Focus is expansion of technology and connecting with parents, community to boost student success HISD Superintendent Terry Grier will highlight the outstanding work of the district’s principals, teachers, and community partners on Wednesday, Feb. 26, when he delivers the annual HISD State of the Schools address. The event’s theme, Build. Bridge. Believe., brings to life […]

If preparing for college has you feeling overwhelmed, this weekend’s College Camp Houston may help you navigate through all of the decisions. Preparing for college, paying for tuition and researching financial aid are a few of the topics that will be covered at Chavez High School from 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. The […]

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Girls from Billy Reagan K-8 Education Center and Woodson Middle School got a first-hand look at potential careers when they attended ExxonMobil’s 10th annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day in downtown Houston. It was one of several activities hosted by local energy companies to help students understand the connection between future jobs and their […]

At Young Men’s College Preparatory Academy, math teacher Saul Cantu has one message for students wondering if they should take Algebra II: Take the class. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000pWppHkOZDVA’ g_name=’20140219-Algebra’ 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’ […]

Student can’t learn if they’re not in class. And in HISD, attendance is getting even more attention as district administrators roll out plans to implement HB 5, the new law passed by the Texas Legislature that revamps graduation, testing and accountability requirements. “We’ve always focused on attendance,” said Mark White, HISD’s director of School Support […]

There’s not much time left to get a piece of the $550,000 in college scholarships earmarked for HISD seniors – the deadline to apply is March 3. Thanks to HISD winning the Broad Prize for Urban Education in September 2013, graduating seniors can receive two- or four-year scholarships, depending on the type of higher educational […]

Trustees will also consider state waiver requests on K-5 class sizes The HISD Board of Education will consider Thursday expanding the Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT) program, which engages parents directly in their children’s classroom success, by adding 30 additional campuses. The APTT model replaces traditional parent-teacher conferences with three 75-minute group meetings involving all parents […]

Five girls from HISD’s Energy Institute High School got to speak with a best-selling author, learn from female leaders in the energy industry, and network with other industry professionals on Feb. 11, 2014, after becoming the first students ever to participate in Baker Hughes’ annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit. Students Kaleigh Davis, Amber Farias, Giselle […]