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Special Education

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    HISD Thinks Too Many African American Kids May Be in Special Ed

    Margaret DowningTerry Grier thinks more changes are needed for special ed in HISD.​Houston ISD Superintendent Terry Grier has reason to believe his district has tagged too many African American students with mental retardation and emotional disturbance labels, and that it may be underserving ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    It's Nut-Cutting Time at HISD

    The axman cometh​There was no talk of raising taxes as Houston ISD trustees reviewed a list of proposed reductions to the district's budget next year and prepared to approve the first step in a notification process calling for fewer teachers by fall 2011. Cuts to schools alone came in at $65 m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Carol Mims Galloway Says Sending Benji's Academy Students to Another Charter is Just Dumping on Her District

    Photo courtesy HISDCarol Mims Galloway doesn't want to get dumped on​Houston ISD trustee Carol Mims Galloway made it very clear at Thursday's school board meeting that she isn't all that happy with the district riding to the rescue of the kids at the failed charter school, Benji's Academy by putti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    HISD Says Get the Facts and We Did -- From HISD!

    Hair Balls has obtained copies of a power point presentation given to principals of the Houston Independent School District in June that appears to bear out earlier reports that principals were being asked to cover a shortage of $19 million in federal funds. In a slide entitled "Title 1, Part A;" i ... More >>

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