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  2. Houston ISD was established in 1923 after the Texas Legislature voted to separate the city's schools from the municipal government. [6] In the 1920s, at the time Edison Oberholtzer was superintendent, Hubert L. Mills, the business manager of the district, had immense political power in HISD.

  3. Jul 8, 2022 · History of Houston Independent School District. Wikipedia states the Houston Independent School District was first established in the 1920s, during a time of exponential growth and change in the state’s school system. Houston ISD replaced the Harrisburg School System after the state legislature voted to separate governance of schools from ...

  4. School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names. Did you know that HISD used to have an Alamo Elementary School? Or that one of its elementary schools is named for a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient? How about that one of the oldest HISD high schools originally opened as the Houston Academy in 1878 and underwent five subsequent name ...

  5. One of the oldest public high schools in Texas, Sam Houston High School was originally called the Houston Academy when it opened in 1878. It underwent five subsequent name changes, the last being in 1955, when it was renamed for one of the most colorful figures in Texas history, General Sam Houston, and moved to its current location on Irvington.

  6. Houston ISD is a school district in Houston, TX . As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 193,727 students . 61.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 35.7% of...

  7. Apr 21, 2023 · Of the more than 10,000 school districts in the country, there’s only been “about 110 or so state takeovers,” in history, according to a CNN interview with Domingo Morel, an associate professor...

  8. Mar 1, 2023 · The Texas Education Agency confirmed Wednesday it is taking over Houston ISD, Texas' largest school district. Here are answers to some common questions people might have: Is it legal for...

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