Tag: Education
Mostly White HBCUs? Yep, They’re Real — And In West Virginia
Did y’all know there are at least two historically Black colleges in America (West Virginia to be specific) that are predominantly white?
Now, you probably...
Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted
DAYTON, Tenn. – A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial...
Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for lawmakers to replace STAAR test as part of special session | Houston Public Media
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Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic...
George Mason University faces investigation in Trump administration’s anti-DEI crackdown
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign...
Tech CEO Garry Tan slams college entrepreneurship programs for ‘teaching you to lie’—he warns Gen Z students that it could land them in jail
Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes may be the latest names added to business history—but it’s not for their successes, rather their high-profile fraud scandals.
However,...
A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is...
Baylor University rejects grant over LGBTQIA+ advocacy requirements
article WACO, Texas - Baylor University announced on Wednesday that it has rescinded its acceptance of a grant intended to research...
Alleged Chinese hacker arrested, accused of stealing COVID-19 research from Texas universities | Houston Public Media
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The U.S. Department of Justice this week announced the arrest of one of two suspected "state-backed" Chinese spies accused of hacking and...
Hello Houston – The Commuter Cut (July 9, 2025) | Houston Public Media
In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut”, we hear Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with former Spring Branch superintendent Dr. Duncan Klussmann, who discusses...