Brooke Kushwaha

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Brooke Kushwaha

NowFrom the civil rights movement of the 1960s to the anti-war protests of the 21st century, college students have long been known for their political activism. In the last year, however, political expression on college campuses has been subject to increased scrutiny. The Trump administration recently …

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Brooke Kushwaha

Puede que Camryn García, estudiante de once grado de la Wunsche High School, no siempre se dé cuenta, pero cuando está practicando flauta en casa entre los ensayos del grupo de mariachis, su padre, Joe García, está escuchando en la puerta. Aunque Camryn empezó a tocar el mariachi el otoño pasado, Joe sabe que su hija ha heredado un agudo oído musical de su abuelo, un artista tejano e ingeniero de grabación ganador de dos premios Grammy.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Brooke Kushwaha

Wunsche High School senior Carmyn Garcia may not always realize it, but when she’s practicing flute at home in between mariachi band practices, her father, Joe Garcia, is listening at the door. Even though Camryn only started playing mariachi music this past fall, Joe can tell his daughter inherited a sharp musical ear from her grandfather, a two-time Grammy Awards-winning Tejano artist and recording engineer. The slightest misstep causes Camryn to pause and start again, leaving her father in awe.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Brooke Kushwaha

Four weeks after selecting a pool of six candidates, the Pasadena ISD school board announced Wednesday that it had narrowed down its search for a new superintendent to one finalist. Board members voted Deputy Superintendent Toni Lopez as the top candidate to replace superintendent DeeAnn Powell, who will retire at the end of this school year after nearly ten years at the helm. By law, the board must wait three weeks before making an official hire, working out contract specifics in the meantime.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Brooke Kushwaha

Earlier this school year, Loreal Hamilton’s fourth-grade son got into a scrape at Link Elementary. A classmate hit him with his jacket, so Hamilton’s son hit him back. It didn’t matter who started it — their principal sent them both home from the Spring ISD campus with a suspension. Hamilton’s son missed three days of classes for getting into a schoolyard fight — even though he maintains that he acted out of self-defense.