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Remember back in August, when the HISD board voted to close three underperforming schools if they didn't shape up? The schools in question — Kashmere High, Sam Houston High and McReynolds Middle School — are three of the lowest-performing in the state: Kashmere and Sam Houston have earned "academically unacceptable" ratings for four consecutive years, while McReynolds has been ranked one of Texas' bottom five schools three years in a row. Supporters of the schools... more ›

HISD trustees voted 8-1 yesterday to shut down three of the district's worst-performing schools next summer if the schools don't improve test scores and keep students from dropping out. The three schools — Kashmere High, Sam Houston High and McReynolds Middle School — are three of the lowest-performing in the state; according to state accountability ratings released last week, Kashmere and Sam Houston were the only schools in Texas to earn "academically unacceptable" ratings for... more ›

Looks like the flow of bizarre news from TSU won't be drying up anytime soon: In his keynote address to the school's graduates Saturday, state Rep. Harold Dutton blamed the TSU board of regents for contributing to the problems with ex-president Priscilla Slade, saying they mishandled the investigation into her spending and her dismissal. Slade, you'll remember, was fired and later indicted for spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of university money on unauthorized personal expenses during her presidency. But Dutton said the regents are as much to blame as anyone: more ›