Sentences with phrase «houston schools in need»

As the wreckage was revealed, rescue requests turned into links for Principals Helping Principals, a grassroots movement that was matching Houston schools in need with schools around the country that were willing to help.

Not exact matches

Here in Houston we've already implemented the same program district - wide, and for those unfamiliar with it, «in - class breakfast» means just that: children receive a free breakfast (regardless of economic need) and bring it into their classrooms to eat at their desks as the school day begins.

I'm back from summer vacation in time to share some nice news: Houston ISD, the seventh largest district in the country, has announced that it's taking advantage of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) to provide universal (free) school breakfast and lunch to every student at 166 of its schools, regardless of economic status, and without the need for meal applications or other paperwork.

The actual number may be much higher because an estimated 300,000 Texan children are schooled at home, says Susan Wootton, an infectious disease pediatrician at the University of Texas in Houston; though the law requires these kids to be immunized too, parents don't need to submit proof of vaccination.

The temperatures in Houston have really started to drop (at least for Houston — the Midwestern mentality of winter I have from when I went to school in Indiana is screaming that the high 40s is nothing, but I've been living in the South for too long now), so I knew I needed to bundle up a little bit.

The survey of 6,350 students in Chicago, Houston, Oakland, Calif., Philadelphia, and St. Louis during the 2003 - 04 school year showed that students generally give their teachers high marks, but say they need stronger relationships with members of the school staff.

Currently, Histrionix works with Houston - based Neighborhood Centers (NCI)- a United Way Agency that provides a full spectrum of social services to communities in need - including schooling.

To stay on top of the needs of a highly mobile enrollment, educators in the Aldine Independent School District in north Houston rely on frequent common assessments across subjects and grades to gauge how well students are learning.

In an interview with Education Week prior to the announcement, Houston Superintendent Terry Grier credited the district's success in part to its focus on making quality teaching available to every student in every classroom and its commitment to site - based decision - making, which Grier said allows principals and teachers greater flexibility in managing their schools and addressing students» needIn an interview with Education Week prior to the announcement, Houston Superintendent Terry Grier credited the district's success in part to its focus on making quality teaching available to every student in every classroom and its commitment to site - based decision - making, which Grier said allows principals and teachers greater flexibility in managing their schools and addressing students» needin part to its focus on making quality teaching available to every student in every classroom and its commitment to site - based decision - making, which Grier said allows principals and teachers greater flexibility in managing their schools and addressing students» needin every classroom and its commitment to site - based decision - making, which Grier said allows principals and teachers greater flexibility in managing their schools and addressing students» needin managing their schools and addressing students» needs.

Texas Education Agency has identified 13 schools in Houston that need to improve their performance

Transition to Teaching Partner School Districts, Colleges and Universities * Austin ISD Houston ISD Fort Worth ISD Greenville ISD Mt. Pleasant ISD Northside ISD San Antonio ISD South San Antonio ISD Southside ISD Southwest ISD Brownsville ISD La Joya ISD Los Fresnos CISD San Benito CISD Point Isabel ISD Dallas ISD Donna ISD Eagle Pass ISD Ector County ISD Edgewood ISD Edinburg ISD Fort Worth ISD George Gervin Academy Harlandale ISD Higgs Carter King Charter School Houston ISD IDEA Public Schools La Joya ISD Lamesa ISD Lubbock ISD Lytle ISD McAllen ISD Mission ISD Our Lady of the Lake University Pasadena ISD Pearsall ISD Pecos - Barstow - Toyah ISD Pharr - San Juan - Alamo ISD Plainview ISD Poteet ISD Presidio ISD Rio Grande CCISD South Texas College St. Thomas University Tarleton State University Texas A&M University at San Antonio Texas State University Texas State University Texas Woman's University University of North Texas and additional high - need school districts in the San Antonio and LaredSchool Districts, Colleges and Universities * Austin ISD Houston ISD Fort Worth ISD Greenville ISD Mt. Pleasant ISD Northside ISD San Antonio ISD South San Antonio ISD Southside ISD Southwest ISD Brownsville ISD La Joya ISD Los Fresnos CISD San Benito CISD Point Isabel ISD Dallas ISD Donna ISD Eagle Pass ISD Ector County ISD Edgewood ISD Edinburg ISD Fort Worth ISD George Gervin Academy Harlandale ISD Higgs Carter King Charter School Houston ISD IDEA Public Schools La Joya ISD Lamesa ISD Lubbock ISD Lytle ISD McAllen ISD Mission ISD Our Lady of the Lake University Pasadena ISD Pearsall ISD Pecos - Barstow - Toyah ISD Pharr - San Juan - Alamo ISD Plainview ISD Poteet ISD Presidio ISD Rio Grande CCISD South Texas College St. Thomas University Tarleton State University Texas A&M University at San Antonio Texas State University Texas State University Texas Woman's University University of North Texas and additional high - need school districts in the San Antonio and LaredSchool Houston ISD IDEA Public Schools La Joya ISD Lamesa ISD Lubbock ISD Lytle ISD McAllen ISD Mission ISD Our Lady of the Lake University Pasadena ISD Pearsall ISD Pecos - Barstow - Toyah ISD Pharr - San Juan - Alamo ISD Plainview ISD Poteet ISD Presidio ISD Rio Grande CCISD South Texas College St. Thomas University Tarleton State University Texas A&M University at San Antonio Texas State University Texas State University Texas Woman's University University of North Texas and additional high - need school districts in the San Antonio and Laredschool districts in the San Antonio and Laredo area

An earlier study from the Houston Education Research Consortium showed teachers in the Houston Independent School District's highest - need schools received lower value - added scores on average than teachers in the district's lower - need schools.

He estimates that KIPP will need about 10 percent of the students in a community to really put pressure on the system as a whole, and in Houston, he is already seeing some evidence of that, as the traditional direct - run schools have begun emulating KIPP policies, putting up posters about colleges instead of standardized tests and sending teachers on visits to new students» homes.

Although I have children with very different needs, it was obvious that traditional public schools in Houston were failing to provide either of them with the education they needed, and charters have offered them a chance to achieve more.

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