The Houston Independent School District will set the new school year in motion with nearly 750 less teachers than last year, Superintendent Mike Miles said in a letter Wednesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/08/08/496027/houston-isd-will-kick-off-new-school-year-with-748-less-teachers-than-last-year-superintendent-says/

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Several Houston-area school districts will remain closed on Tuesday as campuses are still working to regain power.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/05/21/488081/several-houston-area-school-districts-remain-closed-tuesday-amid-ongoing-power-outages/

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A historic southeast Houston building once used to house Houston Independent School District's media center went up in flames Tuesday evening.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/04/03/482413/former-houston-isd-media-center-building-catches-fire/

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After a week of objections to a new policy restricting cell phone usage, hundreds of students at Madison High School walked out Thursday in protest.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/02/08/476958/madison-high-school-students-walk-out-of-class-for-third-time-this-week-in-protest-of-new-cell-phone-policy/

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A no-exceptions policy restricting cell phone usage went into effect at Madison High School on Monday. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/02/05/476423/madison-high-schools-no-exceptions-cell-phone-policy-goes-into-effect-monday/

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Houston Independent School District and other Houston-area districts will remain closed on Tuesday because of frigid temperatures and potentially icy road conditions.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2024/01/16/474521/arctic-blast-houston-isd-other-area-school-districts-closed-tuesday/

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Absenteeism among teachers in the Houston Independent School District has dropped 43 percent in the past year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2023/12/22/473147/houston-isd-teacher-absenteeism-down-by-43-percent-this-year/

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Houston Independents School District's Board of Managers gave the final stamp of approval for the District of Innovation dedication Thursday night. The plan paves the way for some controversial changes like hiring uncertified teachers and extending the school year calendar.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2023/12/15/472442/hisd-board-gives-district-of-innovation-dedication-final-stamp-of-approval/

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At least 52 schools in the Houston Independent School District would've received F ratings under the Texas Education Agency's accountability rating system, data shows. 59 others would've landed D ratings.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2023/12/06/471575/nearly-half-of-houston-isds-campuses-wouldve-received-failing-accountability-scores-superintendent-says/

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Houston driving instructor arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a student

Police are asking others who have been victimized by Eglin to contact the police department’s Special Victims Division.

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Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Largest School District in Texas Eliminates Libraries, Converts Them to Disciplinary Centers https://jezebel.com/largest-school-district-in-texas-eliminates-libraries-1850686093 #Jezebel #houstonindependentschooldistrict #sylvesterturner #libraryscience #schoollibrary #mikemiles #librarian #education #library

"Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and converting the libraries into 'Team Centers' where kids with behavioral issues will be sent, the district announced."

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https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/07/26/hisd-to-eliminate-librarians-turn-libraries-into-discipline-centers-at-28-campuses/