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Why the Humanities Matter in K-12 Education

Why the Humanities Matter in K-12 Education

Opinion, Recommendations February 6, 2015 at 11:49 am

America is finally trying to take the necessary steps to address our growing educational deficit — recent studies showing that American students are falling behind their peers in other countries have made education a priority once again (or at least made K-12 education a politically valuable topic). Most of thisRead More

Spain honors Wharton elementary’s dual-language program

Spain honors Wharton elementary’s dual-language program

Education News, Houston Schools, Uncategorized May 12, 2014 at 9:14 pm

The Spanish Embassy has honored Wharton Elementary School’s Dual Language Program as its School of the Year for the United States and Canada in 2013. The award for academic excellence in Spanish is given by the Education Office for the U.S. and Canada, which is a technical body of theRead More

Houston ISD's Carnegie Vanguard picture sourced from HISD: http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/75669

HISD’s Carnegie, Bellaire, Lamar high schools place well in US News rankings

Eleven schools in the Houston Independent School District were ranked in U.S. News and World Reports prestigious list of Best High Schools in the United States.  The rankings include more than 4,700 of the top high schools in the country. Carnegie Vanguard, the district’s flagship high school for gifted andRead More

HISD merit pay tracks socioeconomic status

HISD merit pay tracks socioeconomic status

On January 31, the Houston Independent School District announced annual instructor bonuses through its ASPIRE program, a merit pay program for teachers funded through state and federal grants and partly through local funds. Statistical analysis suggests that schools with the highest bonuses on average were wealthier, whiter and more selectiveRead More

Video Games in the Classroom

Video Games in the Classroom

Goods for Teens, Homeschool, Technology February 5, 2014 at 10:33 am

Soon after video games made the leap from the arcade to the personal computer, educational video games were introduced in schools. 1985 saw the release of Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego – the former designed to teach children about American history, the latter made toRead More

Houston mascot policy mirrors changing attitudes

Houston mascot policy mirrors changing attitudes

Collegiate, Houston Schools, National K-12 January 15, 2014 at 5:47 pm

When the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees tentatively voted to ban the use of racially based mascots and nicknames at its schools during its Dec. 15 meeting, its actions joined a several-decade old trend of American schools and sports franchises de-emphasizing or eliminating logos and nicknames associated withRead More

Houston Couple Help Fund Head Start Program

Houston Couple Help Fund Head Start Program

Schools October 9, 2013 at 11:09 am

Photo by: Kenta Mabuchi   John and Laura Arnold, the young Houston couple that have donated millions towards criminal justice initiatives, research methodologies, and K-12 education endeavors, have donated $10 million to help fund the Head Start program amidst the current government shutdown. Head Start, a program that offers aRead More