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Tag: Confederate names

Next Houston School to Remove Confederate-Linked Name: Reagan High

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HISD Could Need $1.2M To Remove Confederate Names

Associated Press

Posted on August 11, 2016 · The biggest school district in Texas will consider paying more than $1.2 million as part of changes to rename eight campuses previously named for Confederate leaders.

Tags Confederate names hisd houston lawsuit name change schools vote

Alumni from Reagan High School and other groups protest the new HISD school names on May 12, 2016.

Education News

Houston Parents Sue HISD Over Removal Of Confederate-Linked Names

Laura Isensee

Posted on June 24, 2016 · The attorney for the plaintiffs says HISD board violated district and state rules.

Tags Confederate names Danny Goforth Houston ISD Sidney Lanier Middle School

Alumni from Reagan High School and other groups protest the new HISD school names on May 12, 2016.

Education News

HISD Board Scraps Confederate-Linked Names, Approves Seven New Campus Names

Laura Isensee

Posted on May 13, 2016 · The new names will go into effect next school year and are expected to cost about $2 million.

Tags 2016 Confederate names hisd name change school names

HISD seal on chalkboard

Education News

HISD Faces Fresh Pushback As Board Considers New School Names To Replace Ones Tied To Confederacy

Laura Isensee

Posted on May 9, 2016 · It’s the latest chapter in the controversial process to change school names.

Tags Confederate names hisd HISD board Renaming schools school names

Next Houston School to Remove Confederate-Linked Name: Reagan High

Education News

Next Houston School To Remove Confederate-Linked Name: Reagan High

Laura Isensee

Posted on March 11, 2016 · Changing names costs about $250,000 for each campus – or $2 million for all eight schools.

Tags Confederate names hisd HISD school board name change Reagan High School

Houston's Sidney Lanier Middle School

Education News

Houston School Board To Consider Renaming More Schools With Confederate Names

Laura Isensee

Posted on February 10, 2016 · Some argue that Lanier is a name worth keeping.

Tags 2016 Confederate names diversity education hisd history school renaming

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