HISD board incumbents file to run again
The four Houston school board incumbents up for re-election have filed for a spot on the November ballot. So far, the candidates — Carol Mims Galloway (district II), Manuel Rodriguez (district III),...
View ArticleHISD elections: District VIII
The Houston school board has four of its nine trustee seats up for election this November. The board members oversee the state’s largest school district, approving the budget, setting policy that...
View ArticleHISD board president wins two endorsements
Houston school board president Paula Harris won endorsements from two education advocacy groups. Harris was endorsed by Stand for Children, a newly formed advocacy group in Texas, and the Houston...
View ArticleHISD’s Stipeche wins business endorsement
Houston ISD school board member Juliet Stipeche has won the endorsement of the Houston Business-Education Coalition. The coalition, a political action group, endorsed Stipeche’s opponent, Judith Cruz,...
View ArticlePrime HISD school site may be back on market soon
HISD leaders are ready to put the coveted property housing the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice on the market again. District spokesman Jason Spencer confirmed Wednesday that...
View ArticleHISD trustees and Grier spar over school reform
UPDATE (8/14/14): The HISD board voted 6-3 Thursday to hire Harvard University’s EdLabs, the entity that worked on the district’s controversial Apollo reform program, to work with more low-performing...
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