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Former ABS East student transforms his life through the game of chess
Leave a commentJuly 20, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
Many are familiar with the game of black and white squares, pawns, knights, kings, and queens, but only those who …
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Teen Debaters Use Virtual Summer Camp to Hone Art of Persuasion
Leave a commentJuly 20, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
Newbie debate student Emily Reyes is impassioned about issues like human rights and equal access for students with special needs. …
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HCDE’s first-ever School Equity Boot Camp illuminates the path for educators
Leave a commentJuly 20, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
Last week, Harris County Department of Education’s Center for Safe and Secure Schools hosted its first-ever School Equity Boot Camp, …
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ABS West’s inaugural All-Earth Ecobot Challenge Day caps off with big smiles
Leave a commentJuly 20, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
On July 15, Academic and Behavior School West celebrated the culmination of the school’s very first All-Earth Ecobot Challenge with …
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Tech-loving student competes in first-ever All-Earth Ecobot Challenge hosted by ABS West and CASE for Kids
Leave a commentJuly 20, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
For tech-savvy special education students like Cameron King, the All-Earth Ecobot Challenge hosted by Academic and Behavior School West in …
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Recovery high school Fortis Academy welcomes new principal
Leave a commentJuly 9, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
An unconventional school requires a multifaceted leader, someone with a caring, service-orientated nature. Travita Slay Godfrey brings those qualities to …
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Highpoint student gets ultimate wish-list item from HCDE teacher: adoption
Leave a commentJuly 9, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
Three years ago, HCDE Highpoint School student Isaac Devin Courtney was in reading class with teacher Maria McLean, stuck on …
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Harris County Commissioners present first-ever County Connections Youth Summer Initiative awardees with checks
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
Over the past two weeks, Harris County commissioners from all four precincts presented checks to County Connections Youth Summer initiative …
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GED student Madison overcomes health, academic roadblocks along the path to success
Leave a commentJune 30, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
Rhanda Madison’s quest to earn her GED was anything but easy. The determined grandmother started her journey five years ago, …
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You may see ones and zeros, but Rizwan Hussain sees a way forward for students
Leave a commentJune 30, 2021 by HCDE-Texas
Where most see numbers, Rizwan Hussain sees a map to the past, present, and future. “Data tell a story,” he …
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