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Santa Fe Students Start New School Year with Emotional First Day since Shooting
Posted on · "There’s nothing that could have truly prepared me for going back in a classroom setting," a student says
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Audio Diary: Santa Fe Graduate Kennedy Rodriguez Reflects on Advocacy after Shooting
Posted on · Rodriguez, 18, graduated from Santa Fe High in June and is about to start her freshman year at the University of Texas at Austin
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Santa Fe Schools Open Doors with Heightened Security
Posted on · The Santa Fe school district also plans to have mental health teams on campus throughout the year.
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UPDATE: Houston School District Removes Controversial Mural
Posted on · A new quote, attributed to Malala Yousafzai, is now on the hallway. It reads: "Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It's you who can change the world."
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Houston Schools Avoid State Sanctions, Education Commissioner Defends New Report Cards
Posted on · Worthing High was one of 10 Houston schools that had to improve -- or they’d be closed or trigger a state takeover of the whole district, because of the state law known as HB 1842.
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Fort Bend ISD Board Approves Holding Election on $992 Million Bond
Posted on · The funds would be used for new construction, renovations and projects related to safety and transportation
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New Guidelines Toughen Enforcement on Student Visa Violations
Posted on · The new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy could affect thousands of international students in Houston.
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Houston School Board Votes to Avoid Teacher Salary Freeze
Posted on · Houston district administrators now have to find about $5 million in the $2 billion budget to pay for the plan
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Texas Will Soon Release A-F Grades for Schools; Educators Are Organizing in Opposition
Posted on · With a week to go before the state releases the first official grades for school districts, school superintendents have already begun their campaign against the system.
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Houston Seeks to Expand Skilled Workforce through Investment in Poorer Schools
Posted on · The main vehicle for the effort is the Houston City Council’s new Economic Development Subcommittee on Education, which holds its first meeting this week
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Rice Archive Catalogs Fort Bend Advocate’s Efforts to Preserve Convict Leasing History
Posted on · "A lot of people don’t know about this history, so future historians will be interested to learn how did greater awareness of this history come about and what did it take?," Rice professor Caleb McDaniel said
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Missing Baytown Officer Found Dead Near His Home, Abbott Proposes Bail Reform after Death of DPS Trooper, And More
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Over Half of Houston Schools Report Zero Incidents of Bullying, Below National Research
Posted on · National studies indicate that between 22 and 30 percent students in grades K-12 are involved with or experience bullying in some way
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Exit Interviews with Outgoing HISD Administrators Reveal Culture of Fear
Posted on · Outgoing top employees said they left because of a lack of trust, concern about the district's future and instability and negativity from the school board.
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Stafford School Board Meets Tonight To Discuss Campus Security
Posted on · Tonight’s special board meeting will focus on next steps after the city council cut funding for school resource officers last week.