Jul 31, 2023
By: Valerie VBreakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, Connect Site 2023 Last week, my Instructional Coach shared a fascinating quote with our 9th grade English Language Arts department: he said, “teaching is performance art,” and then paused to watch us react. As the...
Jun 5, 2020
To our Breakthrough Houston family, We are living through a difficult and profoundly disturbing time in our country. Like you, I am grappling with the horror of recent events. I struggle to comprehend how, still now, so many Black lives – George Floyd, Breonna...
May 22, 2020
Answering Houston’s Urgent and Long-term Needs Fall 2020 Response Update The Summary The onset of COVID-19 this spring required Breakthrough Houston (BTH) to act nimbly in responding to new challenges while ensuring the needs of our students were...
Mar 7, 2020
The Breakthrough Houston leadership team continues to carefully monitor the Coronavirus. The physical and emotional health of our students and their families, our teachers, staff and supporters remains our utmost priority. Please check our website continually for...
Feb 20, 2020
Why did you choose a career in education? Growing up, I always thought I’d be a lawyer. But my time as a Teacher Fellow and School Year teacher with Breakthrough during college truly changed my life’s trajectory. Seeing the impact that I was able to have on...
