Comerica Bank awarded a total of $20,000 in community grants to five HISD schools in the Lockwood area to commemorate the bank’s 20th year of operation in Houston’s culturally rich Fifth Ward. Pugh Elementary School was the big winner, with $10,000 for its proposal to put a tablet in every one of its classrooms. Wheatley […]
Placing a strong emphasis on college attendance and completion, Houston Independent School District Superintendent Terry Grier on Wednesday unveiled plans to expand the district’s successful EMERGE program and double the number of college counselors available to high school students.
HISD’s Workshop Wednesday last week featured David Kolts, a CPA and tax advisor who runs his own small business and also makes presentations for IRS small business workshops in the Houston area.
[su_note note_color=”#e4edd0″ radius=”8″]During the month of February, all HISD teachers are being encouraged to try something new in their classrooms, as well as share ideas, resources, and lessons learned by posting their experiences and photos on social media using the hashtag #HISDdigital. Each week during the month, we are profiling a teacher who is using […]
Creative HISD teachers couldn’t let the 100th day of school Tuesday pass without using the occasion as an opportunity for learning and fun. From teachers and students pretending to be 100 years old to math counting lessons to making posters, HISD students celebrated being 100 days smarter than they were on the first day of […]
National School Counselor Week runs from Feb. 2–6 this year, and HISD encourages students and parents to take time out to express their appreciation of these hard-working professionals. The role of the school counselor has evolved quite a bit in the wake of House Bill 5, which began requiring freshmen to identify their areas of […]
More than 120 students from 11 different HISD schools earned recognition at the regional level of the Scholastic Art & Writing competition this year, which qualifies them to advance to the national level of judging in New York City. Forty-two students won the Gold Key award, while 31 took home Silver Key awards, and the […]
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February is full of free events to help HISD families Navigating the college application process and finding financial aid to pay for higher education can be somewhat daunting for both students and parents, but HISD and various community partners are here to help throughout the entire month of February. Mark your calendars, and check below […]
[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPS8MWlAHRM” responsive=”no”] Rhonda Skillern-Jones was elected the HISD Board of Education’s new president for 2015, and outgoing president Juliet Stipeche used her farewell episode of HISD’s Up Close program to give viewers an introduction to the board’s new leader.