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HISD reverses course on principal evaluations (March 22, 2024)

HISD reverses course on principal evaluations (March 22, 2024)

FromHouston Matters


HISD reverses course on principal evaluations (March 22, 2024)

FromHouston Matters

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description



On Friday's show: In a stunning reversal, mid-year proficiency screenings of Houston ISD principals will not be used to evaluate them this school year. That decision came after protests Thursday the annual State of the District event, hours of public comment from angry parents at last night’s HISD management board meeting, and hours more still of a closed session involving that state-appointed board and Superintendent Mike Miles, who then announced the change just after 2 a.m. Friday. News 88.7 reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh tells us what took place.
Also this hour: We hear highlights from this week’s I See U interview with Tiffany Jewell, author of Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School.
And, from a Katy woman illegally smuggling spider monkeys, to Blue Bell's new flavor inspired by St. Louis (what??), we discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.
Released:
Mar 22, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.