
Colleen DeGuzman
Enterprise Reporter at Houston Public Media (Houston, TX)
education reporter for @houstonpubmedia || RGV raised || [email protected]
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5 days ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Colleen DeGuzman
Almost every Houston ISD campus — except for five schools — will be leaning on teaching materials, exams and lessons designed by the district starting next school year. The 130 campuses part of Superintendent Mike Miles' New Education System — his instructional reform modern for the district’s lowest-performing schools — are required to use the district-developed curriculum, while the remaining 140-plus campuses are not.
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1 week ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Colleen DeGuzman
Expanded protections and support for virtual education programs across Texas has been greenlighted by Gov. Greg Abbott. A bill strengthening the state's framework of K-12 virtual learning — authored by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Republican representing parts of Houston — was part of this legislative session's first wave of bills recently signed into law by Abbott.
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1 week ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Colleen DeGuzman
Houston's police officers are in line to get a big salary boost over the next five years. Mayor John Whitmire on Friday unveiled the city's new contract proposal with the Houston Police Department (HPD), which includes a 36.5% salary increase across the board for officers by 2030. The contract must be approved by members of the Houston Police Officers’ Union and the Houston City Council before taking effect.
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2 weeks ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Colleen DeGuzman
As Houston ISD shifts its non-academic student resources from the recently-shuttered wraparound services department to its , a report found that the centers may be out of reach for those who may need them most.
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2 weeks ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Colleen DeGuzman
As Houston ISD shifts its non-academic student resources from the recently-shuttered wraparound service department to its , a report found that the centers may be out of reach for those who may need them most.
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RT @HoustonChron: Under Mike Miles' leadership, the number of HISD employees making at least $200,000 ballooned to 44 as of April 2025. htt…

RT @meganmmenchaca: .@HoustonISD reported 45 employees making more than $200,000 at the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year. Before Sup…