Posted on · It’s widely expected that Texas' Education Commissioner Mike Morath will replace the elected Houston school board with outside managers either because of poor academic performance or the board’s behavior.
Posted on · One local foundation is helping our children to learn how to make healthier dietary choices.
Posted on · The bus drivers union says HISD should have closed schools faster during Tropical Storm Imelda.
Posted on · Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath is widely expected to remove Houston’s elected school board this academic year. But Morath didn’t reveal any details about that decision when he addressed hundreds of business and education leaders Monday.
Posted on · Despite concerns from administrators that there was nothing to "hang our hat on," HISD filed an appeal for Wheatley High School's failing grade Friday, the state's deadline, according to the Texas Education Agency.
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Posted on · The Texas Education Agency sent similar letters Tuesday to three other districts facing a potential state takeover due to chronic low school ratings: Midland, Shepherd and Snyder.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Posted on · Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan recently told reporters that uncertainty won’t affect teaching and learning in classrooms.
Posted on · Despite the threat of a state takeover, the Houston school board elections will move forward.
Posted on · Here are 10 reasons why investigators recommended the state take over the Houston school district, though they signaled that the findings don’t address all the allegations raised and they could investigate HISD even more.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We examine HISD's latest accountability ratings. We discuss the history and relevance of mounted police units. We meet the authors of a new biography about Stevie Ray Vaughan. We learn the history of Houston's downtown tunnels. And developer Gerald Hines reflects on his contributions to the city's skyline.
Posted on · The new grades give Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath another factor to consider as he weighs the possibility of removing the HISD nine-member board of trustees and installing an outside board of managers instead.
Posted on · The Houston school board has until Aug. 15 to submit its official response to the TEA.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: What we know about the findings from TEA's investigation of HISD, stories from survivors of the El Paso mass shooting, inside a program to help victims of the Santa Fe school shooting, an examination of workplace accidents, and inside the world of competitive drum corps.