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.
Posted on · Several charter schools, will get their contracts renewed with the Houston school district
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.
Posted on · Education Commissioner Mike Morath said Wednesday that 41,702 students were affected by slow connectivity during testing in April, while another 58,743 experienced slowdowns or had trouble logging into computerized tests in May.
Posted on · Educators and activists support changing the name of the course from “Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent” to “Mexican-American Studies"
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
Posted on · The course has to go through a series of approvals from the board before it's adopted in the fall
Posted on · The Texas Education Agency and the state's main testing vendor are investigating how more than 100 students in a high-performing Houston-area high school received zeros on their English essays.
Posted on · One superintendent in southwest Houston said that his district’s done about as much as they can to tighten security without turning schools into fortresses.
Posted on · One Houston-area superintendent said that he’s concerned about drawing hard and fast lines.
Posted on · Even though some Houston families could benefit, there’s a limit. They can withdraw up to $10,000 a year from these tax accounts. But that only covers about half the annual tuition for a typical Houston private school.
Posted on · “We are actually studying school safety and how we can ensure our students are safe at school,” DeVos says
Posted on · An annual independent ranking of Houston-area schools compares test scores, poverty levels, and college readiness
Posted on · "To look at it as sort of a panacea to school violence, or bullying or students at risk of suicide is kind of short-sighted."
Posted on · Homeless for a month and a half after the hurricane, Justin Williams had to put his life back together while teaching Alief ISD sixth graders. Tiffany Robinson pushed students even harder to pass state tests after teachers lost 11 school days to Harvey.