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HISD dismisses five more teachers in test-cheating probe

Education News, HISD, Houston Schools May 9, 2014 at 12:40 pm

A cheating scandal at two Houston Independent School District Elementary School deepened on Thursday, May 8, as the HISD Board of Education terminated five teachers from Jefferson Elementary School accused of “improperly assisting” students on statewide standardized tests, including the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness. The five dismissalsRead More

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Houston’s most sought-after magnet schools

Education News, HISD, Houston Schools, Recommendations May 8, 2014 at 12:45 pm

It’s more difficult to get into Houston ISD’s (HISD) most selective schools than it is to get into Harvard; HISD’s top ten most selective schools accepted fewer than 5% of applicants. Nearly 48,000 applications were submitted to Houston Independent School District (HISD)’s 96 magnet schools by the December 20, 2013Read More