Nearly half of all voter-approved projects will be under construction by 2014 The Houston Independent School District today announced the construction timeline for the 40 schools slated to be built or renovated under the voter-approved $1.89 billion 2012 bond program.
Thousands of Houston students and their families left the New Futuro college prep fair in October equipped with all the tools and resources necessary to get into college and beyond. But three lucky HISD students left with more, including thousands of dollars in scholarships. New Futuro’s biggest prizes, a $4,500 and a $2,500 college scholarship, […]
Measure passes by better than 2-1 margin Thirty-eight Houston Independent School District campuses, including 28 of the city’s high schools, will be rebuilt or renovated under a bond proposition that won voter approval by better than a 2-1 margin on Tuesday. The $1.89 billion measure passed with overwhelming support, earning 69 percent voter approval, according […]
Thirteen African-American seniors from four HISD high schools are among the semifinalists for the National Achievement Scholarships. These students will have the opportunity to compete for 800 scholarships worth more than $2.5 million that will be offered next spring. The National Achievement Scholarship program is a privately financed academic competition that was started in 1964 […]
Fifty-six seniors from six different HISD high schools are among the semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship program. These students will have the opportunity to compete for more than 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring. “The National Merit Scholarship Program has a long tradition of excellence,” said […]
On Sept. 12, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of the 16,000 high school seniors who qualify for semifinalist status in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program, based on their performance as juniors in the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Fifty-six of those students are from HISD schools. Broken down […]
The Houston Independent School District has scheduled 10 Community Conversations for the public to learn more about the district’s proposal to modernize outdated high school buildings and build new schools to meet students’ needs across the city. The bond proposition is primarily focused on 28 of the district’s high schools but also significantly impacts 10 […]
Just received the latest numbers and the task of paying for higher ed is getting a bit easier for Houston ISD students. HISD students have been offered more than $180 million in scholarships this school year, eclipsing last year’s total by more than $50 million. Digging a little bit deeper, students at 27 schools received […]
Houston voters will decide in November whether to approve a bond referendum to modernize outdated high school buildings and build new schools to meet students’ needs across the city. The HISD Board of Education approved calling an election on the bond proposal by a vote of 8-1. Trustee Greg Meyers voted against the proposal. The […]
A revised 2012 bond proposal presented to the HISD Board of Education on Thursday would modernize outdated high schools across the city. The proposal would: Provide new campuses for 20 high schools Austin Bellaire Davis DeBakey Eastwood Furr High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Jordan Lamar Lee Madison Milby North Early College Sam […]