Posted on · On the first day of face-to-face instruction, there were few hiccups, as schools implemented new safety protocols, the HISD interim superintendent said.
Posted on · The Houston Independent School District welcomes back over 80,000 students to campuses this week for the first time since March.
Posted on · In just over a week, the Houston Independent School District will resume face-to-face instruction. But more than half of its 200,000 students plan to stay home and continue learning remotely.
Posted on · What investigators detailed in their final report echoed previous studies by outside consultants and the district's own determination that "the state of special education in HISD is grave."
Posted on · The president of the Texas State Teachers Association, Ovidia Molina, spoke to Houston Public Media about what her group is hearing from its members.
Posted on · The HISD COO allegedly paid the contractor for no-show jobs that district employees often performed instead.
Posted on · The comments came during a wide-ranging interview with Town Square host Ernie Manouse on Tuesday, in which the interim superintendent also addressed recent COVID-19 positive cases.
Posted on · In less than two weeks, all secondary students whose parents chose to can learn in-person every school day, instead of on alternating days.
Posted on · More than 200,000 HISD students were supposed to log on to their laptops and digital devices Tuesday morning for virtual back-to-school. But a few hours into the first day of online classes, the website for the state's largest school district crashed.
Posted on · In the Houston Independent School District alone, just over 1,100 educators will start their profession during the pandemic.
Posted on · Even before COVID-19, new teachers knew their first year in the classroom might be survival mode. The pandemic has added lots of challenges, and new teachers in bilingual education are anxious to connect with their students.
Posted on · Bob Sanborn with the advocacy group Children at Risk spoke to Houston Public Media about how the natural disaster could make a difficult situation worse for vulnerable families and lessons from previous storms.
Posted on · Independent school districts, charter schools, colleges and univerities closed in the Houston area due to Hurricane Laura.
Posted on · Thousands of residents along the Gulf Coast evacuated inland, and Houston-area leaders urged the region to prepare for severe winds, as Hurricane Laura approached landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border.
Posted on · Harris County health authorities reiterated last week that current indicators for COVID-19 mean it's not safe to resume in-person activities.