Elizabeth Sander

Houston-area voters elected nearly 40 board members to roles overseeing their local school district or community college in November. Here’s what to know.

Here is how U.S. News & World Report ranked charters in Houston for elementary and middle schools. 

With politics taking center stage, here's what to know about the candidates running for Cy-Fair ISD's school board. 

At Cypress BBQ joint Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott encouraged local voters to support the ballot propositions which he said would lower taxes and also asked for help to turn Harris County red. 

Families have answers for the first time about key details of Texas' $1 billion school voucher program, for which applications will open in February, new documents show. 

If you are interested in applying for a private school voucher, or even still deciding if it's right for you, we want to hear from you.

See the full list of charter and traditional school districts that ordered the controversial Bluebonnet reading materials which experts have said overemphasize Christianity. 

Students at the International Leadership of Texas Charter school were set to take a school trip to D.C. involving visits to the FBI and the capitol before the government shutdown foiled the plans.

Almost half of the best private schools in Texas are located in the Greater Houston area. See which campuses made the cut, per recently released Niche rankings. 

Greg Abbott announced that Texas will be continuing the Blue Ribbon program locally after it was canceled by the Trump administration as part of budget cuts. Here are this year's Blue Ribbon...

The Cy-Fair ISD school board's conservative majority is at stake, as concerns about a split vote are mounting.

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an event to support Stratford High School students who were "targeted" for starting a Club America chapter, in honor of Charlie Kirk's death, he said. 

Cy-Fair ISD went from having nine low-performing campuses in 2024 to zero in 2025, with two schools jumping from an F to a B. Search our table to see how your school is rated. 

Aldine ISD went from one of the lowest-rated large districts in the state to one of the most improved large districts in the state. Here's how they did it.

Here's what you need to know about applying to private school in Houston

Labor Day protesters say police response was 'overblown'

The ACLU of Texas and student groups sued the state and school districts Thursday over a new law banning diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in schools and gender and sexuality alliance clubs.

Two Houston area charter high schools are among the best in the nation, according to recently released U.S. News & World Report rankings. What sets them apart?

The best high schools in the Houston area are spread across the region, with the highest performing in Houston and Katy ISDs. See if your school made the top 100 in our searchable table. 

New A-F ratings show Houston-area schools made big gains, mirroring statewide trends.