Crystal Beach
Crystal Beach, TX · Education
Houston Chronicle
8 HISD campuses rank in the top 100 Texas elementary and middle schools, per 2027 U.S. News rankings
See which HISD campuses made U.S. News' top 100 lists for Texas elementary and middle schools — and which fell off. The rankings include magnets, neighborhood schools and K-8 campuses.
scalawagmagazine.org
A History of No Child Left Behind and the HISD Takeover
In 2000, the U.S. Department of Education published a report on the Houston Independent School District (HISD) during the implementation of TAAS, Texas' standardized testing program. Lindy McNeil and Angela Valenzuela, lead researchers, argued that rigorous standardized testing disciplines children into repetitive, isolated performances of knowledge. Basically, rather than learning developmentally appropriate skills, like reading, thinking, and writing, TAAS siphoned classroom resources towards preparing kids for multiple-choice test formats, short text reading, and short essays, skills that are not transferable or usable outside of the test.
MaxPreps
Football Recap: Katy Taylor Beats Morton Ranch for Their Third Straight Win + How To Watch
Katy Taylor waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins...and they left with three. They took down the Morton Ranch Mavericks 38-19. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 27.1 points per game. Katy Taylor's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for...
katyisd.org
Katy ISD Game Changers: Lifeline - Cinco Ranch Tennis Captain Abril Malvicino Leads with Empathy, Eyes Career in Nursing
KATY, TX [October 15, 2026] – Cinco Ranch High School senior tennis captain Abril Malvicino knows the importance of empathy, leadership and helping others. Those qualities have made her an important part of the Cougars tennis program and inspired her to pursue a career in nursing. According to Cinco...
My Neighborhood News
Klein Collins High School Plans $29 Million Auditorium Renovation and Traffic Safety Improvements in Spring
A major renovation planned for Klein Collins High School in Spring will bring upgraded performing arts facilities and changes to campus traffic flow as a voter-approved bond project moves closer to construction.
The 74
Teacher Pay and a Controversial Curriculum: Inside District’s 10th State Takeover
In Texas, a school system that fails to meet its students’ needs for five consecutive years faces daunting alternatives. Writ broadly, district leaders can close underperforming schools, hand them over to a nonprofit third party or cede control to a state-appointed board to implement a turnaround. Even as the hard-fought takeover of the Houston Independent […]