On April 18, the Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) Board of Trustees voted 4-0 to approve the budgeting and implementation of Harris County’s first recovery high school, with its focus on substance-use prevention. As reported by Public Education Information Management System data, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) states there […]
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In September 2016, Alwin Lopez Jarreau came to Texas Southern University, home of KTSU 90.9 FM to be inducted into the KTSU Jazz Hall of Fame. When reflecting upon that auspicious moment in time, Mr. Jarreau joined an elite group of jazz artists with an impeccable array of credentials. His […]
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Dr. Alvia Wardlaw, curator for Texas Southern University’s museum, member of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Scholarly Advisory Committee, has been honored in multiple ways this month. Recently, The Community Artists’ Collective hosted a book signing event for Dr. Wardlaw. Members of the arts, higher […]
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Though many have claimed issues of recruitment and retention are to blame for the lack of Black teachers, a Harvard Educational Review study contends racial bias and discrimination are culprits, as well. The study, entitled “Where Are All the Black Teachers: Discrimination in the Teacher Market,” used a multitude of […]
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The public and local authorities are at odds over the frequency of Black and Latina girls going missing. What all agree upon is a need to find them, while stopping the tragedy altogether. Nationally, the story has received more coverage, with several national newspapers and magazines running articles. Congressional Black […]
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