Houston marketing firm shares 'key recommendations' for HISD after failed $4.4B bond election
HISD should allow more time for community engagement before a future school bond election, according to a new report from a ...
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Nearly all Houston ISD teachers say they will return next year, district survey finds
More than 95% of teachers in Houston ISD plan to stay in the district next school year, according to a survey conducted by ...
Nearly 40% of HISD students began taking TELPAS testing starting this week. What to know.
All K-12 emergent bilingual students in Texas will take TELPAS testing Monday. For HISD, that constitutes nearly 40% of its ...
'A step backward:' Muslim advocacy group calls for HISD to add Eid back as a holiday in 2026
The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — a local Muslim advocacy group — is calling on Houston ISD ...
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‘It’s a major distractor’ HISD community speaks on social media lawsuit
Houston ISD joins other school districts in a lawsuit against social media companies for allegedly causing emotional and ...
Muslim advocacy group urges Houston ISD to reinstate Eid al Fitr as a holiday
The Muslim advocacy group CAIR is calling on Houston ISD to reinstate Eid after the board approved a calendar leaving off the ...
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Nearly a quarter of Houston ISD students were absent on nationwide ‘Day Without Immigrants’
There were nearly 40,500 students absent on Feb. 3, according to attendance data obtained through an open records request.
HISD parents, students stage 'sick-out' protest against state takeover
HISD has not yet released absentee data for Wednesday. The district previously stated that it is committed to ensuring "stability and continuity of care" for students in its schoo ...
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Gov. Abbott orders TEA probe of Houston school for calling a student by chosen name and pronouns
Gov. Greg Abbott said he demanded that the state’s education agency investigate a Houston high school whose teachers were ...
Advocacy group plans HISD 'sickout' to protest state takeover
"HISD's job is to provide the highest level of education it can," One parent participating in the sickout said. "It's there to make sure we prepare Texans for tomorrow, not just to pass a test just to ...
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HISD restores bus route after students were made to wait an hour for another school dismissal
It was supposed to be a move to make bus rides shorter. Instead, some HISD parents couldn't believe it when their kids were ...
HISD board votes to seek legal action against social media platforms
The board voted 9-0 in favor of hiring attorneys to go forward with the plan. The United Federation of Teachers says about ...