Posted on · Families and researchers agree: Children with special needs often do better when they’re integrated in general education classrooms. But Texas gives schools more money if children with disabilities are separated from other children.
Posted on · No region in Texas has enough licensed specialists who can perform special ed evaluations, according to national guidelines for staffing. That’s why the Fort Bend Independent School District is trying to grow its own.
Posted on · State data show that charter schools enroll fewer special needs children than their traditional public school peers -- and the gap is widening. State administrators say the low numbers have caught their attention and they’ve stepped up monitoring of special ed at charter schools.
Posted on · For over a decade, Texas illegally denied special education to tens of thousands of children with disabilities -- services that are their right under federal law. State lawmakers took action and federal monitors stepped in. But the crisis isn’t over for many families, Houston Public Media found in an investigation with the Houston Chronicle.
Posted on · The Legislative Budget Board found five major areas where HISD can improve and potentially save over $40 million a year.
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency has already posted the application for any HISD resident to apply to join the board of managers.
Posted on · But the winners of these four seats on the HISD board of trustees may not take the full powers of the office, as a state takeover of HISD is looking increasingly likely.
Posted on · "Consequently, the rating for Wheatley High School cannot be changed, and your appeal is denied."
Posted on · TEA investigators have submitted their final report on the HISD board. It has found multiple members violated open meetings rules and interfered with vendor contracts.
Posted on · Houston students sent to the alternative campus already face a high risk of dropping out. Advocates now worry that without bus service, their risk of dropping out is even higher.
Posted on · It’s widely expected that Texas' Education Commissioner Mike Morath will replace the elected Houston school board with outside managers either because of poor academic performance or the board’s behavior.
Posted on · Between a third and a half of all college students in the country struggle to find enough food to eat or a place to live.
Posted on · Many parents and teachers felt they were forced to travel in dangerous flooding conditions, at the same time city and county officials were advising people to stay off the roads.
Posted on · Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath is widely expected to remove Houston’s elected school board this academic year. But Morath didn’t reveal any details about that decision when he addressed hundreds of business and education leaders Monday.
Posted on · Despite concerns from administrators that there was nothing to "hang our hat on," HISD filed an appeal for Wheatley High School's failing grade Friday, the state's deadline, according to the Texas Education Agency.