HOUSTON — On Wednesday, March 15, the Texas Education Agency announced it was taking over Houston ISD, leaving many to wonder how it got to this point. Here's a timeline of what led up to the Texas ...

Houston ISD's state-appointed superintendent and Board of Managers have maintained a laser-like focus on improving schools' state-issued accountability scores since taking over the district in June ...

But we also considered what hasn’t changed as much in education policy and practice over time: Efforts to improve teacher quality. Freakouts over politics in classrooms. And, of course, the reading ...