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School Bus Fleet: Green Fleets Across America 2012 (May 3, 2012)

This article by Thomas McMahon on the School Bus Fleet website explores how HISD and several other school districts are "going green to save green" in the field of student transportation.

http://www.schoolbusfleet.com/Channel/Green-School-Bus/Articles/2012/05/Green-Fleets-Across-America-2012/Page/4.aspx

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88.7 FM—KUHF: Does Dual Language Work? (May 1, 2012)

This article by Edel Howlin discusses the dual-language program structure at two HISD schools—Wharton K–8 and the Helms Community Learning Center—which is proving so successful that the district is expanding the program to five more campuses.

http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1335905766-Does-Dual-Language-Work.html

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Houston Chronicle: New HISD approach in teaching English shows signs of success (April 20, 2012)

Las Americas Middle School is the subject of an April 20 article by reporter Susan Carroll, in which she explores the school’s unusual approach to teaching recent immigrants by placing them in groups of learners based on their mastery of the English language, rather than their age or grade.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/HISD-center-has-success-with-new-approach-to-3498951.php

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Education Week: Houston Schools Take a Page From Best Charters (March 6, 2012)

Christina A. Samuels discusses HISD's Apollo 20 program and its affiliation with Harvard University's Education Innovation Laboratory.

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-charter.h31.html?r=279464225

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Houston Chronicle Editorial: Sleep in now, start school later (February 24, 2012)

This editorial applauds the proposal to introduce standardized start times for schools and cites an Oxford University study that suggests teens who get enough sleep are healthier and perform better in class.

http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Sleep-in-now-start-school-later-3360045.php%3E

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KUHF.FM: More AP Courses In HISD Helps Lead Students Toward College (February 15, 2012)

This article and audio segment examines how HISD students are excelling in their pre-college SATs and advanced placement courses. Student Maziar Zarea is interviewed about the challenging preparatory courses.

http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1329260599-Offering-More-AP-Courses-Per-School-Lead-Students-Towards-College.html

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Houston Chronicle Editorial: Connecting students with future employers (January 31, 2012)

This editorial commends HISD's HILZ program as an excellent job-training and contact-making opportunity for students.

http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Connecting-students-with-future-2886559.php

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Educationviews.org: Creative skills earned HISD teacher $10,300 bonus (January 28, 2012)

This profile of ASPIRE-awarded teacher Chavis Mitchell discusses his background, classroom methods and motivation for inspiring his students to excel.

http://educationviews.org/2012/01/28/creative-skills-earned-hisd-teacher-10300-bonus/

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Houston Chronicle: Mandarin Program Makes Sense (January 2, 2012)

This editorial by the newspaper’s staff discusses HISD’s new Mandarin Chinese-immersion school, which is slated to open in the former Holden ES campus next fall, and applauds the district for recognizing the value of preparing students for the global economy by giving them a head start on learning the most-spoken language in the world.

http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Mandarin-program-makes-sense-2437277.php

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ABC 13 KTRK-TV: Group Teaches Kids With Unique Abilities to Focus on Assets (December 2, 2011)

Reporter Tom Abrahams profiles volunteer Thelma Scott and the organization she created, the Barbara Jordan Endeavors Corporation, to “change how society views people with disabilities and how people with disabilities view themselves.”

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8452907

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HISD in the News

School Bus Fleet: Green Fleets Across America 2012 (May 3, 2012)

88.7 FM—KUHF: Does Dual Language Work? (May 1, 2012)

Houston Chronicle: New HISD approach in teaching English shows signs of success (April 20, 2012)

Education Week: Houston Schools Take a Page From Best Charters (March 6, 2012)

Houston Chronicle Editorial: Sleep in now, start school later (February 24, 2012)

KUHF.FM: More AP Courses In HISD Helps Lead Students Toward College (February 15, 2012)

Houston Chronicle Editorial: Connecting students with future employers (January 31, 2012)

Educationviews.org: Creative skills earned HISD teacher $10,300 bonus (January 28, 2012)

Houston Chronicle: Mandarin Program Makes Sense (January 2, 2012)

ABC 13 KTRK-TV: Group Teaches Kids With Unique Abilities to Focus on Assets (December 2, 2011)