State Rep Matt MorganOur office was honored to join the 2025 State of the Schools with superintendents from Katy ISD, Lamar CISD & Royal ISD sharing updates, growth plans & commitment to students. Grateful for their leadership.
Houston Public MediaThe raises are mostly funded through a recently passed Texas bill that increases teacher pay.
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Among the Houston area’s most populated school districts, many outperformed the state’s average STAAR test scores, but a few did not.
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STAAR test results are out. Here’s how Houston’s largest school districts performed
Many of the Houston region's largest school districts performed better than the state average in terms of meeting grade level standards. Houston ISD, in its second year under state control, was a little ahead of the curve in most subjects tested.
Following the May 3 election results, Katy ISD students and community members are asking school board members to repeal the Houston-area district's controversial book and gender policies.
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Katy ISD students call for repeal of book and gender policies following school board election
James Cross’ May 3 victory against school board president Victor Perez, who had championed conservative policies regarding gender identity and library materials, means a majority of the seven-member board might be interested in overturning those policies.
Voters on Saturday ousted Katy ISD's politically conservative board president in the aftermath of controversial gender policies he supported.
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The Fort Bend Independent School District will consider a gender policy that would require parents to be notified if their child uses a pronoun in school that differs from their biological sex.
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Fort Bend ISD trustees weigh gender fluidity policy, following lead of other Houston-area districts
The proposed policy closely mirrors controversial measures passed by Cy-Fair ISD and Katy ISD. Katy ISD's gender guidance drew complaints and prompted the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights to open an investigation into whether the policy is discriminatory.
Following the lead of nearby Katy ISD, trustees for Cy-Fair ISD are considering a policy that would notify parents if their child uses a pronoun in school that is different from their biological sex.
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Cy-Fair ISD considers gender identity policy that would notify parents about preferred pronouns
The proposed policy mirrors nearby Katy ISD's "gender fluidity" guidance requiring students to use restrooms and locker room facilities that correspond with their biological sex. That policy drew complaints and an ongoing federal investigation led by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
A teen led non-profit in Katy is providing sustainable menstrual products for those in need.
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A Katy ISD student pointed out at Monday's board meeting that a copy of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" can be checked out of the Tompkins HS library. The trustees later voted to restrict books about gender fluidity in its campus libraries.
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A year after passing a controversial gender identity policy that prompted an ongoing civil rights investigation by the federal government, Katy ISD trustees are considering another gender-related measure pertaining to library materials.
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Katy ISD considers banning books about ‘gender fluidity’ from some school libraries
Trustees for the Houston-area school district narrowly voted last August to implement a policy that prohibits employees from discussing gender-related issues with students and requires them to notify students' parents if they identify as transgender. That policy is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.