The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said there is no active shooter at Willie Williams Elementary School in Magnolia after authorities responded to a report of possible gunshots around 12:40 p.m. Multiple law enforcement agencies quickly secured and cleared the campus. Officia...
From arts to athletics, these local businesses offer supplies, classes and training opportunities for students taking a variety of extracurricular courses in the 2026-27 school year. This list is not comprehensive. Arts 1. Cordovan Art School & Pottery Parlor The school offers ar...
Montgomery County prepares for Tropical Storm Eduardo with flood watch, school closures Click2Houston
Montgomery County prepares for Edouard with flood watch, school closures Click2Houston
Conroe ISD closes schools ahead of heavy rain and flooding CW39 Houston
Across Conroe, Montgomery and Willis ISDs, each district offers a wide variety of Career and Technical Education programs tailored to individual students’ interests and skill sets. The Texas Education Agency has an official framework for 14 distinct CTE career clusters. Within th...
Willis ISD Employee Charged With Soliciting Student for Sex Texas Scorecard
Several Houston-area school district have made the decision to cancel classes on Wednesday. Conroe ISD announced Tuesday afternoon that they will be closed on Wednesday. RELATED: Tropical Storm Edouard makes Landfall- Here’s the Timeline for winds and rain in Houston & SE Texas W...
Several Houston-area school district have made the decision to cancel classes on Wednesday. Conroe ISD announced Tuesday afternoon that they will be closed on Wednesday. RELATED: Tropical Storm Edouard makes Landfall- Here’s the Timeline for winds and rain in Houston & SE Texas W...
Several new Texas laws took effect today, bringing changes that could impact consumers, schools and businesses across the state. Right-to-repair If your phone or tablet breaks, you now have more options for getting it fixed. House Bill 2963 requires manufacturers to give consumer...
Several new Texas laws took effect today, bringing changes that could impact consumers, schools and businesses across the state. Right-to-repair If your phone or tablet breaks, you now have more options for getting it fixed. House Bill 2963 requires manufacturers to give consumer...
Several Houston-area school districts have made the decision to cancel classes on Tuesday in preparation of expected inclement tropical weather. Crosby ISD Crosby ISD says it has canceled classes on Tuesday ahead of the inclement weather. “Crosby Independent School District will ...
Houston Independent School District canceled all after-school activities this afternoon, prompted by the tropical storm making landfall this afternoon, just east of the city. Several other Houston-area school districts made the decision to cancel classes Tuesday, also in preparat...
Since its inception in January 2014, the Montgomery ISD fishing program has seen much success under the leadership of Toni Luedke and John Hooker. This success includes not only scholarships for its prospective students, but state championships and a strong team bond. About the p...
As the 2026-27 Magnolia ISD school year begins, the educational nonprofit Magnolia Education Foundation will be celebrating its 25th anniversary. About the program Originally founded in 2001, the foundation’s main purpose is to support the teachers and students of MISD through an...
Multiple students injured in incident at a Texas high school, alleged 'aggressor' taken in WJLA
A variety of different projects are underway in Conroe, Willis, and Montgomery ISDs, including the construction of new schools and parking facilities. Conroe ISD passed a $1.9 billion bond package back in 2023 and Montgomery ISD passed a $326 million bond package in 2022. Conroe ...
Accused drunk driver in custody after hitting Conroe ISD school bus kbtx.com
A north Houston great-grandmother who spent the first two weeks of school shuttling children to three different Houston ISD campuses finally got some relief Thursday morning. ‘We’re getting a bus’: Great-grandmother helps north Houston kids get to school A Houston ISD school bus ...
The Conroe ISD Career and Technical Education program is seeing growth in popularity as it continues to partner with local industries and build new facilities in the area, officials said. CISD does not have a central CTE facility where students train and learn. Instead, different...
Are you ready for some football? How about Houston’s Friday Football Frenzy on KPRC 2? We are back for our 21st season of bringing viewers the most comprehensive high school football coverage in Greater Houston. Buckle up because it’s that time again for all levels across Texas s...
Driver charged after Jeep hits Conroe ISD school bus carrying 16 students, MCSO says KHOU
Willis ISD and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office confirm a student was detained after a gun was discovered inside of a backpack at Willis High School Wednesday morning. The sheriff’s office said they responded to the school after they were made aware of the incident at aroun...
Families of student-athletes in Hays CISD will be required to pay athletics fees this year to help offset budget cuts and keep non-varsity teams running. “We know that it’s a hardship on families,” Chief Communication Officer Tim Savoy said. “Nobody wants, in this economy, an add...
As temperatures climb across the Houston area, some Houston Independent School District parents say their children are also facing uncomfortable conditions inside their classrooms. Parents at Horn Elementary School say students and teachers have been dealing with broken air condi...
Montgomery ISD has increased its overall district accountability score from the Texas Education Agency for the third year in a row, according to accountability data released Aug. 14. MISD managed to not only improve its overall district score, but also the total number of individ...
Conroe ISD receives overall B rating for third consecutive year from Texas Education Agency Community Impact
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While enrollment projections have fallen compared to previously expected numbers, Conroe ISD officials said the needs that will be served by current construction remain, and the lower expected enrollment numbers districtwide do not reflect changes at the campuses where overcrowdi...
