Jacque Daughtry - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jacque-daughtry/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:10:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Jacque Daughtry - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jacque-daughtry/ 32 32 103504436 Op-ed: Students need the community as education system endures challenges https://houstonnewmedia.org/op-ed-students-need-the-community-as-education-system-endures-challenges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=op-ed-students-need-the-community-as-education-system-endures-challenges Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:10:50 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a199a03a55904208ccbeae2c9b8d78ae The state of Texas is facing a shocking teacher shortage, making it difficult to reach and address the problems struggling students face daily. It's time the community helps out.

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]]> 583166 Op-ed: Six ways businesses can relieve literacy inequalities https://houstonnewmedia.org/op-ed-six-ways-businesses-can-relieve-literacy-inequalities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=op-ed-six-ways-businesses-can-relieve-literacy-inequalities Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:29:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=987620cafd8090bd730251867edabd32 Houston, we have more than a problem. We have a literacy crisis amongst our youngest Houstonians and the pandemic has only made the situation worse.

Even before the pandemic, statistics shockingly showed that 63% of third-graders in Houston alone did ...

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]]> 260817 Op-ed: Preschool is the perfect time to prepare your child for the workforce https://houstonnewmedia.org/op-ed-preschool-is-the-perfect-time-to-prepare-your-child-for-the-workforce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=op-ed-preschool-is-the-perfect-time-to-prepare-your-child-for-the-workforce Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:59:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8f732ea8384916573976c134123b20d4 While you may be pondering this article’s title, it is a stark reality that workforce development, and thus, your child’s first job, begins before they even enter kindergarten.

Houston is the most diverse city in our country, filled with amazing peopl...

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