I’m very excited to join the Metcalf Institute’s Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship later this month!

Help congratulate 👏 Light reporter Brooke Kushwaha, who covers climate and the environment. She's been chosen for a @metcalfuri.bsky.social Metcalf Institute's Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship this fall at URI. The program aims to provide the training and resources to be "climate ready."

A new draft plan released by the state sounds the alarm on how rising tides will reshape the waterfront — and what homeowners could do to help. Read the full story by The Light's new environmental reporter @brookekushwaha.bsky.social 🌎

After a brief hiatus, I'm excited to announce that I'm back on the East Coast and today was my first day at the @newbedfordlight.bsky.social ! I'll be covering climate and the environment on the South Coast. Hmu at bkushwaha @ newbedfordlight . org with any tips, questions or to just say hi.

NEW: Alief ISD leaders are redesigning five campuses in a bid to win back students from charter schools, forming 2 STEM schools and 3 fine arts academies. The rebrand and ad push come after the district lost 18% of its total enrollment this past decade. houstonlanding.org/more-fine-ar...

TONIGHT: Join me and @byangelicaperez.bsky.social in a community newsroom as we talk about our work in Aldine ISD, answer your questions, and get feedback on how we can better cover the Aldine community. Event starts at 6pm. Food provided. Free RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/community-...

Spring ISD has the highest out of school suspension rate in the region—roughly three times the state average. One middle school issued more suspensions last school year than it had total students. District officials are trying to change: houstonlanding.org/spring-isd-h...

Breaking: Aldine ISD board voted on Tuesday to close six schools at the end of the school year. The campuses closing are Stovall, De Santiago, Eckert, Oleson, Raymond and Smith. houstonlanding.org/aldine-isd-b...

Four years ago, the TEA rolled out a limited program to allow schools to cut back summer vacation for more classroom time. While early academic gains have been promising, not everyone is ready to part with their full summer break. w/ @byangelicaperez.bsky.social houstonlanding.org/a-shorter-su...

At the first Aldine ISD community meeting about the district’s proposal to close seven schools, parents mourned the potential loss of an entire community. “It’s like a family school.” w/ @byangelicaperez.bsky.social houstonlanding.org/aldine-isd-p...

ICYMI: A week after Aldine ISD leaders mulled a proposal to close seven schools, many parents remained in the dark. Aldine’s school board president initially criticized the Landing for putting the word out, saying “I wish you had waited until we made decisions.” houstonlanding.org/aldine-isd-l...

NEW: Harris County DA Kim Ogg has spent more than $2.4 million in asset forfeiture funds on donations this year, almost all of it after she lost March's Democratic primary. At least $150,000 in funds went to political allies in the bail bond industry. 🧵 houstonlanding.org/outgoing-da-...

HISD gets a lot of attention, but @brookekushwaha.bsky.social is on the Alief ISD beat and putting out really important stories like this one... where she reveals that the budget-strapped district's enrollment has dropped 18% (!) in the past decade. houstonlanding.org/i-want-to-fi...

“It’s the battle of Coca-Cola and Pepsi.” Alief ISD is losing thousands of students to charter schools each year, putting a major dent in the district’s fast-shrinking budget. Some district leaders see it as a branding war. houstonlanding.org/i-want-to-fi...

We found pipeline companies can be slow to protect lines from traffic. At the the site of a fiery and fatal vehicle crash in October 2020 a gas transmission pipeline didn’t have any protective barrier until after @Hou_Landing started asking questions this month. houstonlanding.org/across-texas...

reminder that if you subscribe to my team’s education newsletter The Homeroom i will write you a letter occasionally: houstonlanding.org/newsletters/

Looking to capitalize on a time when children learn and grow faster, Spring ISD is testing out full-day pre-K for 3-year-olds. The benefits of pre-K are well-researched. District leaders just have to argue they outweigh the costs. houstonlanding.org/free-school-...

when the holidays come around i make this sleeper hit. tastes like a cross between eggnog and a warm maple soaked pancake smittenkitchen.com/2007/11/nutm...

i need to get into the mind of a parent that homeschools their child

After the death of her daughter, Jocelyn, Alexis Nungaray became an unlikely anti-immigration crusader for President-elect Donald Trump and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaigns. But outside of the spotlight, she mourns alone to keep Jocelyn's memory alive. houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-...

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hi everyone! i’m a reporter covering k-12 education at the houston landing, focusing on some of the city’s most undercovered suburbs i published a story today with angelica perez about an unassuming tax rate election that turned out to be pretty juicy: houstonlanding.org/skeptical-vo...

Last week I had the honor of meeting with Marie Flickinger, "Houston's Erin Brockovich," in the office of her South Belt newspaper. Over two hours, she took me through her storied career. Today, her loved ones helped me and Miranda Dunlap write her obituary. houstonlanding.org/unofficial-m...