Trustees approve steep budget cuts, reduce per-student funding by 8%
HISD had more schools earn a place on the high performing schools list than Dallas, Fort Worth, SanAntonio, and Austin combined.
HISD opened the first of its employee wellness centers.
Terry Grier vowed to eliminate ineffective programs and teachers and to push all high school students to take college-level courses.
Advocates for a stronger downtown and a stronger arts district are floating an idea to build a new High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in downtown
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