Posted on · Earlier this year, KIPP was awarded over $80 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program to open more campuses.
Posted on · The proposed rule specifically includes county programs, such as the alternative special ed schools run by the Harris County Department of Education.
Posted on · Houston's Kashmere High School has been on the state's list of so-called "failing" schools longer than any other school in Texas. But that's expected to change this summer. Here are four reasons why.
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency, the state’s Workforce Commission and the Higher Education Coordinating Board launched what they call an internship challenge in 2017.
Posted on · This fall, HISD expects to lose about 1,500 students, in addition to some 4,000 who left last year.
Posted on · In 2016, when the Houston Chronicle revealed that Texas had an arbitrary cap on special ed at 8.5% of all students, special ed enrollment in Houston schools was 7.3%, according to state data. Now, it’s just 7.5%.
Posted on · Kashmere High is one of four schools in the Houston Independent School District that must improve this year or the rating could trigger steep state penalties.
Posted on · "If we really want to change the trajectory of our students in a very systemic and broad and meaningful way, we need to invest in our students earlier on."
Posted on · The budget also includes raises for teachers of between 3.5 and 8 percent, and one-time bonuses of $1,000 and extra vacation for administrators making over $75,000 instead of permanent raises.
Posted on · "I think the ideal outcome is that students see each other as a resource."
Posted on · DeVos told reporters that the U.S. needs to take a new approach to apprenticeship programs for both blue collar and white collar jobs.
Posted on · Find out what several survivors told News 88.7 about their experiences, the mishandling of their cases and the need for reform in the Southern Baptist Convention.
Posted on · Students and teachers say what’s hardest about losing St. Peter’s is the service it provided to primarily African American students for decades.
Posted on · "Honestly, I’m proud to say I’m the first one."
Posted on · Since 2018, the Houston Food Bank has expanded its food scholarships and serves at least six colleges in the region.