Education News
Houston School Board Adopts New Recommendations, Dissolves Special Ed Panel
Posted on · In other business at its meeting Thursday night, the Houston school board moved to settle two lawsuits with former employees.
Tag: Furr High School
Houston Matters
Allegations Of Grade Changing At Furr H.S., And Monkey Business In San Antonio: The Good, Bad And Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · Our panel of non-experts weighs in on the week’s news and decides if the stories are good, bad, or ugly.
News
Investigation Into Furr High’s Principal Uncovers Grade Changes
Posted on · The principal, Bertie Simmons, had led Furr High school for over 10 years and the school got national attention when it won a $10 million grant.
Education News
Two Months Into Investigation At Furr, No Clear Resolution
Posted on · Previous investigations into school leaders have lasted many months, even years
Building Houston's Super School
Five Things To Know About The Push To Rethink American High School
Posted on · News 88.7's Laura Isensee spoke with one advocate at the forefront of that push, former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise
Building Houston's Super School
Teacher Story Slam: Educators Share Their Take On Innovation, Challenges
Posted on · Teachers from across Houston share what they have found as challenges -- and solutions -- to innovate and move education forward
Building Houston's Super School
Join Us For ‘Teacher Story Slam’
Posted on · This story-telling event on Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. will feature true stories, as teachers step up to the mic to share tips -- and inspiration – from their classrooms
Building Houston's Super School
This Houston Student Had A College Plan, Then Harvey Came, And Trump Rescinded DACA
Posted on · In the Houston Independent School District alone, Superintendent Richard Carranza estimates about one in ten students are Dreamers -- about 20,000 students
Building Houston's Super School
Without Its Storied Principal, What’s The Future Of Furr High?
Posted on · The suspension is an unexpected detour in Bertie Simmons’ 17 years leading Furr, since she famously came out of retirement in 2000 to turn the school around
Houston Matters
Full Show: Controversy At Furr H.S., And Reauthorizing CHIP (Oct. 12, 2017)
Posted on · On Thursday's edition of Houston Matters: We learn the latest on Furr High School's reassigned principal, Dr. Bertie Simmons, who's under scrutiny for her administrative practices. We learn about the fate of the Children's Health Insurance Program. And we meet Brazilian artist Tony Paraná.
Education News
Attorney Files Federal Complaints Over Reassignment of Longtime HISD Principal
Posted on · After the controversial reassignment of Furr HISD Principal Bertie Simmons, federal complaints have been filed against the school district asking for Simmons to be reinstated.
Education News
Furr Students, Alumni Ask for Their Principal Back
Posted on · "I know for a fact that she would never hit any student with a baseball bat, or with anything else for that matter," said a graduate of Furr High School
Building Houston's Super School
UPDATE: Memo Details Allegations Against Longtime HISD’s Furr Principal
Posted on · HISD also alleges that Simmons verbally threatened students with a baseball bat -- a threat her attorney says defies "credulity" since she is 83 years old.
Imaginarium
Video: Building Houston’s Super School, Chapter 2
Posted on · Furr High School is attempting to encorporate student choice into their curriculum.
Imaginarium
Video: Building Houston’s Super School, Chapter 1
Posted on · The 'super school' concept aims to produce learners that are better able to adapt to a consistently changing world.