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<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 23:01:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Magnet school plans upset community leaders</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Changes are coming to a local middle school and parents have concerns their kids are getting pushed out of a quality education]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Plans for Ryan Middle School new magnet program upset community leaders]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>North Forest ISD employees looking for new jobs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[North Forest ISD employees are being offered help finding new jobs within Houston ISD after the struggling district is shut down]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 23:39:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New proposal aims to keep North Forest ISD open</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Supporters of the idea of working with charter schools to maintain the district's independence are gushing, but the details remain vague]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[New proposal to keep troubled North Forest school district open is vague on details]]></dig:D3text>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:04:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HISD considers property tax increase to cover budget shortfall</title>
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<description><![CDATA[To many parents, it may feel like deja vu.  HISD says it's facing a budget shortfall and one solution is a property tax rate increase]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[HISD considers property tax increase to cover budget shortfall for 2013-2014 school year]]></dig:D3text>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:47:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HISD plans to expand magnet school program</title>
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<description><![CDATA[HISD wants to open new magnet schools to focus on certain areas of education, but it needs federal funding to make those plans a reality]]></description>
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<title>Alvin teacher wins prestigious award</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A local school teacher has won a major award and a big check for her work in the classroom]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Alvin teacher Kristi Plummer wins prestigious Milken Educator Award, known as the Oscar of teaching]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Spring Branch ISD gets $2 million grant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A local school district's program to encourage students to attend college is getting a big boost, thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]]></description>
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<title>Schools incorporating smart devices in learning</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For years, schools worked to keep mobile devices out of classrooms. But now, some are allowing them as an alternative to books]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Houston-area school districts begin incorporating mobile devices like e-readers and smart phones in classroom learning]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>HISD treads carefully around state laws to promote awareness of $1.89 billion bond</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Administrators are doing what they legally can to bring awareness to a $1.89 B HISD bond without asking people to vote for it]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[HISD treads carefully around state laws to promote awareness of $1.89 billion bond]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Katy ISD holding job fair to hire more bus drivers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a job, you may want to head over to Katy.   Katy ISD is looking for new bus drivers to help bring students to and from school and they're hosting a job fair to bring in more applicants]]></description>
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<title>HISD begins push for massive bond proposal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A campaign to get you to say "yes" to the massive package kicked off at Westbury High School this morning]]></description>
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<title>Is HISD's $2B bond proprosal your only option?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[We wanted to know: If residents vote against the $2 billion bond proposal, is there a secondary plan for district-wide upgrades?]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[HISD spokesman says if proposed $2 billion bond proposal fails in November, district will be forced to try to fix deteriorating conditions]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>HISD to give students extra help to pass STAAR tests</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There may be more students in summer school than usual as thousands of HISD ninth graders will be trying to pass STAAR exams]]></description>
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<title>New mobile app helps students track grades</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you or your children are striving to make As this year, a Houston man has developed a new mobile app that could help]]></description>
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<title>Pasadena students to participate in World Scholar's Cup</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Some very smart Pasadena High School students will get their chance to represent the USA and test their intelligence against the world after all]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Pasadena students to participate in World Scholar's Cup in Thailand despite earlier opposition]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>HISD to launch Parent Super Centers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[HISD and Microsoft are partnering to launch new Parent Super Centers across the district in an effort to promote parent engagement on campus]]></description>
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<title>High marks for HISD schools</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Eight Houston ISD high schools are among Texas' top 100 in US News' Best High Schools Rankings issued today, and six HISD schools are listed among the nation's top 400]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[High marks for HISD schools listed in US News' best high schools rankings]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>Cy-Fair ISD named best large district in the state</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cypress-Fairbanks ISD  has been named the best large district in the state of Texas  by H-E-B]]></description>
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<title>Three HISD schools sweep top spots in school rankings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's the list every parent will want to see -- the ranking of many schools in the Houston area. Where does your child's school fall?]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Three HISD schools sweep top spots in Children at Risk's school rankings]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>HISD will not change start times at schools after receiving feedback from the community</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The district says it will not change start and end times at schools after receiving feedback from the community]]></description>
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<title>Teachers call on HISD to stop bullying</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Houston teachers are speaking out about what they say is a bullying problem at schools -- but the victims are not students]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Teachers call on HISD to stop bullying of educators]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>HISD votes to cut some teaching jobs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Some special education teaching jobs were eliminated Thursday evening, as Houston ISD looks for ways to save money]]></description>
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<title>Parents and students campaign to keep charter school open</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Parents and students from Kaleidoscope Charter Middle School will deliver a letter to HISD  to demand the school to continue educating]]></description>
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<title>HISD: North Forest ISD annexation off - for now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott notified HISD he is withdrawing his plan for HISD to annex the North Forest ISD]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[HISD annexation of North Forest ISD off for 2012-2013 school year]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>University president takes unusual approach to saving money</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An educator at heart, Dr. Wright is back at the head of the classroom for the first time in nearly 20 years]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[Prairie View A&amp;M University President Dr. George Wright teaches class to save money]]></dig:D3text>
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<title>HISD to hold public meetings in April to discuss changing start and end times at schools</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Now's your chance to let HISD know how you feel about proposed changes to the start and end times at schools]]></description>
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<title>La Marque ISD considers closing some schools</title>
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<description><![CDATA[La Marque ISD is trying to figure out how to deal with a large budget shortfall, so an unpopular idea is being revisited]]></description>
<dig:D3text><![CDATA[La Marque ISD considers closing some elementary schools to save money]]></dig:D3text>
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