Freshmen at Westside High School entered the auditorium to cheers of encouragement from their peers at the school’s recent kickoff for Linked Learning, a district initiative that places real-life career experience in the classroom. The event allows students who expressed an interest in digital media and design to learn more about Linked Learning and their […]
Branding is a way to help people recognize products or companies visually at a glance, but in an organization the size of HISD, it’s sometimes easy for individual departments to appear separate from or unrelated to the district and its core mission: teaching and learning. That’s why over the past three months, 57 different central […]
Facade to be constructed in similar architectural style as historical building The Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to approve a settlement that will allow the district to move forward with a plan to build the Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men on the site of the former Wheatley/E.O Smith building in the […]
When HISD announced its need for 1,500 volunteers on Sept. 4, the greater-Houston community responded with an outpouring of support. By Sept. 16, more than 250 caring citizens had already signed up to be mentors to first-graders through the district’s Read Houston Read program, but many others are still needed. [su_youtube url=”http://youtu.be/8KGl5kvyl0Y” responsive=”no”]
An auditorium full of community members gathered Tuesday evening at Yates High School to hear planning and design ideas for a new facility that will enhance its academics and special programs in a 21st century learning environment. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000TNxFCm2fEQI” g_name=”20140916-Yates” 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” […]
For many years, the second most-commonly spoken language among HISD students who were learning English (after Spanish) was Vietnamese. But a recent influx of families from the Middle East has resulted in a surge of youngsters whose first language is Arabic—and that shift has resulted in a number of changes in HISD. In December of […]
Keeping HISD students safe as they walk or bicycle to school daily cross busy streets is the top priority for crossing guards throughout the district, including for veteran crossing guard Raul Valdez. Named “Crossing Guard of the Year” for 2014 by the Houston Independent School District Police Department, Valdez’s professionalism and dedication to the safety […]
Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15-Oct. 15., is a time to recognize the contributions made by people of Hispanic and Latin American descent and to celebrate their heritage and culture.
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has teamed up with Houston Independent School District to offer the first in a series of sustainable schools webinars for all teachers on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
The HISD Board of Education voted unanimously to rename the Young Men’s College Preparatory Academy as the Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men. According to Trustee Rhonda Skillern-Jones this is an opportunity to honor the legacy of the inspirational congressman. “Mickey Leland lived a life of immeasurable service,” said Skillern-Jones. “It is only befitting that we bestow this honor in […]