New Houston ISD initiative pairs businesses and nonprofits with lower-rated schools
The district launched the “Houston Promise” initiative in September, aiming to get every C- and D-rated school sponsored to achieve Superintendent Mike Miles’ larger goal of all HISD schools earning A or B ratings by 2027.
Houston-area schools navigating new Texas law regarding parental consent for student healthcare
Senate Bill 12, a sprawling parental rights law that applies to K-12 schools, has created confusion about whether school employees must obtain prior consent for a range of health-related services.
Federal court in San Antonio hears legal challenge to Texas’ Ten Commandments school display law
Attorneys representing 16 Texas families of varying religious and nonreligious backgrounds requested an injunction to block Senate Bill 10 from taking effect, pending the outcome of a challenge to its constitutionality.
Some Houston-area private schools among Texas campuses with lowest measles vaccination rates
Nearly 160 measles cases have been reported in West Texas this year, with 22 of those people requiring hospitalization and an unvaccinated child dying in late February. There have been two unrelated measles cases in Houston.
Aldine ISD to close six more schools, citing budget deficit, enrollment decline
The north Houston school district is one of many public school districts in Texas to be faced with a funding shortfall as the state legislature has not increased the per-student allotment since 2019.
Local students recognized in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art competition
Ninety pieces of art by students will be up for auction March 16. It also will be displayed in the Hayloft Gallery in the NRG Center lobby throughout the 2025 rodeo season, scheduled for March 4-23.
Houston ISD condemns call for student sick-out in protest of Mike Miles
Community Voices for Public Education is organizing a protest planned for Wednesday. The group says the idea is to express ongoing discontent with the state's takeover of the school district.
Houston ISD, other area schools set to resume classes Thursday
After having three days off, first for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and then for the historic snowfall, school districts and colleges in the region are reopening as temperatures warm.
Houston ISD to roll out weapons detectors on high school campuses where guns have been found
The weapons detectors, Superintendent Mike Miles said, will be less intrusive and quicker for students to get through than typical metal detectors like the ones found in airports.
Lamar High School boosts security after students brought guns on campus, Houston ISD officials say
Campus administration was made aware that a student might attempt to bring a gun to school on Monday, Principal Rita Graves said in a letter to families. District police responded and were able to locate the weapon and detain the student "after a brief off-campus pursuit."
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