated “disparate impact” as a basis for Title VI discrimination complaints. This means a policy’s unintentional racially disproportionate effects no longer constitute an independent basis for a Title VI violation...
A Houston private school operator says Texas’ new school choice program has dramatically increased enrollment at his school, helping fuel an expansion into a new brick-and-mortar campus. Andrew Green, founder of PSAT Academy, said the school’s enrollment has grown by about 200% s...
The sound of students playing together fills the room at the Dickinson Music Enrichment Center. “Once we start all playing, it sounds really good,” said student Isaiah Ramirez, 12. But what is happening inside the nonprofit is more than music. For many of the students who attend ...
HOUSTON — The Houston Youth Symphony has received two anonymous gifts totaling $1.2 million, providing significant new support for music education and youth development across the Greater Houston area. The gifts include a $1 million contribution dedicated to the organization’s lo...
Two Spring students were said to be crossing the freeway when one of them was hit by a vehicle.
For five straight seasons, Nimitz has found a way to extend its season. Last year, the Cougars continued that tradition by finishing in a three-way tie for first place in 6A Region II District 14, earning another playoff berth. It marked the program’s longest postseason streak si...
From energy and corrections to education and nonprofit leadership, these Houston brothers are creating opportunities and lifting others along the way. Credit: Terrance Robinson Sr., Marvin Pierre, Marcus Brown, and Houston.com Black men are too often introduced to America through...
Designed to complement rather than replace its long-standing home at Reliant Park, the new facility will expand capacity for livestock pens, horse stalls, and interactive educational programming. Funded entirely by the organization and set to open for the 2029 season, the volunte...
A Jersey Village High School student was cut with a kitchen knife during a fight on Thursday morning, Cy-Fair ISD officials say.
A fight at Jersey Village High School ends in a stabbing between two students Thursday morning, according to Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. Officials said there was a fight between two students at lunch. One of the students reportedly pulled out a kitchen knife an...
A Mississippi school district is no longer subject to a federal desegregation order after more than 50 years of court oversight.
A parent alleges their son was sexually assaulted by another male student at Christa McAuliffe Middle School and is calling on Fort Bend ISD to provide protection and educational support while the matter remains under investigation. The parent, who we are calling “Sarah,” said it...
Alpha School has confirmed plans for a new K-8 campus at the former Goddard School location at 777 W. 23rd St. The school is targeting a 2027-28 opening, although officials said the timeline could move faster if enough families are ready to enroll. The Greater Heights campus woul...
Friday Football Fever with Nate Griffin on Fox 26 has become almost as synonymous with high school football in the area as Friday Night Lights itself. We wake up on fall Friday mornings to Griffin in a pep rally-style setting at any random school in the area, running effortlessly...
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) leases state land for oil and gas development, farming, solar and wind farms and other commercial uses, allocating the money to fund state schools....
A new ranking is revealing where teachers can find the strongest career opportunities.
In a statement Monday night, university officials indirectly addressed Bo French’s comments, calling students at the game Saturday night “incredible fans.”...
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a major immigration rule that could have affected thousands of international students attending universities in Houston. The Department of Homeland Security’s new rule was set to take effect Tuesday. It would have changed how long certain i...
Black students have been excluded from high-quality mathematics for generations — with dire outcomes academically and professionally, a California-based math equity group found. Just Equation’s recent report, “ Calculated Barriers ,” notes that while these students make up 15% of...
There is, without question, a major divide between so-so Power 4 football programs and even the best HBCU football programs. That was never clearer than this past weekend, when a lineup of SWAC versus Power 4 schools – otherwise known as Monday Games – produced some of the most l...
Earlier this year, more than 270,000 students across Texas applied for the state’s new school voucher program, known as Texas Education Freedom Accounts, or TEFA. A district-level report released by the Texas Comptroller’s Office, which oversees the program, identified 92,728 awa...
A Hastings High School teacher was injured following an incident on Monday morning on campus, officials said.
Alief ISD says a staff member at Hastings High School was injured during an incident involving a student Monday morning. The district says the campus was placed in a brief secure mode while school administrators and authorities responded to the situation. Since then, the secure m...
An adjunct faculty member placed on administrative leave and banned from the University of Houston amid an investigation into allegations involving child sexual exploitation was also removed from classes at Houston City College, according to internal emails obtained by KPRC 2. Th...
Texas’ new school choice program has awarded funds to about 118,440 students, but as families begin using the funds, families raise questions about what the money can actually pay for and how the state-funded accounts interact with financial assistance offered by private schools....
According to information provided by Kristyn Cathey, Alief Independent School District chief of communications, Alief Independent School District’s new Young Women’s Leadership School is giving middle school students a new place to learn, lead and grow together. Alief ISD is one ...
French, the Republican nominee for a statewide position regulating Texas’ oil and gas industry, posted a photo of University of Texas students, while decrying “foreigners” displacing Americans....
A school bus serving Alief ISD students arrived nearly two hours behind schedule Thursday, leaving at least one parent panicked and calling for better communication from the district. The bus was scheduled to drop off students at Ashford Point at 3:30 p.m. but did not arrive unti...
A video was reportedly taken on campus involving "discussion of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse materials," according to a UH spokesperson on Thursday....
Last season, the Eisenhower High School football program took an important step forward. In Padraic McGinnis’ first season, Eisenhower snapped a three-year playoff drought by finishing 4-3 in District 14-6A and returning to the postseason. Now, with 16 returning starters, includi...
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...
