Houston

Lessons About Black August Also Teach Students to Push for Meaningful Change

The new school year is an ideal time to introduce students to lesser-known Black change-makers and historic pushes for social justice.

Joseph Edelin

Public Speaker and Educator

Building Schools Where Students Are Free to Be Their Authentic Selves

School is not always a safe place for students who are LGBTQ+. But efforts are underway to change that despite virulent backlash.

Stephanie García

Writer-Editor

This English Teacher Believes in Care First, Content Second

YES Prep Northline Secondary teacher Dylan Lewis strives to make his Houston classroom a safe space for students.

Eddie Zapata

Videographer

Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz

Managing Director, Film + Video Projects

Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

Making Space for Youth Activism

Schools can be safe environments for students to explore ways to improve the world and the communities they live in.

Laura Zingg

Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio

Erik Jansen

Illustrator

Working to Shatter Education's Glass Ceiling

Teaching is one of the most female-dominated professions, with 76 percent of all K-12 teachers in the U.S. identifying as women. So why do women only make up 31 percent of district superintendents?

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

Tearing Down Barriers By Building Up People

For Black History Month, Black educators share how they are embracing culture as they lead, and why that matters.

Marquita Brown

Senior Editor, One Day Digital

Can a Software Company Help Schools Achieve Equity?

A team of epidemiologists and computer scientists believe the same kind of computational forecasting that predicts the spread of a virus can also help guide the spread of equity and social health.

Susan Brenna

How the Class of 2020 is Persevering Through the Pandemic

Last year’s graduating seniors are doing more than taking 2020 in stride.. They are converting disappointments, surprises, and tragedies into life lessons for the rest of us.

Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

Susan Brenna

Diary of a Social Worker: Making Mental Health for Students a Priority During a Pandemic

Mobile mental health specialist Esther Kwak is adjusting to working from home while delivering urgent mental health services to Houston area students.

Paula Ann Solis

Planning for the Unknown Future of School

School and district leaders are looking ahead to what returning to school might look like in the fall, and planning for an unprecedented start to the school year.

Laura Zingg

Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio