28+ min ago  (332+ words) The Houston Independent School District is set to vote tonight on whether to close or consolidate 12 schools across the district. The vote is scheduled for 5 p.m. during the HISD Board of Managers meeting held at the HISD Board Auditorium, 4400 West 18th Street....

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (764+ words) HOUSTON " During a tense exchange at Houston City Council, Councilmember Edward Pollard pressed Mayor John Whitmire to bring Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles before council to answer questions about the district's plan to close 12 campuses. MAIN ARTICLE: New pushback emerges…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (176+ words) HOUSTON " High school students in Houston Independent School District(HISD) will soon have a new, flexible way to earn their diploma. HISD announced Tuesday it is launching a new districtwide virtual school called Virtual LaunchPad, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year....

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (456+ words) TEXAS " Everything may be bigger in Texas " including the push to work from home. A new study from the job site Remote Rocketship ranks Texas sixth in the nation for interest in remote work, based on Google search data. And…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (175+ words) Isa Gonzalez-Montilla, Content Gatherer, KPRC 2 The Houston Independent School District (HISD) will vote Thursday on whether to close 12 HISD schools by the end of the academic year. Families and students have plenty of questions about what this means, and KPRC…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1184+ words) Anthony Izaguirre, Claire Rush, Julie Walker And Adam Geller NEW YORK " Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major " and in some areas record-breaking " storm that…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (487+ words) Isa Gonzalez-Montilla, Content Gatherer, KPRC 2 HOUSTON " A federal judge temporarily banned Houston Independent School District (HISD), Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD), and Plano Independent School District (PISD) from enforcing sections 3,7,24, and 27 of Senate Bill 12 (SB 12). The remaining ISDs in…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (186+ words) HOUSTON " KPRC 2 and American Furniture Warehouse are surprising 20 deserving high school seniors with $2,500 scholarships in 2026. All students selected for scholarships have been nominated by their high schools. Cypress Creek High School senior Marlee Brown is our seventh KPRC 2-American Furniture…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (299+ words) Houston ISD is introducing Future 2 schools, a new Pre-K through 8 model focused on critical thinking, hands-on learning, and career readiness starting in the 202627 school year. Beginning in the 202627 school year, C. Martinez Elementary and Greg Elementary will transition into Pre-K through…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (699+ words) Magnolia ISD trustees have unanimously voted to establish a daily period of prayer on every campus in the district, making it one of the first school systems in the Houston area to move forward under a new state law. The…...