Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Calls for accountability following chemical incidents, improving scientific literacy, hearing from all sides of an issue, and Houston sports.
Posted on · The Department of Education will have until Jan. 23 to approve or deny the plan
Posted on · However, the state accountability system and steep sanctions remain in place for school districts impacted by Harvey.
Posted on · So far, the Texas Education Agency said that it has not decided if it will give struggling schools a break this year.
Posted on · HISD is the largest of more than 40 districts in Texas at risk of having their elected school boards replaced with outside managers.
Posted on · That plan involves more support for students who live in poverty.
Posted on · News 88.7 analyzed state data and found more than forty districts that could see an outside board of managers as early as next year, if they don't improve their chronically failing schools.