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Posted on December 7, 2020 · The pandemic has upended school as most kids and teachers know it in Texas. But one part of the school year could proceed as normal: standardized testing, also known as STAAR.

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Posted on November 18, 2020 · Last week, the HISD board rejected naming Grenita Lathan as the permanent superintendent and instead voted to resume a national search.

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Houston Students Push Teachers, State Board To Adopt Anti-Racist Curriculum

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Posted on November 16, 2020 · Texas students have lobbied the State Board of Education and now are pressing school districts in Greater Houston to teach what they call an anti-racist curriculum.

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Houston School Board Resumes National Search For Superintendent, Passing On Interim Leader

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Posted on November 12, 2020 · Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan has led HISD's 280 schools since the spring of 2018, weathering natural disasters, a potential state takeover and the pandemic during that time.

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Feds Ask Texas Education Agency For More Proof On Fixing Special Education

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Posted on November 5, 2020 · The request comes nearly three years after the feds slammed Texas for failing to provide services to all children with disabilities.

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Election Day 2020: Cornyn, Crenshaw Fend Off Challenges; Houston-Area Incumbents Keep Their Seats

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Posted on November 3, 2020 · Houston Public Media is following the news as it happens on Election Day.

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HISD Again Changes School Closure Protocols After Reaching Critical Limit

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Posted on October 26, 2020 · The rise in COVID positivity rates and changes in HISD's reopening plan come just a week after Houston classrooms reopened for in-person learning.

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Houston Teachers Stage Sick-Out Protest To Demand Better COVID-19 Protocols

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Posted on October 22, 2020 · Among their demands are capping class sizes at 15 students with six feet of social distancing required, and serving meals outside or in large, well-ventilated areas.

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‘Remain Flexible’: HISD Faces New Challenges Amid Return To In-Person Instruction

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Posted on October 19, 2020 · On the first day of face-to-face instruction, there were few hiccups, as schools implemented new safety protocols, the HISD interim superintendent said.

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Houston Public Schools Reopen Classrooms Amid Teacher, Family Anxieties

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Posted on October 19, 2020 · The Houston Independent School District welcomes back over 80,000 students to campuses this week for the first time since March.

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Posted on October 9, 2020 · 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.

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Texas Education Investigators Find Failures In HISD Special Ed Were ‘Institutionalized’

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Posted on September 30, 2020 · 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."

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Posted on September 22, 2020 · The president of the Texas State Teachers Association, Ovidia Molina, spoke to Houston Public Media about what her group is hearing from its members.

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