Around 2 a.m. April 17, after over 10 hours of debate, Texas House lawmakers initially passed legislation that would give families public money to pay for private education. Debate on the bill began around 3:30 p.m. April 16. The overview House members voted 85-63 to create a $1 billion education savings account program. Two House…
Around 2 a.m. April 17, after over 10 hours of debate, Texas House lawmakers initially passed legislation that would give families public money to pay for private education. Debate on the bill began around 3:30 p.m. April 16. The overview House members voted 85-63 to create a $1 billion education savings account program. Two House…
The Conroe ISD board of trustees has begun the process of naming new campuses opening from 2026-27. In a nutshell Communications Director Sarah Blakelock told the board at the April 14 meeting the naming process is starting for new schools being built as part of the 2023 bond, including: Grand Oaks elementary: opening August 2026…
Terminal E has officially been renamed to “Sheila Jackson Lee Terminal E” in honor of former Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee after Houston City Council members voted unanimously during an April 16 council meeting. How we got here Sheila Jackson Lee died July 19 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She served in the House of…
After about four hours of debate April 16, Texas House lawmakers initially approved a bill that would raise funding for public education by $7.7 billion. House Bill 2 would increase base school funding—known as the basic allotment—by $395; overhaul how the state funds special education; and give school districts money for educator certification. The proposal…
Conroe ISD will implement the Bluebonnet Learning language arts and reading curriculum in all its elementary campuses for the 2025-26 school year following a 7-0 vote at its April 15 meeting. What to know Hedith Sauceda-Upshaw, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, presented the board with the decision from the district’s guiding coalition, a team…
Sherry Hunter, chief appraiser with Montgomery Central Appraisal District, sat down for an interview with Community Impact on April 10 to talk about her role and what challenges are being faced by the appraisal district as the property value protest process has been underway since April 1. This interview has been edited for length and…
During its April 15 special meeting, Montgomery ISD’s board of trustees named Kristy Starkey as the new career and technical education director ahead of the new CTE facility opening later this year. The details Starkey currently serves as an assistant principal at Montgomery High School and has served on the district’s CTE Advisory Board. Superintendent…
Lawmakers moved one step closer to creating a ‘cyber command’ responsible for state cybersecurity matters with overwhelming approval in the Texas House. What happened House Bill 150 from state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, would create the Texas Cyber Command out of The University of Texas at San Antonio. After a House committee review in March,…
Texas House lawmakers initially approved legislation April 15 that would give public school teachers more discretion to remove from the classroom any student who is repeatedly disruptive or threatens the safety of others. House Bill 6 would give schools more grounds to suspend younger students, extend how long students could spend in an in-school suspension…