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Houston ISD’s challenges are not unique - most large, diverse, urban school districts suffer from achievement gaps, underinvestment, and enrollment declines.
No matter how high the test scores, how improved the student support systems, or how glowing the reports from students, teachers, and families, the Houston Chronicle just can’t seem to bring themselves to give HISD’s leadership an unequivocal “congratulations.”
It would be unreasonable for a person to claim that they want to go swimming, but only if they don’t get wet.
Teacher turnover in HISD has been decried as a “travesty” in local reporting, but new data shows that the majority of teachers that did not return had the poorest ratings.
HISD is now accepting applications for the Bond Oversight Committee.
Since the HISD intervention began, there has been a steady drumbeat of good news coming out of the district regarding student achievement.
HISD’s newest, unofficial state A-F school accountability ratings are out, and the results are remarkable: of the 264 rated schools, 193 campuses earned higher scores compared to 2023 and 149 HISD schools improved by a letter grade over last year.
HISD’s board of managers approved a $4.4 billion bond proposal at last week’s board meeting.
Houston ISD announced Wednesday that the number of schools that earned a D or F rating in the Texas Education Agency’s accountability ratings dropped by about two-thirds compared to last year under revamped, harder standards introduced by the state.
