Education
Fort Bend ISD Names Sole Finalist For Superintendent Role
Posted on · The board selected Christie Whitbeck, who is currently the head of Bryan ISD, for the role. She previously served as Fort Bend ISD's deputy superintendent.
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Houston Schools Report More Than 150 Active COVID-19 Cases On First Day
Posted on · Houston ISD returns Monday with a mask mandate and some virtual instruction, though it will only serve a few thousand of the district's nearly 200,000 students.
Houston Matters
HISD Superintendent Millard House II On Mask Mandates & Education Amid COVID (Aug. 10, 2021)
Posted on · House says the district will weigh a mask mandate, which would put the state's largest district at odds with an order from Gov. Greg Abbott. The superintendent joins us to discuss that and other issues facing HISD.
Houston Matters
The Ideal Qualities For HISD’s Next Superintendent (March 25, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The ideal qualities HISD's next superintendent should possess, and with the closing of the River Oaks Theatre how can Houston better preserve its treasured cultural institutions?
Education News
Houston School Board Resumes National Search For Superintendent, Passing On Interim Leader
Posted on · Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan has led HISD's 280 schools since the spring of 2018, weathering natural disasters, a potential state takeover and the pandemic during that time.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Distance Learning Opportunities At Fort Bend ISD, And Singer Judy Cheeks (March 20, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Distance learning opportunities at Fort Bend ISD, a rodeo vendor on his lost income, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and Woodlands-based R&B musician Judy Cheeks.
Education News
State Conservator Orders Houston School Board To Suspend Its Superintendent Search
Posted on · The directive was sent to HISD on Monday and said all activities related to finding a new superintendent must stop until the Texas Education Agency "has completed its special accreditation investigation."
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.
Education News
Watch: Parents, Community Leaders Share What’s On Their Wish List For Houston Superintendent
Posted on · The Houston Independent School District is searching for a permanent leader, since the last superintendent, Richard Carranza, left abruptly almost a year ago.
Houston Matters
What Qualities Should HISD’s Next Superintendent Have?
Posted on · The school district is hosting a series of community meetings to get input on its search for a permanent leader.
Houston Matterss
Full Show: HISD’s Superintendent Search, And A Near-Fatal Spacewalk (Jan. 17, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We preview tonight's HISD board meeting and learn what community members want in their next superintendent. We examine why so few minorities are head coaches. And we learn about a spacewalk that went awry.
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How Houston Parents, Teachers Can Chime In On Superintendent Search
Posted on · The same search firm -- Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates -- that found the last superintendent will conduct a similar process.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Gymnastics Arrest, and Crosby ISD’s Financial Woes (Oct. 18, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The former president of USA Gymnastics has been arrested in relation to an indictment in Texas. Then, Crosby ISD's superintendent discusses his district's financial woes. Plus, we learn how Houston can cope with projected population growth. And Markus Zusak talks about his novel, Bridge of Clay.
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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.
Houston Matters
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.