Houston Press

UPDATED: HISD & Its Parents Ponder: If a Kid Goes to a Worse School But With A Smaller Class Size, is He Better Off?

Update 5 p.m. March 12: A note on the HISD website, confirmed by an HISD spokeswoman says that “Proposals to reduce classroom overcrowding have been withdrawn from HISD board agenda, won’t be voted on ...
abc13

New HISD schools are opening, but some are bracing for delays

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Four years after Houston voters overwhelmingly approved a massive $2 billion bond, HISD students will be walking into six brand new schools. And while work is still ongoing in late ...

These 15 campuses are not using HISD's district-made curriculum

The campuses are the final holdouts since state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles implemented "wholescale systemic reform" under the state takeover.
KHOU 11

HISD explores 'greater autonomy' for top-performing high schools through state partnership program

HOUSTON — The Houston Independent School District is considering expanded autonomy for its highest-performing high schools through a new initiative that would allow select campuses to operate more ...
Click2Houston

HISD releases preliminary STAAR test results growth chart since intervention

HOUSTON – The Houston Independent School District held a special announcement to release the state’s preliminary STAAR test results. HISD Superintendent Mike Miles announced the scores for reading, ...
KHOU 11

HISD students may be taking Metro buses to and from school. Here's how it would work.

HOUSTON — It might be hard to believe, but the HISD school year begins in a week. After complaints of long wait and ride times for school bus riders, the district is now partnering with Metro for a ...