Testing Overload

Two Years into Mikes Miles’s HISD Tenure, Parents Are Still Mad

Earlier this month, hundreds of parents pulled their kids out of school for a “sick-out” protest against the superintendent’s New Education System.

02/17/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Heart with Soul

The Health Museum’s Live Organ Dissections Cut to the Chase

Dissecting pig, sheep, and cow organs for an audience helps Houstonians better understand how their own bodies work.

09/05/2024 By Meredith Nudo

Minute Math

This Richmond Teacher Is Explaining Math to Millions on TikTok

Deidre Kelly, who teaches sixth-grade math in Lamar CISD, was recently named a “standout teacher” by the app.

05/10/2021 By Raven Wuebker

Virtual lessons

Houston's "Love, Teach" Blogger Talks Back-to-School Challenges Amid the Coronavirus

On the heels of her first book, Kelly Treleaven wrote a New York Times op-ed about teaching during the ongoing pandemic.

09/03/2020 By Raven Wuebker

Warm "Wigalow" Wishes

This Teacher’s Surprise Send-Off Will Warm Your Heart

Katy-area high school students celebrated Teacher’s Appreciation Week, social-distancing style.

05/19/2020 By Kaitlyn Miller

Final Act

At Rice University, a Legend Retires

Famously energetic English professor J. Dennis Huston exits the stage after 50 years of teaching.

04/28/2016 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

I'm In Love with My Car

The Reagan High Art Car Rides Again

This year's Queen-themed Art Car is the result of a dozen students' hard work—and the vision of one ardent art teacher.

04/05/2016 By Laura Gillespie