Almost a third of Americans who take out loans to pay for college don't get a degree.

Vicarious or secondary trauma invades our classrooms and leaks into the hearts of educators who carry the emotional burdens of their students. If we can honor our educators and their work by giving them the skills and space for their own self-care, then we help them stay whole and enjoy long, healthy careers being present for students and their learning.

Valley College is one of more than 100 community colleges that are beefing up their services for students who lack adequate food or shelter. The effort gained urgency after Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley proposed a "Vision for Success" that was embraced by the system’s board of governors last July.

The session, in a packed-to-capacity hearing room, focused on problems ranging from the need for better care for babies born addicted to opiates, to how to reform the foster care system and try to keep families together while protecting vulnerable children.

Research shows that nearly 1 in 5 university students are affected with anxiety or depression. 

A new study is being conducted by the University of Houston to see if a program that will provide food to students at Houston Community College will result in better academic performance and increase retention rates.

For high school students across the Houston area, exploring STEM can range from preparing for a one-day innovation competition to attending a school-within-a-school that encourages science and technology careers.

The girls attending the Houston ISD STEM magnet school, where a poster in the hallway proclaims "Sushi rolls, not gender roles," are hitting upon a stubborn problem in STEM, short for science, technology, engineering and math.