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Texas Loses Controversial Bid for Federal Pre-K Grant (And What This Means for You)

Texas Loses Controversial Bid for Federal Pre-K Grant (And What This Means for You)

Last week, it was announced that Texas would not be among the 18 states awarded a federal Preschool Development Grant for the expansion of Pre-K programming. The Houston Chronicle‘s Ericka Mellon has more. Pre-K has come to be a contentious issue within education policy; during the recent gubernatorial race, itRead More

Texas Public School Enrollment Numbers Soar in 2013-2014 School Year

Texas Public School Enrollment Numbers Soar in 2013-2014 School Year

The 2014-2014 school year brought Texas its highest ever number of students enrolled in public schools throughout the state.  According to a November 2014 report published by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas public school enrollment has increased by almost 19% since 2003. Currently, there are over 5 million studentsRead More

Texas Pushes Programming Languages in New Graduation Requirements

Texas Pushes Programming Languages in New Graduation Requirements

Education News, HISD, Houston Schools, Technology December 10, 2014 at 9:00 am

Computer Science Education Week and Code.org’s “Hour of Code” are in full swing, reaching out to millions of people worldwide. Code.org hopes to demystify computer science for the masses and establish computer science as part of the core curriculum for all schools. This is particularly important for students in theRead More

Op-Ed: 3 Reasons to be Thankful for HISD this Thanksgiving

Op-Ed: 3 Reasons to be Thankful for HISD this Thanksgiving

HISD, Opinion November 27, 2014 at 8:30 am

Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed in Thesis Magazine opinion pieces are those of the author and should not be seen to represent the publication as a whole. Have you ever taken a moment just to think about all of the opportunities Houston provides for top-notch K-12 education? For lifelongRead More

Volunteering Opportunity for Parents: Read Houston Read Program

Volunteering Opportunity for Parents: Read Houston Read Program

Community Events, HISD, Recommendations November 26, 2014 at 8:30 am

Yesterday, we posted an article about holiday volunteering opportunities that students can use to earn service hours and give back to the community. But of course, volunteering isn’t just for students – many parents give of their time in serving their children’s schools and the greater community. If you’re lookingRead More

Hour of Code Will Bring Comp Sci into Houston K-12 Classrooms

Hour of Code Will Bring Comp Sci into Houston K-12 Classrooms

To most of us who aren’t computer scientists, programming seems like a daunting prospect. We know that our computers, tablets, and phones could not function without vast quantities of code, but we couldn’t write that code ourselves – we couldn’t even make sense of it if we read it. WithRead More

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Later School Start Time Debate Continues

Exhausted teenagers may soon see their dreams come true at a later morning hour. The school start time debate has shifted as proponents of later school start times now have greater scientific evidence to back up their claims. In August of this year, the American Academy of Pediatricians recommended thatRead More

Houston an Exception to High Turnover Rates of Urban Superintendents

Houston an Exception to High Turnover Rates of Urban Superintendents

Education News, HISD, Policy, Research, & Analysis November 20, 2014 at 8:30 am

HISD superintendent Terry Grier has held his position since September of 2009 – five years. In that time, he has implemented the Apollo 20 program to help the district’s lowest performing schools; he has implemented stricter regulations on magnet status eligibility for schools; and he has presided over considerable upgradesRead More

HISD Schools to Audit Fine Arts Instruction for Compliance with State Policy

HISD Schools to Audit Fine Arts Instruction for Compliance with State Policy

Education News, HISD, Schools November 19, 2014 at 8:30 am

Under the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), all students are required to be taught music, theater, and the visual arts. It is not mandated that all of these be taught by specialists; in some cases, it is acceptable to integrate them into standard classroom instruction. Many Houston-area school districtsRead More

HISD Student Congress Will Represent Pupils’ Perspective on District Policy

HISD Student Congress Will Represent Pupils’ Perspective on District Policy

Education News, HISD November 14, 2014 at 11:44 pm

In last night’s meeting, in addition to approving the plan for the Arabic immersion magnet school, the HISD board also addressed a proposal that could impact students across the district. The board voted 7-0 to recognize a group called the HISD Student Congress as a representation of the voice ofRead More

HISD Considers Language Immersion Program in Arabic

HISD Considers Language Immersion Program in Arabic

Education News, HISD, Schools November 7, 2014 at 10:57 pm

UPDATE: As of 11/14/2014, HISD is officially moving forward on plans for an Arabic immersion magnet school. The Houston Chronicle has more. HISD is well-established as a hotspot for excellent programs in world languages. A combined total of 11 languages are offered in HISD schools, starting as early as PreKRead More

Building Phase Begins on First HISD 2012 Bond Schools

Building Phase Begins on First HISD 2012 Bond Schools

HISD, Schools November 4, 2014 at 10:23 pm

On Saturday, HISD administrators and officials ceremonially broke ground on the construction of the new Condit Elementary. The new Condit school building, to be constructed adjacent to the old building at 7000 South Third St. in Bellaire, is being paid for with funds from the $1.89 billion 2012 HISD bond.Read More

HISD Magnet Application Advice for Parents

HISD Magnet Application Advice for Parents

HISD, Recommendations October 27, 2014 at 7:39 am

It’s that time of year again. This Saturday, November 1, is the open date for the HISD magnet application. Before the application period ends on December 19, parents will submit tens of thousands of applications to HISD’s selective magnet schools. If you are one of those parents – and especiallyRead More

Green-Garner Award Honors Grier’s Work as HISD Superintendent

Green-Garner Award Honors Grier’s Work as HISD Superintendent

Education News, HISD October 24, 2014 at 10:22 pm

On Thursday, HISD Superintendent Terry Grier was given the 2014 Green-Garner Award for outstanding contributions in public education. This award is presented annually by the Council of Great City Schools to a superintendent or school board member from a Council school district; there are 67 member districts, and Grier wasRead More

Twain, Roberts, 13 Other HISD Magnet Programs on Probation; 3 to Close

Twain, Roberts, 13 Other HISD Magnet Programs on Probation; 3 to Close

HISD, Houston Schools, Schools October 17, 2014 at 3:58 pm

UPDATE: After appeals from the affected schools, only one program has been slated for closure and eight programs – including those at Twain and Roberts – are still on probation. The Houston Chronicle has more. At last night’s school board meeting, a preliminary plan was announced under which 15 HISDRead More

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More Details on DeBakey and Other HISD Bond Schools to be Shared in Upcoming Community Meetings

HISD, Schools October 14, 2014 at 5:00 am

Over the next two weeks, HISD will hold community meetings (see schedule below) to discuss design concepts and progress for 5 district schools which are being rebuilt on new campuses. HSPVA, Condit Elementary School, Lee High School, and DeBakey High School are among the 40 HISD schools being upgraded withRead More