It’s fall in Houston, and that means many HISD parents are already thinking about which campuses to send their children to for the 2015–2016 school year. But while the attraction of the district’s many magnet programs is undeniable, parents are encouraged to take a closer look at the “zoned” schools located in their neighborhoods, as […]
Council of the Great City Schools Green-Garner Award is given in memory of urban school leaders The Council of the Great City Schools awarded Houston Independent School District Superintendent Terry Grier the 2014 Urban Educator of the Year award Thursday in Milwaukee during its annual fall conference.
U.S. Department of Education Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, Nadya Chinoy Dabby, toured Eastwood Academy and visited several HISD Apollo 20 campuses Wednesday. She visited the campuses to see the progress that has been made through the federal Race to The Top grant that HISD was awarded 10 months ago. The $30 million grant is […]
A group of Eastwood Academy 10th and 11th graders learned what it takes to be in HISD’s Emerge program, which helps prepare high school students to receive college acceptances and scholarships to the nation’s top colleges and universities. “We’re looking for students who aren’t afraid to work hard and show their drive,” said Emerge program […]
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HISD bus drivers received a big surprise early Thursday morning on live television, thanks to the KHOU 11 Surprise Squad. Drivers, mechanics and staff members cheered as KHOU reporters Chita Johnson and Mia Gradney handed out more than 400 burritos, courtesy of Breakfast Burritos Anonymous.
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The construction phase for the 17 schools in Group 1 of the 2012 bond is gearing up, and this means that all of the work, previously being done behind the scenes, will move front and center. To prepare sites for construction, a number of schools are undergoing demolition, utility work, and installation of fencing and […]
Houston Independent School District Superintendent Terry Grier has named Chief of Staff Helen Spencer as his new chief communications officer. Spencer is taking over for Tiffany Davila-Dunne, who left to assume the lead communications role in Spring ISD. Davila-Dunne, who joined HISD in the summer of 2013, cited a desire to balance work and family […]