Posted on · Our panel of non-experts weighs in on the week’s news and decides if the stories are good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee updates Houston Matters on the process of improving several failing schools in the Houston Independent School District, about turnover and contention in the district's top leadership, and allegations of bullying against the superintendent of Katy ISD.
Posted on · Any audit won’t be due until April 2019, which won’t help this budget cycle, with a $100 million deficit, but it could help rebuild trust in the board.
Posted on · Her calls add to others from advocates and parents, including one of the women who was arrested, for Skillern-Jones to step down.
Posted on · The problem is that state lawmakers won’t meet again until 2019
Posted on · For Turner's idea to work, he'd likely need help from the Texas Legislature
Posted on · Even though the HISD board president has apologized, Kandice Webber still wants Skillern-Jones to step down.
Posted on · Some see the case against HB 1842 as problematic and with a dim chance of success.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Parents and advocates are calling on HISD to sue the state. Plus: A forensic artist brings to life the faces of soldiers lost at San Jacinto. Lawrence Wright talks about his book, God Save Texas. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
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 · Brandon and Jay talk about some of the problems at HISD
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We learn about an HISD board meeting that got unruly. We discuss the environmental clean-up after Harvey. Our political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories. And we learn about efforts to create the Sam Houston Republic of Texas Presidential Library.
Posted on · Turner stressed that focusing on students is more important and suggested that the state should grant the school district a one-year waiver
Posted on · The HISD administration has recommended the charter group, Energized for STEM, to take on the management, budgeting, curriculum and turnaround efforts for 10 HISD schools that haven't met state standards in several years
Posted on · Trustees have to send their partnership plans to the Texas Education Agency by April 30 for final approval.