Education News
With Ongoing State Probe, Houston School Board May Delay Superintendent Search
Posted on · The HISD board is expected to vote on suspending the search at its next regular meeting on Feb. 14.
Posted on · The HISD board is expected to vote on suspending the search at its next regular meeting on Feb. 14.
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner decided to sit down with Lamar High School students to talk about gun violence after he received a moving letter from a senior.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering
Posted on · The board approves a timeline by which HISD could have a permanent superintendent by the end of April and green lights other measures meant to move past a bitter week.
Posted on · The nine members of the Houston school board refused to answer any questions from reporters at the press conference Monday and didn't explain why they decided to backtrack on changing leadership.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn why some HISD board members pushed for a new interim superintendent. Then, former astronaut Scott Kelly talks about spending a year in space. Plus, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the classical ensemble Loop38 translates visual art into music.
Posted on · At a special meeting Thursday night, several parents urged the board to be transparent.
Posted on · News 88.7 asked Grenita Lathan how long she’d be willing to lead the district without a permanent contract.
Posted on · In advance of back-to-school, News 88.7 sat down with Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan, who's served in the role since March, and talked about the biggest challenges for the Houston Independent School District.
Posted on · Acting superintendent Grenita Lathan has served that role for about two months and is the first black woman to lead the Houston Independent School District
Posted on · It's an expected measure since HISD is trying to bridge a $115 million budget gap for the 2018-19 school year.
Posted on · The move allows HISD principals to largely retain control over how they spend their campus budgets.
Posted on · Lathan will take over the state’s largest school district, after outgoing Superintendent Richard Carranza announced his departure to be Chancellor of New York City schools
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn more about the interim superintendent appointed to lead HISD. Then, an area specialist answers questions about allergies. Plus, our non-experts discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And we revisit our 2014 conversation with filmmaker Wes Anderson.
Posted on · The website Niche has published its rankings of the Houston metro area high schools with the best teachers. But how do you evaluate such a thing? What makes a teacher great? We talk with Mark Tressler, vice president of product for Niche about how the site established its evaluation. Then, we turn to a parent, a teacher’s union […]