EDUCATION
Several parents of New Caney ISD students spoke at the district's Sept. 20 board meetings about recent allegations that a student brought a firearm to Porter High School's Sept. 18 homecoming dance. NCISD Superintendent Matt Calvert stressed that no gunshots were fired at the event, and that the district is investigating the allegations. (Wesley Gardner/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI Nation roundup: Round Rock ISD trustees considered for censuring; New Caney ISD addresses allegations of student with gun at campus event and more top stories
Fort Bend ISD adopted a new, decreased tax rate and amendments to the 2021-22 budget due to the receipt of ESSER funding. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Fort Bend ISD adopts tax rate, amends budget for FY 2021-22
Texas-wide public charter school system Harmony Public Schools will offer a full virtual learning option for eligible students. (Courtesy Harmony Public Schools)
Harmony Public Schools will offer virtual learning for K-12 students in Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, Cypress
Katy ISD has announced districtwide school closures for Sept. 16. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Katy ISD to close all schools Sept. 14 due to Tropical Storm Nicholas
KISD launched its first-ever strategic plan in 2017. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Katy ISD seeks community input on new strategic plan
The Project SAFE grant would go to school districts and local education agencies that had funding withheld for enacting mask mandates. (courtesy Adobe Stock)
U.S. Department of Education approves grant funding for school districts facing state punishment for mask mandates
Campus deep dive: Katy ISD
See enrollment, salaries and more for Katy ISD. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
District Data: See enrollment, salaries and more for Katy ISD
Senate Bill 15 would provide ISDs with two years of state funding to enact virtual learning, and allows ISDs to contract with each other to exchange students for virtual learning. (Ali Linan/Community Impact Newspaper)
Inside Senate Bill 15: Gov. Abbott signs state funding for virtual learning into law
(Courtesy Conroe ISD)
Conroe ISD COVID-19 cases reach peak; The Woodlands home prices increase and more top Houston-area news
In the plan, the district outlined five condition stages with their own respective protocols. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Katy ISD approves Safe Back to School Plan
The system has a 25-year warranty and, aside from an annual cleaning, requires little to no upkeep. (Morgan Jones/Community Impact Newspaper)
Solar array powers newest Katy ISD junior high campus
In the 2019-20 school year, Black students in Texas made up 13% of all students but 31% of out-of-school suspensions, according to TEA data. A November 2020 report showed Black students are five times more likely to receive out-of-school suspensions compared to their white peers. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
TEA data shows Katy ISD follows statewide trends with demographic discipline disparities
photo of upcoming Faraday Center
Tesla START program sets up shop at TSTC campus in Fort Bend County
Children's Lighthouse is a child care and early education company that has more than 60 franchise locations across the U.S. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Q&A: Early education expert discusses importance of programs amid COVID-19
In 1921, the first Harris County Public Library opened at the Harrisburg School in Harrisburg, where students could access free books. (Courtesy Harris County Public Library)
Harris County Public Library system honored on 100-year anniversary
students at Haskett Junior High
GALLERY: Newly opened Haskett Jr. High in Katy ISD welcomes students for 2021-22 school year
Located near Katy Mills, the attraction is expected to host 100,000 guests in its first year, according to the company's statement. (Courtesy Dig World)
Construction-themed adventure park coming to Katy Mills; H-E-B under construction at Magnolia Place and more top Houston-area news
Children arrive for the first day of school Aug. 17 at O Henry Middle School in Austin, where the public school district mandated mask wearing against Gov. Greg Abbott's order. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Texas Education Agency allows mask mandates after federal lawsuit