Anita Wadhwa, founder of the local nonprofit Restorative Houston, describes how more dialogue between students can help address misbehavior.
Asher Lehrer-Small
Asher Lehrer-Small is an education reporter covering Houston ISD for the Houston Landing. His work focuses on helping families understand how HISD policies and practices impact their children, holding district leaders accountable for providing a high-quality education and giving students a voice in their school experience. He previously spent three years covering schools for The 74, a nonprofit education news outlet, where he was recognized by the Education Writers Association as one of the top three education beat reporters in the nation working at a small newsroom. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Fast Company, The Guardian and other outlets. He graduated from Brown University after studying education policy, and he worked as a summer school math teacher in Providence, Rhode Island. Off the clock, you can find him tending to houseplants or frying up homemade donuts for a crowd.
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1,500 job cuts, big department overhauls: How HISD’s central office changed under Mike Miles
Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles has slashed jobs, bolstered principal training and eliminated small departments serving at-risk students.
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HISD board rates itself 1 out of 10 on community engagement: ‘We need to do better’
Houston ISD’s state-appointed school board acknowledged criticism that it’s been too detached from the community, a self-evaluation shows.
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Answer Key: What a second Trump presidency could mean for Houston public schools
Trump is promising to upend the Department of Education and push a conservative agenda, but much power still remains with local and state leaders.
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Will the Houston ISD bond flop be a ‘wake-up call’ for Mike Miles? No chance, he says.
Houston ISD’s superintendent remained defiant Wednesday after voters rejected a bond proposal that became a referendum on his leadership.
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Election 2024: Houston ISD voters reject bond, delivering rebuke of state-appointed leadership
Houston ISD voters defeated the district’s $4.4 billion proposal for major upgrades to schools in a vote that served as a referendum on Superintendent Mike Miles’ overhaul of the district.
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Duty calls: Harris County voters brave storm to cast ballots for presidential, local races
Houstonians are tasked with deciding between 50 and 70 contests, a $4.4 billion school bond and a property tax increase for flood control maintenance.
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Houston ISD school bond: Catch up quick before voting on Election Day
Houston ISD’s $4.4 billion bond would pay for major school updates, though critics say HISD’s leadership can’t be trusted with so much money.
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Learning Curve: How many students switch schools mid-year, disrupting their education
Tens of thousands of Houston-area children leave their campus in the middle of the school year, a move that regularly puts them further behind their classmates.
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3 Houston ISD staffers accused of running teacher certification cheating ring
The HISD employees are among the five people charged in connection with a scheme to help hundreds of people cheat on teacher certification tests, Harris County prosecutors said Monday.