Education

The University of Houston-Downtown Hosts Higher Education Social Media Summit

HOUSTON (July 23, 2024) – Social media plays an important role in how universities communicate with their constituents—from students and parents, to alumni, faculty, staff, future students and the community at large. To bolster local universities’ social media efforts, the University […]

Texans Now Able to Verify Identity In-Person for Unemployment Benefit Claims at USPS Locations

AUSTIN –The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) to offer statewide in-person identity (ID) verification for unemployment benefit claims. Unemployment claimants who were notified by TWC […]

TEACH FOR AMERICA HOUSTON PARTNERS WITH HOUSTON ISD TO PREPARE NEW COHORT OF TFA TEACHERS  

Houston, Texas  (July 17, 2024)—Teach For America (TFA) Houston is welcoming more than 110 educators to Houston this fall, all of whom will be trained through the organization’s hybrid pre-service model, which includes both a virtual component and in-person teaching […]

Equality Health Foundation Sponsors Annual Well-Child & Back to School Drive

Backpacks and School Supplies to be Distributed to Students in Arizona and Texas Equality Health Foundation, in partnership with Mercy Care and UnitedHealthcare, is excited to host this year’s Well-Child & Back to School Drive. The annual drive was created to ensure that […]

Katy ISD Teachers of the Year Named Finalists for Region 4’s Highest Teacher Honor

KATY, TX [July 17, 2024] – In another show of Katy ISD’s unparalleled excellence, the district’s two Districtwide Teachers of the Year, Jaymee Herrington and Sara Burke, have each been named finalists for the Region 4 Education Service Center’s Teacher of […]