Out of dozens of organizations across the country, Worthing Early College High School was selected for a unique educational event put on by NASA.
On Wednesday, with the help of Mission Control, astronauts on board the International Space Station took questions from students live. The students prerecorded their questions via video.
Continue readingFebruary 7th-11th is National School Counseling Week, and the theme this year is “School Counseling: Better Together.”
Continue readingThe Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) have partnered to launch a task force centered on identifying models for collaboration between local police and urban school districts to address the safety of students in urban areas throughout the U.S.
Houston ISD Police Chief Pedro Lopez is among seven law enforcement leaders named to the IACP-CGCS Task Force.
Continue readingTo continue the efforts of supporting students and their families, HISD will offer free reinforcement days known as Camp Spark on March 14-16, 2022.
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Due to the inclement weather, all HISD schools and offices will be closed on Friday, Feb. 4. Classes and normal operations will resume on Monday, Feb. 7.
For additional information, visit www.houstonisd.org or follow the district on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/houstonisd and www.facebook.com/houstonisd. If you are an HISD parent or employee with a phone number registered in the HISD system, you also can sign up for HISD text alerts by texting YES to 68453.
Two HISD coaches have been selected for the prestigious ROCK Coaches Mentoring Program designed to retain and develop coaching talent in Texas schools.
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HISD is offering one-on-one support for parents seeking assistance with enrolling their child in pre-K for the 2022-23 school year.
All elementary schools will participate in an event to assist parents with the application process on Thursday, March 3, 2022, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Continue readingTo raise awareness about childhood cancers, 10-year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel had one goal in mind: to be sworn-in by 100 law enforcement agencies as an honorary officer.
Continue readingFebruary marks the 96th year of the official celebration of Black History Month, a time to pay tribute to the immense contributions of generations of African Americans.
Marcus Williams has been selected as the new principal of Bob Lanier Middle School. Williams has over 12 years of experience leading students and teachers across HISD at the elementary and middle school levels.
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