More than 150 parents, teachers, students and alumni of Milby High School turned out Tuesday night to learn more about the preliminary designs and concepts for the new school being funded by the 2012 bond program. Milby is slated to be rebuilt into a 21st century facility while maintaining the campus’s architecturally significant building structure. […]
T.H. Rogers Middle School principal David Muzyka spent the entire day on the roof of his school reading to students in the courtyard below. Last year, BOOK IT! challenged every school principal in the country to “read your heart out” during National Young Readers Week. This year, the organization sent out a new Principal Challenge, […]
Those Friday Night Lights will continue to shine – on Thursday and Saturday nights, too – for 12 HISD varsity squads that are extending their seasons into playoff games this week. Pre-sale tickets are being sold at campuses at $4 for students and $6 for adults, but will cost $8 at the gate. The only […]
The last time the Reagan High School Bulldogs won a football title, gas was 25 cents a gallon, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and the U.S. had just named its first crop of potential astronauts. The year was 1959, and 2013 will go down in Reagan history with the same milestone, as the Reagan varsity […]
T.H. Rogers School celebrated Diwali (also known as the Hindu “Festival of Lights”) on Nov. 1. T.H. Rogers is a diverse school that serves children from more than 65 countries, and all students participate in the annual festival, which featured a cultural dance program, traditional foods, and Mehendi (temporary henna tattoo designs applied to the […]
Students and staff at Harvard Elementary School put together an energetic video to celebrate Katherine Applegate, author of the 2013 Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan, visiting the school on Oct. 29. Applegate read from her award-winning book and discussed it with students. Her visit is the highlight of the school’s annual “One […]
HISD staff took to the airwaves on Wednesday during the district’s biweekly radio show on KCOH (1230 AM), encouraging women- and minority-owned businesses to be ready for subcontractor opportunities under the district’s 2012 bond program.
Teachers whose students show the most academic achievement gains are more likely to continue teaching in Houston ISD classrooms, according to the latest staff retention data.
HISD’s Bond Oversight Committee met Tuesday to review the 2007 and 2012 bond programs in a gathering that included third quarter updates on finances, schedules, quality control and business outreach. The nine-member committee meets every three months to monitor the district’s bond programs, ensuring that bond revenues are spent appropriately and the risks and controls […]
Students taking part in the Houston Independent School District’s three-year effort to turn around struggling schools have achieved academic gains similar to students enrolled in America’s highest-performing charter schools, according to Harvard University Economics Professor Roland Fryer’s research. Dr. Fryer presented his research findings Wednesday to the HISD Board of Education and representatives from non-profit […]