Topic – Education
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Less than half of TX schools meet federal standards
Texas Education Agency reveals
The TEA announced that less than half of Texas schools met yearly requirements set by the federal government under the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Metro and UH resolve differences on Southeast Line
Metro to pay $1.5 million fix
Metro has reached an agreement with the University of Houston to continue construction of the Southeast Light Rail Line following disagreements
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Kelly Keena
Schools break kid's spirits?
Are schools breaking children's spirits? Life and learning beyond walls
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Richard Louv
Where's nature?
If you liked No Child Left Behind, you’ll love what’s coming next — without national debate
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Higher education gap widening in American cities
Houston ranks 57th
Recent analysis shows that some metro regions are attracting a large number of college graduates, while the others are struggling to keep the few they have.
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Which cities buy the most books?
No Texan city in top 20
Although not all books bought are read, Amazon has used purchasing data to release their 2012 list of most "well-read" cities in the US.
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Texas A&M to create new rail research center
"A very positive step"
Texas A&M University’s Board of Regents has approved a plan to develop a new rail research center
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Educated people tend to cluster in certain cities
According to Census
Census numbers show that regions with the most skilled and highly paid workers continue to widen their advantages over less well-endowed locales.
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