05/12/2008

What will happen to Houston's Key Middle School
Key Middle School is at the center of a crisis. Officials are debating to either close the school or renovate the building.

05/11/2008

$1 billion in school bonds OKed; mayoral runoffs in Sugar Land & League City
There will be mayoral runoffs in League City and Sugar Land, while incumbents in Galveston were bounced from office.

05/09/2008 Skimpy prom dress lands teen in cuffs Madison High's prom took place Saturday, but Marche Taylor only got as far as the lobby. When she tried to enter the ballroom, an official stopped her because of her dress.

Tomball High cleared after spill Classes have resumed after a science teacher preparing an experiment for class, spilled amyl alcohol. Seventeen people were taken to Tomball Regional Medical Center.

05/08/2008

Gene Norman talks water downtown
If there's anyone who knows about what kind of day it is outside it’s 11 News Meteorologist Gene Norman.

05/09/2008

What will happen to Key Middle School?
Friday HISD Superintendent Abe Saveedra said if he’s forced to close the school and tear it down, he will not rebuild another school.

05/08/2008

HISD to consider expanding police force
HISD will reportedly consider expanding the district police force during it's board meeting Thursday.

05/07/2008

Houston ISD works to save Ryan Middle School
Ryan Middle School is a school in crisis. For two years, it has been rated by the state as academically unacceptable.

Klein Collins' Coach Konicki honored The former football coach and athletic director died Friday after a two-year battle with colon cancer.

Students displaced by Our Lady of the Lake University fire in San Antonio More than 100 students have been displaced from their dormitory after a fire damaged a historic building on the campus of Our Lady of the Lake University.

05/06/2008

Fort Bend teacher charged with sexual assault posts bond
The former Baines Middle School teacher admitted having an inappropriate relationship with a student, according to police who had pulled her over on a traffic stop.

Who decides what children learn in school? The State Board of Education has 15 elected members and they determine the standards for what kids are going to be taught in Texas public schools.

Splendora High School students caught cheating on TAKS test
Two students at Splendora High School were facing punishment Tuesday for cheating on the TAKS test.

Computer glitch nearly keeps University of Houston student from graduating
J’anvieu Bonner worked hard in the classroom for five years and made good grades, but she was told Monday that she couldn't graduate from U of H ... until 11 News stepped in.

05/05/2008

Parents to ask for stiffer punishment for Nazi graffiti cheerleaders
Parents upset over the punishment given to two Dickinson High cheerleaders who drew swastikas on school property were expected to speak out at the school board meeting Monday night.

Klein ISD voters to decide $647 million bond issue for new schools
Constant growth has left Klein ISD needing more space. Supporters say a bond proposal would relieve overcrowding by building five new schools.

Bond reduced for Fort Bend Co. teacher accused of sexually assaulting teen
A Fort Bend County teacher remained in jail Monday, charged with sexual assault of a child.

05/04/2008

Course teaches kids in Humble how to avoid child predators, bullies
Some kids in Humble learned about child predators, guns and bullies Sunday as part of an effort to keep youngsters safe.

05/05/2008

New science complex planned for Texas A&M University at Galveston
Professors at Texas A&M University at Galveston will one day have a much newer and bigger facility to study marine biology and engineering on the main campus on Pelican Island.

05/03/2008 Sex predator targeting local schoolgirls Police say the man has approached girls at two area high schools and one middle school. He drives up and pretends to ask for directions, but then he exposes himself and demands sex acts.

05/02/2008

Secret Service assisting Fort Bend ISD in grade-changing investigation
About 60 students had their grades altered at Hightower High School over the last two months. Apparently, students who had access to school computers on campus found a way to manipulate the grades.

05/01/2008

First Lady, Jenna read to Houston kids
Students from Kate Bell Elementary were more than willing to listen to this famous mother and daughter team.

04/30/2008

Teen recovering from school stabbing
Joshua Chapa, 17, was recovering Wednesday from stab wounds he suffered at school.

Senate acts to ensure students get loans
The Senate unanimously approved legislation Wednesday to ensure that tight credit markets don't impede students' ability to get college loans.

Fourth of eighth-graders fail TAKS math
But 75 percent of eighth-graders and 83 percent of fifth-graders passed the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills math test this spring, qualifying them for promotion next year as long as they pass their classes this semester.

Fighting to keep Mount Carmel High open
Former Astro Craig Biggio, ‘Mattress Mac’ and Cardinal Daniel Dinardo are vowing to fight for the school to stay open.

04/29/2008

Lawyer: Teen stabbed at school by classmate's father 'a good kid'
A father accused of stabbing a student at Wunsche High School in Spring appeared in court overnight Monday.

05/02/2008 Hightower students' grades tampered with Fort Bend ISD officials confirmed Friday that the grades of about 60 students at Hightower High School were changed.

04/29/2008

Utility pole crashes onto bus, catches fire
The Goose Creek ISD bus was at Garth Road near State Highway 146 when an 18-wheeler crashed into the utility pole.

04/28/2008

Mt. Carmel teachers threaten to sue
Teachers at Mount Carmel high school in east Houston say they'll fight to keep their school open.

Congresswoman joins fight to save North Forest ISD
The state could shut it down because of serious financial and academic troubles.

Man stabs student over alleged sex assault District officials say that the man and his wife were at the school to tell administrators that their daughter, also a student at the school, was sexually assaulted over the weekend.

Old Gregory School turning into museum
The old Gregory School was the first public school for African Americans in Houston. It’s now being renovated into a library and museum for African American History.

04/27/2008

Mount Carmel teachers to fight closure
The teachers at Mount Carmel High School said Sunday they plan to fight to keep the school open.

04/26/2008

Prairie View voting probe still unfinished
Some students at a historically black university are wondering why an investigation by the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott into alleged voting rights violations is still not finished.

04/25/2008

Mt. Carmel supporters rally for school
At the orders of the Galveston-Houston Catholic Arch-Diocese, Mt. Carmel High School is closing at the end of the school year.

Cheerleaders disciplined for scrawling swastikas on school books, U.S. flag
District officials said the teen girls used permanent markers to draw the Nazi-era symbol on books, a school bulletin board, a campus wall and a U.S. flag.

Archdiocese confirms suspicions on Mount Carmel High closing The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston met Friday with the parents of Mount Carmel High School to confirm the school is closing at the end of this term.

04/24/2008 Financial crisis may mean drastic cutbacks for Houston area schools At Pearland ISD, cuts are so drastic that the school board is considering scaling back electives.

Mt. Carmel High may be at risk of closing
For more than 50 years, Mt. Carmel High School has been open. It is a co-ed facility with about 200 students.

Cy Falls' Alex Benito wins national honors while making history Cypress Falls High School senior Alex Benito was named by the Texas Association of Journalism Educators (TAJE) as the Texas High School Journalist of the Year.

04/23/2008

Residents to discuss renovation of Gregory School
A town hall meeting Wednesday will focus on preserving the history of the Gregory School.

Houston charter school to resume classes Wednesday
Classes were canceled when exhaust fumes from a piece of construction equipment consumed the campus Monday.