News & Politics
August 11, 2020
Many Students Couldn’t Connect to Online Classes in the Spring. Will This Fall Be Different?
Almost 2 million Texas children don’t have access to a computer or internet at home, according to a TEA report.
Schools
Politics & Policy
April 25, 2019
Dressing Down Parents at Houston’s Madison High School
No shower caps, bonnets, Do-rags, or saggy pants? The principal’s dress code for parents is about more than just school-appropriate attire.
The Daily Post
August 23, 2017
A Houston Area Kindergartener Was Rejected From His School For Having Long Hair
The four-year-old was told not to return until he gets a haircut.
The Daily Post
September 7, 2016
People Are Upset That Houston Spent Money To Change The Names Of Schools Named After Confederates
HISD spent $1.2 million to change the names of schools named for Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and more.
The Daily Post
October 15, 2015
Round Rock High School Video Sparks A Familiar Debate
Video footage of a teenage boy placed in a chokehold by school resource officers adds a new layer to an ongoing debate.
The Daily Post
September 17, 2014
A Federal Judge Ruled Against A Boy From Wichita Falls Who Was Suspended For Refusing To Shake The School Superintendent’s Hand
After the 8th grade valedictorian dissed his school superintendent during graduation, both the school and a federal judge agreed that the incoming freshman needed to pay a price.
Health
June 11, 2014
A San Antonio School Banned Sunscreen Because Kids Might Eat It
On the list of sunscreen-related dangers, that's probably not the biggest worry most people have.
Sports
April 16, 2014
Houston ISD Is Spending $250,000 to Change Culturally Insensitive Mascot Names
Welcome the Wolf Pack, the, uh, Texans, and the... Huskies? That can't be right—wait, no, it's the Huskies.
Politics & Policy
February 25, 2013
Fewer Weapons Found In Texas Schools
A 35 percent drop over six years, according to a recent report.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Louie Gohmert: Arm the Principals and Teachers
On a day that no other U.S. senator was willing to be interviewed on TV about gun rights, Rep. Louie Gohmert joined Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson in calling for more guns in schools.
News & Politics
January 20, 2013
The Test Teachers Can’t Pass
Last year half of Dallas’ new teachers failed a standard test on general knowledge that was a piece of cake compared to what we once expected teachers to know.
June 17, 2012
Parents Sue After School Nurse Makes “Smelly” Child Take Shower
What's more embarassing for an eight-year-old boy? School authorities forcing you to take a shower or your parents making a federal case out of the matter?
News & Politics
November 1, 1973
Volunteer Blues
Our well meaning volunteer other meets up with some hard-nosed realists in the public schools.