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Jacob Carpenter

Jacob Carpenter

K-12 Education Reporter at Houston Chronicle

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  • English
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  • Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Primary and Pre-K Education
  • Secondary Education

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Recent Articles

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Early Texas test scores shows big declines in math, steady reading rates in high school

The first trove of state standardized exam results confirmed what many educators feared...
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Vaccines during the school day? It’s happening in Spring Branch.

District officials said about 450 students ages 12 and up had signed up for a jab as of...
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Houston’s newest COVID vaccine hotspots: restaurants and clubs

In its latest attempt to vaccinate the masses, the Houston Health Department plans to...
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HISD’s latest special education critic: its own auditors

An internal audit review concluded that Houston ISD “did not develop and manage” its...
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Abbott commits $11B in federal stimulus money to Texas schools

The announcement delivers a victory to education advocates clamoring for the funds,...
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Cy-Fair ISD plans to lift mask requirements starting June 7

With the announcement, Cy-Fair becomes the biggest district in Texas to set an end date...
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‘Here to stay’: Houston-area schools plan for virtual classes beyon...

With the 2021-22 school year just four months away, some local districts are considering...
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Texas school districts can still require masks, state officials con...

Local school boards will have the authority to decide whether to mandate that students...
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TEA asks Texas Supreme Court to hear appeal in HISD takeover lawsuit

The request comes nearly two months after the Third District Court of Appeals, in a 2-1...
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How are students faring amid the pandemic? Educators discover it’s ...

School leaders across Texas are wading through incomplete, imperfect and unusual data as...
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HISD plans for next week: no school Monday and Tuesday, online-only...

The state’s largest district will reopen on Wednesday, but it will not offer in-person...
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Houston-area school districts extend closures through Friday

All of the Houston area’s largest districts closed Wednesday, while nearly all have...
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HISD to remain closed Wednesday and Thursday, online classes possib...

School districts across Greater Houston are announcing classes will remain closed...
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‘Something really bold’: How Texas school leaders are thinking abou...

Educators across the state are in the early stages of planning for the 2021-22 school...
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‘Press on’: HISD students urge nation to live out MLK’s legacy at a...

Students delivered impassioned speeches Friday at the 25th-annual event, which ended with...
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Texas public school pre-K enrollment tumbles 22 percent, confirming...

Statewide enrollment in all grades dipped about 3 percent this school year, but educators...
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HISD principals can now stop online classes for struggling students...

While Houston ISD administrators are allowing campus leaders to employ the option, their...
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Houston Health Department planning more COVID-19 vaccine sites

City leaders have not yet announced sites or started booking appointments, but they hope...
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In reversal, HISD now eyeing extension of COVID paid leave benefits

Houston ISD officials appear poised to extend paid leave to staff members who quarantine...
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Houston school workers who test positive for COVID might not get pa...

With federally-mandated COVID paid leave provisions set to expire in January, school...
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STAAR exams will be given in spring 2021, but A-through-F grades nixed

Texas public school students will still take state standardized tests in the upcoming...