A writer who is helping HISD student become published authors is featured in the Aug. 1 edition of community eNews.

Vuthy Kwon moved to the United States when he was 3 years old, and he attended three HISD schools. His current project, “Every Child An Author,” is designed to encourage kids to love writing and reading by helping them become published authors.

Other stories highlighted in eNews include:

• A teacher at Young Men’s College Preparatory Academy had students create an interactive iBook on the immune system, touching on math, English Language arts, and biology, as a way to work on boosting the students’ ELA scores.
• Superintendent of Schools Dr. Terry Grier writes about how the district is providing teachers with the support they need to excel.
• PTO Today offers a dozen tips for creative fundraisers.

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