An organization is dubbing the first day of school National Fathers Take Children to School Day. The “Million Father March” movement is being organized by The Black Star Project, which is based in Chicago, to encourage fathers to take an active role in their children’s education. The Black Star Project is requesting employers to give […]
Help HISD get dropouts back in school by volunteering for the 2014 Grads Within Reach walk. This year’s event will be held at 24 high schools from 8 a.m. to noon on Sat., Sept. 6, 2014. Volunteers will be placed in teams and fan out across the city, based on the school to which they […]
[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000MEyXXhLGlC4″ g_name=”20140805-Washington” 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 new Booker T. Washington High School being built under the 2012 bond program will showcase the school’s engineering program through […]
[su_vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/51603990″ width=”320″ height=”180″ responsive=”no” ] With the first day of school quickly approaching, HISD Transportation is ready for a safe and smooth start to the school year. Before school starts, the department says all parents should receive a postcard in the mail and at least two telephone calls with their children’s bus route information. […]
Incoming sixth graders at Lanier Middle School got a head start on picking up debate skills for the upcoming school year. “These kids are going to be ready for competition before maybe some of the other sixth graders,” debate coach Franz Hill said. “We want them to develop confidence and learn the rudiments of putting […]
The Houston ISD FUTURES Academy will recognize 84 students who earned an associate’s degree or work certification from Houston Community College at a graduation ceremony as part of the academy’s mission to prepare students for job opportunities in high-demand technical fields. The ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 7 at Houston Community College Southwest, […]
Even HISD’s own Assistant General Counsel Izzy Anderson is a product of the CIS program Until this summer, Davis High School student Shantelle Martinez had never set foot in a real courtroom. Now, the rising senior is planning for a career in criminal justice—and all because of her experience in an eight-week legal internship program […]
HISD’s summer reading program just got a lot more competitive. The district’s corporate partner, myON, has announced that it will be extending students’ access to its online library through Aug. 31 and offering prizes to students who read the largest number of books and/or spend the most time reading there. HISD joined forces with the […]
[su_vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/101969768″ width=”320″ height=”180″ responsive=”no” ] Whether they are new to the classroom or just to HISD, nearly 1,000 eager educators gathered at the Kingdom Builders Center on July 28 to begin the New Teacher Academy in anticipation of the coming school year. The week-long workshop is held every summer to give the district’s newest […]
New federal initiative eliminates applications so youngsters don’t go hungry Students at 169 HISD schools will be able to eat lunch for no charge this year, regardless of their income, thanks to a new federal initiative that became available to all states and eligible schools July 1. “This new program is a wonderful opportunity for […]