A Port Arthur ISD student at Memorial High School alleges his coach hit him with a paddle as a disciplinary tool during football practice, raising concerns about corporal punishment in Texas schools. Noah Lopez had only been at Memorial High School in Port Arthur for about two we...
A Port Arthur ISD student at Memorial High School alleges his coach hit him with a paddle as a disciplinary tool during football practice, raising concerns about corporal punishment in Texas schools. Noah Lopez had only been at Memorial High School in Port Arthur for about two we...
Several Montgomery County school districts, including Conroe ISD, have seen enrollment increases in the last five years, while others in the Greater Houston region experienced losses. Community Impact analyzed data from the Texas Education Agency to learn how many students were e...
Backpacks and school supplies were handed out at CC Hardy Elementary in Willis as charitable organisations, local businesses and campus staff opened the school year together — with meal coupons and a Christmas gift drive already planned....
It was only the second week of school, but some students at Anderson Elementary in Houston Independent School District were already feeling the heat — literally. Parents received notifications Monday morning about air conditioning issues at the school, prompting some to pick up t...
As students across Texas return to classrooms this month, a state lawmaker is pushing for a major change to when the school year can begin. State Rep. Jared Patterson is preparing legislation that would move the start of the school year to after Labor Day, arguing that students a...
Conroe ISD outperformed the state in most subjects for the spring 2026 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, but scores within the district decreased in many categories compared to 2025 , according to results released by the Texas Education Agency . What you need to k...
Oak Ridge High School (Conroe, TX) Boys Water Polo MaxPreps
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Need to catch up on Community Impact’ s coverage this week? Check out these trending stories across the northern portion of the Greater Houston area from Aug. 7-14 1. Sam Houston State University announces new name for College of Osteopathic Medicine in Conroe The Sam Houston Sta...
A number of school bond projects are underway in Conroe ISD and Tomball ISD in The Woodlands area. Here are a few with updates as of late summer. Conroe ISD Grand Oaks Junior High School Project: The new junior high school campus will be an addition to the Grand Oaks ninth-grade ...
HOUSTON – Three years after the Texas Education Agency took over Houston ISD, new academic and accountability data show significant gains across the state’s largest school district, including dramatic improvements at campuses operating under Superintendent Mike Miles’ New Educati...
An HISD teacher said he “literally broke down” in his classroom on the second day of the school year after, according to his account posted on social media, several senior students struggled to complete a short writing exercise. Darius Williams, who is listed in the Wheatley High...
Students at Jefferson Elementary are two days into the new school year, and Houston Independent School District’s New Education System — known as the NES model — is already in full swing. Superintendent Mike Miles and the school’s principal are working to ensure teachers make eve...
More Charges for Magnolia Teacher Accused of Molesting Students Texas Scorecard
“Glenda and I are deeply honored to have the College of Osteopathic Medicine named in our honor,” Russell Gordy said. “From our earliest conversations with Dr. Dana Hoyt, we believed Sam Houston could create a medical school that would serve Texas. Chancellor Brian McCall champio...
Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune Jaleel Montgomery, 11, rests on his mom Mikole’s shoulder after a tutoring session with retired educator Arleen Woodson at the Missouri City Branch Library on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Missouri City. Jaleel is attending his first day of class...
Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, wants parents to be equipped with the right tools heading into the new school year. From communication apps to bus registration, here’s what families need to know. Stay connected with ParentSquare, Connect...
Houston ISD is launching a new tool this school year to help parents stay connected with students who ride the bus. It’s called SMARTtag. HISD says all students who are registered to use any of the district’s transportation services will get a special SMARTtag badge. They will sc...
Fall is coming which means football is back! The head football coaches from the high schools in Conroe Independent School District came to visit the Rotary Club of Conroe to talk about their football programs. There is a lot of football talent growing up in CISD with these coache...
Summer break is winding down, and students across the Houston area will soon be heading back to the classroom. Several school districts begin classes during the second week of August, while others won’t welcome students back until later in the month. Here’s a look at when some of...
Kendra Wiggins is the executive director of the Conroe ISD special education department, which has grown by 15% in the past five years, with 11,911 special education students currently enrolled and 1,084 students being evaluated, as previously reported by Community Impact . A 27-...
Check out what’s happening in New Caney and Porter from Aug. 7-11. This list is not comprehensive. Events are subject to change. 1. Back to School Bash Get ready to go back to school at this festival hosted by Montgomery County Market Days. The festival will include live music, f...
Lucio Vasquez/Houston Public Media Row of school buses. Taken on December 18, 2019. August is here, which means Houston-area children and their families are beginning the annual transition from summer back to school. Parents looking to buy last-minute school supplies may want to ...
Three Houston-area mothers are suing the State of Texas and three local school districts in an effort to remove Ten Commandments posters from public-school classrooms. The lawsuit was filed July 30 in Harris County District Court by Emily Roth, Audrey Rosa Nath and Sanjam Kaur So...
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office launches Operation Safe Start ahead of the upcoming school year Click2Houston
As families prepare for a new school year, some Houston ISD parents will notice an important change when it comes to school meals. This school year, 33 Houston ISD campuses will no longer participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) , a program that allows qua...
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