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Anna Eastman

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Name: Anna Eastman

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

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The Houston Independent School District honored the two 2013 Teachers of the Year during the Team HISD Celebration of Excellence ceremony Tuesday at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Neff Elementary School teacher Paige Fernandez and Bellaire High ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Teaching, Terry Grier, Education, Anna Eastman

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

HISD Board members encourage participation in district-wide survey by May 20

HISD Board President Anna Eastman and Board Trustee Manuel Rodriguez Jr. are encouraging HISD parents, teachers and principals to fill out and return the Your Voice customer satisfaction survey by May 20. The survey is the largest of its kind in the history ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - May 14 2013]

Entities: Manuel Rodriguez, Anna Eastman, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Carnegie Vanguard High School

HISD revises magnet school policy

This has been in the works for a long time. Terry Grier The [HISD Board of Trustees] voted unanimously on a revised policy governing its beloved magnet school program, saying the schools would be held more accountable for academic performance ... [Published Off the Kuff - May 14 2013]

Entities: Terry Grier, Carnegie Vanguard High School, DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Anna Eastman

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

New Magnet Policy Will Create Online Application For Students

Magnet schools started in the 1970s as a way to desegregate classrooms. Now they're known for special academic programs, like the visual arts or health sciences. In the Houston Independent School District, the board has approved a new way to manage those ... [Published Houston public radio - May 10 2013]

Entities: Anna Eastman, Terry Grier, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Texas Education Agency

School district calls taxpayer-funded tutoring program ‘waste of money’

HOUSTON -- A multi-million dollar waste. Thats how some local educators are describing a federally-funded tutoring program for kids. They say the big government bucks behind it all has attracted big business, and in the process, they say students are ... [Published KHOU - May 02 2013]

Entities: Texas Education Agency, Houston (Texas, United States), Anna Eastman, iPad

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

HISD to begin laptops for all program

Starting small , and presumably growing from there. Terry Grier Houston ISD officials announced Thursday that they are prepared to give students at up to 18 high schools their own laptops next school year, becoming among the first big-city districts ... [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Terry Grier, Anna Eastman, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

What The Houston School District Is Considering To Cover A $52 Million Budget Deficit

In the worst case scenario, the Houston Independent School District is facing a deficit of about $73 million dollars for next school year. But the budget gap might be smaller than expected.Loading the player ...The good news is that the Texas House wants ... [Published Houston public radio - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Houston (Texas, United States), Budget Deficit, Anna Eastman

First reported Mar 27 2013 - Updated Mar 27 2013 - 1 reports

Endorsement watch: Planned Parenthood gets an early start

From the inbox on Friday: Today the Board of Directors of the Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast ACTION FUND Inc, (PPGCAF) voted to endorse the following candidates for the November City Election. Each of the endorsed candidates has demonstrated a strong ... [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 27 2013]

Entities: Houston City Council, Planned Parenthood, Anna Eastman

First reported Mar 11 2013 - Updated Mar 11 2013 - 1 reports

Charters apply to take over North Forest ISD

Fine by me . In a potentially groundbreaking move, three of Houston’s top-performing charter schools are making a pitch to run the long-troubled North Forest school district. The charter groups — KIPP, YES Prep and Harmony — are asking Texas ... [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 11 2013]

Entities: Michael Williams, Anna Eastman, Sheila Jackson Lee, Charles Taylor

First reported Feb 08 2013 - Updated Feb 08 2013 - 1 reports

Laptops for all

HISG Superintendent Terry Grier would like to bridge the digital divide in HISD. Terry Grier Superintendent Terry Grier said his goal is to equip all 130,000 students in grades three through 12 with a laptop and hopes to start with at least some ... [Published Off the Kuff - Feb 08 2013]

Entities: Terry Grier, Anna Eastman, iPad

First reported Jan 10 2013 - Updated Jan 10 2013 - 2 reports

A first look at Houston's 2013 elections

Dist Name Cash on hand ================================= Myr Parker 1,281,657 Ctrl R Green 9,983 AL 1 Costello 57,345 AL 2 Burks 3,160 AL 4 Bradford 20,590 AL 5 ... [Published Burnt Orange Report - Jan 10 2013]

Entities: Ben Hall, Ronald M Green, Elections, Jerry Davis

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(no headline) [Published Cleveland Advocate - 6 hours ago]
HISD Board members encourage participation in d... [Published Cleveland Advocate - May 14 2013]
HISD revises magnet school policy [Published Off the Kuff - May 14 2013]
New Magnet Policy Will Create Online Applicatio... [Published Houston public radio - May 10 2013]
HISD trustees approve revised magnet policy [Published Houston Chronicle - May 10 2013]
School district calls taxpayer-funded tutoring ... [Published KHOU - May 02 2013]
HISD to begin laptops for all program [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 29 2013]
What The Houston School District Is Considering... [Published Houston public radio - Apr 20 2013]
Endorsement watch: Planned Parenthood gets an e... [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 27 2013]
Charters apply to take over North Forest ISD [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 11 2013]
Senate committee restores some money to public ... [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 02 2013]
Laptops for all [Published Off the Kuff - Feb 08 2013]
A first look at Houston's 2013 elections [Published Burnt Orange Report - Jan 10 2013]
A first look at the 2013 elections [Published Off the Kuff - Jan 10 2013]
Student performance measure applies to only som... [Published Cleveland Advocate - Nov 19 2012]
LeRaysville minstrel setting sail to 'Hillbilly... [Published Daily and Sunday Review - Nov 03 2012]

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HISD revises magnet school policy [Published Off the Kuff - May 14 2013] This has been in the works for a long time. Terry Grier The [HISD Board of Trustees] voted unanimously on a revised policy governing its beloved magnet school program, saying the schools would be held more accountable for academic performance ...
HISD to begin laptops for all program [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 29 2013] Starting small , and presumably growing from there. Terry Grier Houston ISD officials announced Thursday that they are prepared to give students at up to 18 high schools their own laptops next school year, becoming among the first big-city districts ...
Endorsement watch: Planned Parenthood gets an e... [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 27 2013] From the inbox on Friday: Today the Board of Directors of the Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast ACTION FUND Inc, (PPGCAF) voted to endorse the following candidates for the November City Election. Each of the endorsed candidates has demonstrated a strong ...
Charters apply to take over North Forest ISD [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 11 2013] Fine by me . In a potentially groundbreaking move, three of Houston’s top-performing charter schools are making a pitch to run the long-troubled North Forest school district. The charter groups — KIPP, YES Prep and Harmony — are asking Texas ...
Senate committee restores some money to public ... [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 02 2013] Emphasis on the “some” . Texas public schools would get back a chunk of the $5.4 billion in state funding they lost two years ago under a budget proposal adopted by the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. But they probably should not expect ...