Jesse Alred
Digital Journalist based in Houston, TX, United States.
Joined on Oct 23, 2009
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If the reform administration of Dr. Terry Grier, hired this past school year to run the Houston Independent School District (HISD), is to be measured by the number of students taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams, this year's results indicate progress.
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The expansion plans of Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) and YES Prep charter schools are threats to the quality and number of public school teacher jobs in the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
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Is Dr. Terry Grier, Houston's new Superintendent of Schools, one of the most dynamic strategists and advocates for improving educational opportunity for low-income kids in the nation, as his supporters say?
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The Houston Chronicle may have crossed the line into advocacy in its news stories in the recent Houson Independent School District elections.
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After coming in a close second in her campaign to represent Houston's north-side on the Houston Independent School District school board, Ms. Anna Eastman is "repositioning" herself.
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Having taught for fifteen years in a low-income community, I believe Alma Lara is one of the few school board candidates this election to offer genuine answers to improving schools. Her solutions arise from her experience.
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When you make two opposing interest groups mad at you, you must have done something right: refused to be a puppet, acted and thought independently, made good policy and considered the good of the whole rather than the interest groups.
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The Houston Independent School District has increased the number of students in Advanced Placement (AP) courses, but the quality of these courses at many schools appears low based on student test scores.
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