The TEA-appointed management board of HISD softened punishments for vaping and declined religious counselors in schools on Thursday. During public comment, some community members focused on the administration’s response to winter weather this week.
The elected school board for Houston’s public school system lost policy-making power to a state-appointed management board in June. Two incumbents and two newcomers still sought office.
As Houston ISD ramps up its new Sunrise Center program to serve the district’s more than 6,000 homeless students, at least one unhoused child slipped through the cracks — and her mother ended up in jail for eight days. What happened?
When the appointed board of managers held community engagement meetings throughout the month of September, attendees had a lot to say about their priorities for the district, with concerns including budgetary and safety matters, curriculum and equitable distribution of resources.
The state-appointed leaders of Houston’s public school system want Houston ISD to become a so-called “District of Innovation,” which allows exemptions from a long list of state laws. They argue the exemptions will increase flexibility; critics say the changes will hurt, not help.
The City of Houston announced earlier this summer it would start making plans to relocate residents living near a Union Pacific Rail Yard in Fifth Ward.
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Many reform-minded community members believe the New Education System is a step towards better student outcomes. Critics argue the changes will impose a uniform education model on low-income communities across Houston who had no say in its formation, while leaving affluent communities untouched.