
Asher Lehrer-Small
Education Reporter at Houston Landing
Houston ISD reporter for @Hou_Landing. Overthinker. Tea drinker. Tips/questions: [email protected] or [email protected]
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
houstonlanding.org | Asher Lehrer-Small
Houston ISD teacher salaries could soon range from $64,000 to $101,000 per year depending largely on employees’ performance ratings, ending a long-time practice of paying educators based on years of experience, according to a district document. HISD on Tuesday released long-awaited plans for a “pay-for-performance” system for its 10,000-plus teachers, which would go into effect starting with the 2026-27 school year — becoming the nation’s largest such model, Superintendent Mike Miles said.
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2 weeks ago |
houstonlanding.org | Asher Lehrer-Small
Houston ISD’s new “Sunrise Center” in Gulfton, one of the city’s lowest-income neighborhoods and a hub for new immigrants, is open for business, ready to provide families with free school uniforms, food, hygiene products and more. Yet, in the first half of the school year, only a few families trickled into the center for help on a typical school day. The same was true at three other Sunrise Centers — located near William P.
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2 weeks ago |
houstonlanding.org | Asher Lehrer-Small
Each week, “Answer Key” aims to help families by responding to an important question about education and schools in Greater Houston. If you have a question for us to answer, please email us at [email protected] or fill out the form at the end of this article.
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1 month ago |
houstonlanding.org | Asher Lehrer-Small
Each week, “Pop Quiz” features an interview with a member of Greater Houston’s education community. To suggest someone we should interview with an interesting story to tell, email us at [email protected]. Advanced classes that provide early college credit can be a game changer for high schoolers looking to attend higher education.
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1 month ago |
cw39.com | Todd Travon Rogers |Rachel Estrada |Asher Lehrer-Small
HOUSTON (KIAH) — Major changes are coming to Houston ISD’s student support services, according to a local reporter. On Thursday morning, Houston Landing HISD reporter Asher Lehrer-Small discussed the changes on CW39. Lehrer-Small spoke with CW39 anchor Sharron Melton about Houston Landing’s recent reporting on HISD’s “wraparound services” – a program designed to support students facing challenges like hunger, homelessness, and family struggles.
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