Already facing backlash over several controversial issues, Humble ISD now faces a lawsuit that points to the lack of Hispanic board representation.
Miranda Dunlap
Miranda Dunlap is a reporter covering Houston Community College, Lone Star College and San Jacinto College. She reports in partnership with Open Campus. Her work focuses on highlighting opportunities available to students, holding college leaders accountable for providing a high-quality, affordable education, and addressing barriers to community college entry, success and completion. She previously covered K-12 education for the Landing. A native Michigander, Miranda studied political science pre-law and journalism at Michigan State University. Prior to joining the Landing, she worked at Automotive News, covering all things automotive industry, and she served in various capacities at The State News, Michigan State's student newspaper. When she's not writing, you can find Miranda attempting to exceed her GoodReads goal and spoiling her cat, August.
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Exclusive: Federal officials investigating whether Katy ISD’s gender policy is discriminatory
The Houston Landing found Katy ISD revealed 19 students’ gender identities to parents. The U.S. Department of Education will determine if that was discrimination.
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Cy-Fair ISD community in an uproar over superintendent’s plan to cut librarians amid budget crunch
Cy-Fair ISD has a budget shortfall it needs to address. Its plan to reduce the number of librarians has sparked a backlash within the community.
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Cy-Fair ISD plans to cut its librarian staff by half while addressing tight budget
Cy-Fair ISD, the second-largest school district in Houston, is the latest school system to cut librarians from its budget.
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Spring Branch ISD’s latest move to tackle tight budget: More out-of-district transfers
The district, which is slashing $35 million in spending next school year, is turning to a method rarely used by local districts to raise money.
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Can schools give student addresses to strangers? A private eye says one Fort Bend campus did.
A private investigator working for Arcola’s mayor says Fort Bend ISD officials gave him the address of two students. Here’s what the law says about that.
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Investigators: Humble superintendent’s husband made sexual remarks, created hostile workplace
A district-hired investigator recommended that Humble ISD officials fire then-athletics director Troy Kite, who resigned this week before school board members voted on his fate.
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HISD might ask taxpayers to back a multibillion-dollar bond. Is there time for community input?
Many school districts create a committee of local residents to shape a bond package, but Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles has yet to do so.
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Humble ISD superintendent avoids vote on her future after investigation into husband
Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen’s job status remains unchanged amid a Title IX investigation into her husband, a former high-ranking district staffer.
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Rocky superintendent exit, $133M bond shortfall define spirited Fort Bend ISD board races
The contentious departure of former Fort Bend leader Christie Whitbeck and a $133 million bond overrun loom large over the May races.