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Voting

Weeklong outreach initiative helping Houston ISD students register to vote

Posted on August 25, 2022 · The League of Women Voters of Houston is deploying volunteers to 39 high schools to educate students about voting and help them register.

Immigration

A Year After Being Detained By ICE, Former Houston High School Student Forges His Future

Posted on February 12, 2019 · "I don’t know if the next time I go to court, I’m going to be deported," said Dennis Rivera, a 20-year-old Honduran student whose controversial detention by ICE spurred protests in Houston last year.

Houston Matters

When schools obtain the ‘district of innovation’ status, do they actually innovate?

Posted on November 30, 2023 · As HISD potentially seeks that designation, we ask former Spring Branch ISD Superintendent Duncan Klussmann to weigh in.

HISD

PragerU video questioning human-caused climate change shown to Houston ISD students

Posted on November 22, 2023 · The school district said in a statement it is no longer using content created by PragerU, a controversial nonprofit that promotes conservative viewpoints. Its content has not been approved by the Texas Education Agency or State Board of Education.

HISD

Houston ISD one step closer to starting school year earlier, hiring uncertified teachers through “innovation” status

Posted on November 15, 2023 · The district will likely have the ability to start classes earlier in August. Administrators will also be able to hire uncertified teachers in high schools. Those policy changes are expected to proceed after the DAC signed off on a so-called “District of Innovation” plan Tuesday night.

HISD

Stacked Houston ISD committee considers requests for uncertified teachers and longer school year through “innovation” status

Posted on November 14, 2023 · The state-appointed leaders of Houston’s public school system want Houston ISD to become a so-called “District of Innovation,” which allows exemptions from a long list of state laws. They argue the exemptions will increase flexibility; critics say the changes will hurt, not help.

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Voting

Weeklong outreach initiative helping Houston ISD students register to vote

Immigration

A Year After Being Detained By ICE, Former Houston High School Student Forges His Future

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