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Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them.
Schools are hiring instructors with different types of backgrounds to deal with critical staff shortages.
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What is Keeping Eligible People from Becoming Citizens in Greater Houston? Community-Based Research Project Seeks Answers.
Researchers hope to understand the barriers faced by eligible-to-naturalize residents and co-design and implement interventions with community partners with the…
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Local Artist Recognized for Sharing Story of Migration, Resilience, and Family Devotion
Local artist Guadalupe Hernandez will showcase his series, Con Cariño, in a solo exhibition of the Jones Artist Awards Program.
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Houston’s largest-ever naturalization ceremony swears in more than 3,300 new citizens
3,360 people were sworn in as U.S. citizens during Houston’s largest-ever naturalization ceremony, led by a coalition of county and…
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Tabitha Rice Named Vice President of Programs for Houston Endowment
Tabitha Rice, a visionary leader with more than 20 years of experience serving the Houston community joins the Foundation on…
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We Need More Highly Qualified Teachers. Our Grantee Has a Solution.
An initiative called Educator Preparation Partnership Pathways from grantee U.S. Prep relies on collaboration to offer teacher candidates a stronger…
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Houston Endowment Announces 2024 Jones Artist Award Recipients
Nine local artists were selected out of 100 submissions to receive recognition for their work exhibiting themes of time and…
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Local Artists Recognized in Exhibitions Reflective of Diverse Houston Stories
As Jones Artist Award recipients, Krista Leigh Steinke, Tiffany Heng-Hui Lee, Venessa Monokian, Christopher Blay, Guadalupe Hernandez, Kim Le, Kaima…
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How Jesse H. Jones Shaped Houston. And the U.S. Economy.
“Mr. Houston,” was arguably the savior of the American economy. In celebration of his 150th birthday, we reflect on Jones’…