The Houston school board voted Thursday to demolish the former Wheatley High School in the Fifth Ward and build a new school in the same architectural design as a nod to alumni and historic ...

Morath alleges that the board failed to improve student performance in Houston, citing Wheatley High School, which received a failing grade from the TEA in 2019, as an example.

Wheatley High School students leave at the end of the school day on March, 10, 2023 in Houston, Texas. Sharon Steinmann/Staff Photographer First, they are proud of Wheatley.

Since 2019, Wheatley High School teachers and administrators have weathered a pandemic, all while improving their students’ academic performance, receiving a C state accountability rating last year.

A sign carried as community leaders protest the demolition of the historic Wheatley / E. O. Smith school in the Fifth Ward Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, in Houston.James Nielsen/Houston Chronicle Ida ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- When a car rolls up into Wheatley High School, students know exactly what to do. "I didn't do anything before this. Like, I didn't know what I wanted to do before I found ...

Pugh Elementary is one of the schools that feeds into Wheatley High School, and it's also facing reforms. Second grader Maycol Henríquez was shy and soft spoken after three days of class.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- At the Harris County Commission this week, Algenita Scott Davis spoke her mind. She is a graduate of Wheatley High School, as were her brother and her mother. She said the ...

HOUSTON - The former Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston's Fifth Ward has withstood hurricanes and endured segregation. But now may be its darkest hour. Demolition began this weekend. "There ...

Houston’s Phillis Wheatley High School celebrates its centennial in four years. As with many institutions with long histories, Wheatley High School became its own entity independent of its namesake.

HOUSTON – Supporters of the old Wheatley High School building showed up with their cameras Wednesday to take pictures of their old school. "I was here when they announced that Martin Luther King ...