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New HISD Chief Operating Officer pledges outreach, assistance to small business owners

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Condit ES celebrates grand opening of new school during Leadership Day

[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000Ym.GEmwna5s” g_name=”20161215-Condit” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” ] The Condit Elementary School community gathered Thursday to celebrate the formal grand opening of their first new facility in almost a […]

Superintendent, mayor offer reassuring words to immigrant and refugee communities

[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000aaljR5SWyCU” g_name=”20161212-Immigration” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” ] Houston ISD Superintendent Richard Carranza joined Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Monday at Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center to reassure Houston’s immigrant and […]

Grand openings planned this week for Mark White, Condit elementary schools

Mark White and Condit elementary schools will hold grand opening ceremonies this week to celebrate and showcase their new facilities, which were constructed as part of the voter-approved 2012 Bond Program. The two new schools were among the first 2012 bond projects to be completed, opening their doors to students in time for the start […]

Addressing detachment in ‘Robin Hood’ law tops trustees’ 2017 State Legislative Agenda

When the Texas Legislature reconvenes in Austin on January 10, 2017, the Houston Independent School District’s Board of Education will advocate for three priorities: Stop detachment and annexation of commercial property in Houston before June 2017. Invest and enhance educational opportunities for at-risk, immigrant, special needs, and gifted and talented students through digital learning. Preserve […]

Office of Business Assistance named Houston’s Community Partner of the Year

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High school students earn job skills from City of Houston internship program

Twelve Worthing High School students will be recognized Tuesday by the Houston City Council for their participation in an internship and job training program with various city departments to build career readiness skills while learning about community services provided to residents. The students are participating in a two-year paid internship with at least four city […]

HISD students compete in Coding Challenge Day

On Saturday, Dec. 3, HISD Advanced Academics and the STEM Teacher Development team hosted “Crack the Code: A Coding Challenge Day” with HISD students to kick off Computer Science Education Week, which is Dec. 5–11. Students and teachers from 27 district elementary and middle schools participated in the challenge day, which was held simultaneously at […]

White House spotlights HISD classroom computer science efforts

The Houston Independent School District’s efforts to increase the number of teachers trained in computer science and to immerse all students in computer programming from elementary to high school have earned the White House’s attention. The White House computer science fact sheet outlines President Barack Obama’s plan to give all students across the country the […]