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State Board of Education Gives Final Approval to Course on Mexican American Studies
Posted on · It will be a high school elective class starting in the 2019-2020 academic year
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WATCH: What Is Texas Doing To Prevent School Shootings?
Posted on · Don't miss the latest episode of "Red White and Blue."
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Houston School Board Adopts New Recommendations, Dissolves Special Ed Panel
Posted on · In other business at its meeting Thursday night, the Houston school board moved to settle two lawsuits with former employees.
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Houston School Board to Consider Special Ed Recommendations, Disbanding Committee
Posted on · The Houston school board formed the group after a statewide crisis in special education
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Santa Fe High School Alerts Parents of Threatening Text Against Students
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle reports two students involved in a threatening text message exchange will "face appropriate disciplinary action," according to a letter to parents.
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School Board Members in Greater Houston Concerned about Early Enrollment Figures
Posted on · Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo raised similar concerns last week and urged families that schools are safe.
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HISD Bus Frustrations Continue, Harris County’s First Wage Theft Case, Rare Books On Display, And More
Posted on · What we're following today at Houston Public Media
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Parents Continue to Struggle with New Houston School Bus System
Posted on · The Houston school district has said that they’re reviewing the bus system daily to try and improve efficiency, and additional changes are expected.
Arts & Culture
Rare Books from The Houston Public Library Are Going on Limited Display
Posted on · In a hidden-away room, the library has amassed a large collection of historic documents from Texas and around the world
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State Audit Finds Serious Flaws in Texas Education Agency Contracting Process
Posted on · The audit says the Texas Education Agency consistently bypassed required steps and failed to consider other options before awarding a special education contract.
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Houston Teachers Union Urges HISD Board to Start National Search for New Superintendent
Posted on · HFT president Zeph Capo says interim superintendent Grenita Lathan has earned the right to compete, but a wide net should be cast.
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Voter Registration Battles Continue, City Floodplain Regulations May Hurt Low Income Residents, And More
Posted on · What we're following todau at Houston Public Media
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Houston Schools to Launch ‘Parent University’
Posted on · HISD's new Parent University will introduce families to district programs and also connect them to community partners with other resources, such as on immigration.
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Texas Education Agency Orders Districts Not to Use State Funds for Migrant Children’s Education
Posted on · Some Texas school districts already have education agreements with federal contractors that manage these migrant shelters.
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Families Struggle with Delays, Changing Routes with Houston District’s New School Bus System
Posted on · The superintendent for Houston schools apologized for any "inconvenience" in a letter to families this week