In a unanimous vote Thursday, Houston ISD’s Board of Managers approved an academic calendar that would start the 2025-26 school year on ... from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees ...

Other districts use makeup days included in their school calendars. The Texas Education Agency encourages ... Typically, no. During the May derecho in Houston, school districts affected could ...

Aldine ISD has closed nine campuses. The district says these latest closures are due to declining enrollment, lack of affordable housing, and decreased state funding.

A Muslim advocacy group is urging the Houston ISD board to recognize the Eid-al-Fitr holiday—one week after the state-appointed board voted to take the Muslim holiday off the 2025-26 calendar.