
Building Houston's Super School
Teacher Story Slam: Educators Share Their Take On Innovation, Challenges
Posted on · Teachers from across Houston share what they have found as challenges -- and solutions -- to innovate and move education forward
Posted on · Teachers from across Houston share what they have found as challenges -- and solutions -- to innovate and move education forward
Posted on · In the Houston Independent School District alone, Superintendent Richard Carranza estimates about one in ten students are Dreamers -- about 20,000 students
Posted on · The initial complaints over a joke about a bat and strict dress code have been closed, but new ones have surfaced, according to HISD
Posted on · The suspension is an unexpected detour in Bertie Simmons’ 17 years leading Furr, since she famously came out of retirement in 2000 to turn the school around
Posted on · HISD also alleges that Simmons verbally threatened students with a baseball bat -- a threat her attorney says defies "credulity" since she is 83 years old.
Posted on · Think of the instructor stepping away from the lecture podium and being more hands-on.
Posted on · News 88.7 is following how Furr High School is trying to rethink high school, including how teachers are hired.
Posted on · Research shows that it’s hard to keep principals at schools with high poverty, with over a quarter of them losing their principals each year.
Posted on · Some people question if letting kids learn what they want is the best way to improve education.