Houston ISD is projected to lose 4,000 students next year, which the superintendent expects will result in a $50 million funding cut.
HISD leaders terminated a longtime teacher and union leader despite a state-appointed hearing examiner determining the district did not present sufficient evidence to fire her.
It's been one year since a former HISD chief operating officer and a landscaping contractor were found guilty by a jury in federal court, but they haven't been sentenced yet.
Records show the charges were dropped against the former Bruce Elementary School teacher.
Data shows that areas like Fort Bend, Cy-Fair, and Katy were among the top areas in Texas for applicants to the state's school voucher program. Previous reports indicated that most applicants already attend private schools.
Under the new initiative, HISD will allow non-profit organizations to run four high schools they say are top-performing, paving the way for the district to take a more hands-off approach to school funding and operations.