Posted on · No region in Texas has enough licensed specialists who can perform special ed evaluations, according to national guidelines for staffing. That’s why the Fort Bend Independent School District is trying to grow its own.
Posted on · TEA investigators have submitted their final report on the HISD board. It has found multiple members violated open meetings rules and interfered with vendor contracts.
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 · 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 proposed rule specifically includes county programs, such as the alternative special ed schools run by the Harris County Department of Education.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Posted on · The study will be peer reviewed and presented in public.
Posted on · While the TEA currently has the authority to take over HISD, the district's future won't be clear until after school ratings are released in August and the state investigation into board governance is finished.
Posted on · Brandon and Jay also discuss the Supreme Court hearing a case on gerrymandering and Harris County's lawsuit over the massive fire at a Deer Park petrochemical facility.
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."
Posted on · The video raises yet more questions about the Houston school board’s ability to function and govern the state’s largest school district.
Posted on · For over a year, the threat of a state takeover has loomed over the Houston school district because of poor academics at several schools. Now, the elected board could be replaced with outside managers for an entirely different reason: governance.
Posted on · State law requires the Education Commissioner to intervene if even one school chronically fails state standards.