EDUCATION
SISD officials announced May 13 that for the 2021-22 school year, the district would be setting aside some pre-K class spots at nearly every elementary campus for students who would not normally qualify for the program under state eligibility requirements. (Courtesy Spring ISD)
Spring ISD expands full-day pre-K access to families ahead of 2021-22 school year
See how some Greater Houston area school districts are planning to go back to school for the 2021-22 academic year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
See how some Greater Houston area school districts are planning to go back to school for the 2021-22 academic year
The results of a study conducted by Cambridge Education, an education consulting firm, showed both progress and areas in need of improvement throughout Spring ISD in the pursuit of equity. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Equity study shows progress, reveals shortcomings in Spring ISD
Moore Elementary School is one of the campuses open for students transfers in 2021-22. (Danica Lloyd/Community Impact Newspaper)
Cy-Fair ISD approves 57 campuses open for voluntary student transfers in 2021-22
Cy-Fair ISD is planning to offer a virtual learning program for the 2021-22 school year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Cy-Fair ISD proposes virtual learning program for 2021-22 pending legislative approval
Cy-Fair ISD recently added 266 propane buses to its total fleet. Funded by the 2019 bond package, the buses account for approximately 30% of the district’s total fleet and provide cleaner emissions. (Courtesy Cy-Fair ISD)
Cy-Fair ISD's 2019 bond program funds new propane buses to replace diesel vehicles
The University of St. Thomas is a private Catholic college in Houston. It also has a microcampus in downtown Conroe. (Emma Whalen/Community Impact Newspaper)
University of St. Thomas offering free tuition to first 500 students who apply
The Texas Department of State Health Services projects a significant shortage of nurses by 2032. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Q&A: Why Texas faces a growing nursing shortage and what can be done to address it
Originally built in the early 1840s, the Martin Frank House is the oldest standing structure still in the Klein community, and is one of only two houses still sitting on its original foundation. (Courtesy Klein Historical Foundation)
Klein Historical Foundation hoping to raise $100K to relocate Martin Frank House to Wunderlich Farm Interactive History Park
Nearly 4,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Cy-Fair ISD during the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
80 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Cy-Fair ISD schools April 26-May 2
From left: James Golden has been named principal of Spring ISD, while Stacy Rodgers Smith will serve as principal of Spring ISD's Virtual Learning Academy and LeFredrick Smith will serve as principal of Ponderosa Elementary. (Courtesy Spring ISD)
Spring ISD names Stacy Rodgers Smith principal of Virtual Learning Academy, fills other key leadership roles
The Klein Virtual Academy is slated to open for the 2021-22 school year, pending full funding from the Texas Legislature, and will replace the district's current remote learning program, Klein Online. (Courtesy Canva)
Klein Virtual Academy expanded to include third grade; enrollment window extended until May 5
Hunan Garden Restaurant, which opened more than 30 years ago, will soon leave the Kings Crossing shopping center. (Courtesy Hunan Garden Restaurant)
Hunan Garden Restaurant to leave Kingwood spot; 7 developments underway in Magnolia and more top Houston-area news
The Houston Zoo is a popular summer attraction among young families. (Courtesy Visit Houston)
GUIDE: 17 attractions to visit on day trips from the Houston area this summer
Klein ISD Superintendent Jenny McGown (left) named Meagan White (right) principal of the district's new tuition-free, online school, Klein Virtual Academy, in a Facebook Live event April 29.
Meagan White named principal of Klein Virtual Academy
Gov. Greg Abbott announced the release of $11.2 billion in federal funds to Texas public schools April 28. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Cy-Fair ISD expected to receive at least $189 million in federal funding for COVID-19 recovery
The district's mask mandate will continue through the end of the school year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
87 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Cy-Fair ISD schools April 19-25
Klein High School's Air Force JROTC is one of 10 units in the U.S. to be selected for conversion to the newest branch of the armed services, the U.S. Space Force. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Klein High School Air Force JROTC to become first Space Force JROTC in Texas
A judge has dismissed the city of Houston from a lawsuit in which a Lake Conroe nonprofit sought to file a restraining order against the San Jacinto River Authority and the city. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact Newspaper)
Lawsuit on Lake Conroe lowering continues; Katy ISD to return to standard operations and more top Houston-area news