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Houston Schools to Get New Tools to Report Bullying
Posted on · Next school year, district administrators plan to give students the chance to report bullying anonymously -- through a tip line, a website and a mobile app.
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Strip Search Lawsuit Revived, And Illnesses Linked To Parasite: The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on the week’s news and decides if the stories are good, bad, or ugly.
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Four Houston Schools Receive 27,000 Books To Restock Libraries Damaged By Harvey
Posted on · The Allstate Foundation has donated $400,000 to replace books at HISD’s Braeburn, Hilliard, Mitchell and Scarborough Elementary schools
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A Look Inside Kinder HSPVA’s New Downtown Campus
Posted on · Houston Matters takes an audio tour of the new facility for Houston’s Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
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Despite Deficit Concerns, Houston School Board Passes Budget
Posted on · The Houston school district is bracing for more financial challenges next year for 2019-2020, with increasing payments to the state's school finance system and another shortfall of about $50 million.
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Instead of Outside Audit, Houston School Board to Seek State Review
Posted on · Parents and activists have been pushing for an outside audit for months -- something the Houston school district hasn’t done in decades. A month ago, the Houston school board approved getting proposals from outside auditors. Now they’ve decided to go a different route.
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Charter School Contracts Renewed With HISD
Posted on · Several charter schools, will get their contracts renewed with the Houston school district
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Houston School Board Rejects Budget, Creates New Holiday
Posted on · Starting in the 2019-2020 school year, Houston students can add a new holiday to their calendars to celebrate the lives and legacies of two Latino leaders.
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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 Police To Form Unit To Respond To Emergencies
Posted on · The plan comes in the wake of the Santa Fe High School shooting
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Local Law Enforcement, HISD and HMAC Work Together On ‘Project Safe Start’ Again
Posted on · The initiative entails increased patrolling around schools and neighborhoods coinciding with the start of summer vacation for Houston area middle and high school students
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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.
Houston Matters
Examining The State Of Education In Houston
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.
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Houston School Board Moves To Seek Outside Audit
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.
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HISD Trustee Calls for Board President to Step Down
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.