Van Vleck
Van Vleck, TX · Education
katyisd.org
Tipping the Scales: 100+ Katy ISD Students Named 2027 National Merit Semifinalists
KATY, TX [October 26, 2026] – More than 100 Katy ISD students have earned a place among the nation's top academic achievers, receiving the prestigious distinction of 2027 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. Representing the most elite high school seniors nationwide, these students are among the top 1 percent of high scorers on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in Texas.
My Neighborhood News
Primrose School of Fulshear Announces January 2027 Opening, Bringing 210 Child Care Spots and New Jobs to Growing Community
Primrose School of Fulshear is now enrolling children and hiring staff ahead of its January 2027 opening, bringing new preschool and child care options to local families.
Yahoo!
Statewide softball program cuts team, 'permanently dismissed' those involved in Sugar Land assault
A Lamar Junior High School assistant principal resigned Monday after she was arrested in connection with a physical attack at a youth softball game in Sugar Land over the weekend. Jazmine K. Hall, the former seventh-grade assistant principal at the Rosenberg school, was charged with assault causing bodily injury -...
katymagazineonline.com
Creating Memories and Growing Traditions at Katy’s Newest High School
Freeman High School, Katy ISD’s 10th high school, celebrates “Forthcoming” with their first senior class. The school continues to build traditions in the theme of their “Golden Standard.”. Katy ISD high schools celebrate rich traditions and one of the strongest is homecoming. For weeks social media...
thekatynews.com
Student Loan Forgiveness Protected After Education Department Drops PSLF Challenge: What Katy Residents Need to Know
Millions of Americans working in public service have received encouraging news. The U.S. Department of Education has backed away from a legal fight that threatened to restrict student loan forgiveness for certain government and nonprofit employees. The decision could be particularly important for teachers, first responders, healthcare professionals, and nonprofit...
My Neighborhood News
CFISD Bands Take the Field October 24 for UIL Region 27 Marching Contest at Berry Center in Cypress, Community Invited to Cheer Them On
Cheer on all 12 CFISD high school bands at the October 24 UIL Region 27 Marching Contest in Cypress. Find performance times, tickets and parking details.
My Neighborhood News
Fulshear High School Graduate Kathryn Tompkins Earns American FFA Degree, National Organization’s Highest Honor
Fulshear native Kathryn Tompkins, a former Fort Bend County Fair Queen and longtime agricultural advocate, is receiving one of the National FFA Organization’s most prestigious honors, recognizing years of leadership, agricultural achievement and service to her community.
Yahoo!
MaxPreps
Football Recap: Kash Schwab's Punishing Run Game Keeps Rolling + How To Watch
Bridgeland waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins...and they left with four. They really took it to the Fulshear Chargers for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-7 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.
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.