Local activist group Community Voices for Public Education planned both the sick-out and protest, targeted against the ...

Community Voices for Public Education is organizing a protest planned for Wednesday. The group says the idea is to express ...

Students will be absent and parents will protest that morning at 900 W. Gray outside of Wharton Dual Language Academy. The ...

A year and a half into a state takeover of Houston ISD, some students are staying home in protest. At least they are learning ...

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Houston ISD parents voiced frustrations over prioritized standardized test scores, district spending, and the district's ...

"HISD's job is to provide the highest level of education it can," One parent participating in the sickout said. "It's there ...

A group of Houston Independent School District parents and students are planning a sick out to protest the Texas Education ...

Some 3,000 students reportedly stayed home to protest the state's takeover of the Houston Independent School District.

HOUSTON — In a matter of days, desks at many Houston ISD schools are expected to be empty as part of a protest. Parents and ...

As immigration enforcement ramps up in southeast Texas, Houston ISD schools, like Fleming Middle School, are taking steps to reassure parents and protect students.

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles responded to parents planning a "sickout" on Wednesday to protest his policies, calling ...