The Texas governor and attorney general say gender affirming care for trans kids is child abuse. Some families with trans kids are now relocating to continue the care they say their children need.

City officials spoke earlier Saturday about Friday night's tragedy that killed at least eight people at a Houston music festival.

Paying bills during the pandemic can be difficult. A survey by NPR, Harvard and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found of the four largest U.S. cities, Houston feels the crunch the worst.

The increasing number of extreme weather disasters can cause major disruption for health clinics, putting their patients at risk. Researchers are looking at how clinics can better prepare.

Half or more of U.S. households say the financial impact of the pandemic has been serious. An NPR and Harvard survey found Houston households were affected the most, especially Blacks and Latinos.

A new study shows that creating an environment in which math is part of everyday life, can help kids do better in the subject.

Also this week, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a bill that prompted thousands of teachers to protest this spring.

Colleges across the U.S. assign books to introduce new ideas to incoming students. This year, colleges selected books on topics that ranged from climate change to race, fiction and non-fiction

From teachers running for office to ballot measures that can add billions to public education, here's our guide to how the issue is playing out.

Also in our weekly education news roundup: 6 ways to talk to your kids about sex after Kavanaugh; Homeschooling is growing and changing rapidly