Recap: Education in Houston & Beyond

On Thursday, April 30th, Vox Culture presented the third installment from its 2015 series on education, Education in Houston and Beyond. The event consisted of an education panel that brought awareness and focus on the current state of education in Houston, addressing the means to tackle the growing issue with literacy rates in Houston’s schools. The event featured speakers: 

• Mark Cueva, Education Liaison to the Office of Mayor Annise Parker, City of Houston
• Laura Isensee, Education Reporter, Houston Public Media
• Michelle Wagner, ELA Specialist at Lee High School and HISD Representative
• Sobedya B. Gomez-Chou, University of Texas Ph.D Candidate and Education Specialist

As part of the entertainment, and our continued effort to connect the arts with the cause, poetry was performed by Houston artists, Laurie Chandler and Bucky Rea.

Please stay tuned in the coming months, and once we return from our summer break, for some potential video recaps and quotes from the above speakers and artists.