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Mayor Turner To Lamar HS Students: We Care, We Hear You
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.
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HISD Board Reinstates Interim Superintendent, Trump Rally Moved to Toyota Center, Retrial of Terry Thompson Begins, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering
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Houston School Board Reinstates Interim Superintendent, Sets Timeline for Final Search
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.
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UPDATE: Houston School Board Apologizes for Contentious Meeting, Behavior Over Last Ten Months
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.
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Full Show: HISD Leadership Changes, and Former Astronaut Scott Kelly (Oct. 12, 2018)
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.
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Houston School Board Votes to Launch National Search for New Superintendent
Posted on · At a special meeting Thursday night, several parents urged the board to be transparent.
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Back-to-School Kicks Off First Full Year for Houston Schools’ Interim Superintendent
Posted on · News 88.7 asked Grenita Lathan how long she’d be willing to lead the district without a permanent contract.
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Houston Schools’ Superintendent: Budget Remains Biggest Challenge for New School Year
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.
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Houston School Board to Consider Naming Interim Leader as Superintendent
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
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HISD Starts Sending Layoff Notices
Posted on · It's an expected measure since HISD is trying to bridge a $115 million budget gap for the 2018-19 school year.
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HISD Backs Off Budget Overhaul
Posted on · The move allows HISD principals to largely retain control over how they spend their campus budgets.
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HISD Trustees Tap Chief Academic Officer Grenita Lathan As Acting Superintendent
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
Houston Matters
Full Show: Springtime Allergies, And Wes Anderson (March 23, 2018)
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.
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What Makes a Great Teacher?
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 […]
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The Galveston Bay Report Card: Thursday’s Show (August 20, 2015)
Posted on · Last week, the Galveston Bay Foundation and the Houston Advanced Research Center released the latest Galveston Bay Report Card, which grades the health of the Bay, from water quality to wildlife to human health risks, coastal change and more. On this edition of Houston Matters, we talk with Bob Stokes, President of the Galveston Bay […]