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29 Houston schools will look different next school year — cameras in classrooms, no librarians, higher pay for teachers

Posted on · Many reform-minded community members believe the New Education System is a step towards better student outcomes. Critics argue the changes will impose a uniform education model on low-income communities across Houston who had no say in its formation, while leaving affluent communities untouched. 

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HISD

Ex-Houston ISD superintendent Millard House II lands similar job in Washington D.C. area

Posted on · House served as HISD's superintendent from 2021 until last week, when he was replaced by Mike Miles as part of a long-planned takeover of the district by the Texas Education Agency.

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Airports

Woman arrested on runway in latest security breach at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport

Posted on · Ivori Howard, 22, has been charged with intent to impair or interrupt the operation of a critical infrastructure facility, a state jail felony, according to Houston police. A man was arrested at the same airport less than two weeks beforehand after allegedly trying to stow himself in the landing gear compartment of a plane.

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Criminal Justice

Four Houston bars, husband of alleged drunk driver added as defendants in $1 million wrongful death lawsuit

Posted on · The parents of Joseph McMullin, the 33-year-old Houston man who was struck and killed in April while on a first date in the Montrose area, initially sued the alleged drunk driver, Kristina Chambers, who also faces a criminal charge of intoxication manslaughter.

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Education News

University of Houston to install balcony screens, re-open Agnes Arnold Hall in fall after two student suicides

Posted on · The university has allocated $38 million for a three-phase project that includes screening in the upper-level balconies of Agnes Arnold Hall while enhancing security protocols and beautifying the building.