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A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked 11 public school districts in Texas' largest metropolitan areas from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms as required by a new state law set to take effect Sept. 1.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/20/529066/11-texas-school-districts-temporarily-blocked-from-displaying-ten-commandments-federal-judge-rules/

#Court #Education #EducationNews #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Religion #Texas #CyFairISD #FortBendISD #HoustonISD #TemporaryInjunction #TenCommandmentsInSchools #TexasPublicSchools

Fort Bend ISD is seeking candidates to fill a vacant role on the school board after trustee Sonya Jones’ resignation last month.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/07/01/525383/fort-bend-isd-seeks-applications-for-trustee-to-replace-sonya-jones/

#EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #FortBendISDBoard #SchoolBoard #SonyaJones

Fort Bend ISD’s board of trustees passed a $901.6 million budget for the 2025-26 school year and plans to use a temporary tax hike to avoid an operating deficit.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/06/30/525279/fort-bend-isd-approves-901-6-million-budget/

#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #DisasterPennies #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #FortBendISDBoard #PropertyTaxRate #SchoolDistrictBudgets

Fort Bend County leaders plan to celebrate a new historical marker for the "Sugar Land 95" on Juneteenth, which is Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/06/18/524241/fort-bend-organizations-to-unveil-sugar-land-95-historical-marker/

#EducationNews #Events #FortBend #Local #News #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #HistoricalMarker #SugarLand #SugarLand95 #TexasHistoricalCommission

In a statement to Houston Public Media Tuesday, Jones alluded to bullying of the board and administration by parents as the reason for her resignation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/06/10/523645/fort-bend-isd-trustee-sonya-jones-resigns/

#EducationNews #FortBend #News #FortBendBoardOfTrustees #FortBendISD

School is out for the summer, but campuses in and around Houston will continue to serve breakfast and lunch to students in need.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/06/10/523623/schools-out-but-lunch-is-still-served-houston-area-campuses-kick-start-summer-meals-program/

#Education #EducationNews #Food #HISD #Houston #Local #News #CyFairISD #FoodInsecurity #FortBendISD #HoustonISD #SummerMealsProgram #TexasDepartmentOfAgriculture

Former Fort Bend ISD superintendent Christie Whitbeck is challenging the recent dismissal of her lawsuit against the school district.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/06/03/522973/former-fort-bend-isd-superintendent-challenges-lawsuit-dismissal/

#Court #Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #BreachOfContract #ChristieWhitbeck #CivilLawsuit #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD

A district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Fort Bend ISD superintendent Christie Whitbeck against the school district.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/05/29/522548/judge-dismisses-former-fort-bend-isd-superintendents-lawsuit-against-school-district/

#Court #Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #BreachOfContract #ChristieWhitbeck #CivilLawsuit #Defamation #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD

Fort Bend ISD is considering a one-time property tax rate increase to help make up for a projected $34.6 million budget shortfall for the 2025-26 school year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/05/12/521122/fort-bend-isd-considers-temporary-tax-rate-hike-as-it-faces-34-6-million-deficit/

#Education #EducationNews #Finances #FortBend #Local #News #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #FortBendPropertyTaxIncrease #PropertyTaxRate #SchoolDistrictBudgets

Afshi Charania and Angie Wierzbicki, two candidates who expressed opposition to gender identity and book removal polices adopted by Fort Bend ISD, have been elected to serve on the school board.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/05/05/520560/fort-bend-isd-trustee-rick-garcia-unseated-by-afshi-charania-angie-wierzbicki-wins-open-seat/

#EducationNews #Elections #FortBend #Local #News #Fbisd #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #FortBendISDBoardOfTrusteesElection #FortBendISDBookPolicy #FortBendISDGenderPolicy

Despite community push back, Fort Bend Independent School District trustees overwhelmingly approved a controversial gender fluidity policy on Monday night.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/04/15/518822/fort-bend-isd-trustees-overwhelmingly-approve-gender-policy-despite-community-opposition/

#Education #News #FortBend #FortBendISD #FortBendISDTrustees #GenderFluidity

The Fort Bend Independent School District will consider a gender policy that would require parents to be notified if their child uses a pronoun in school that differs from their biological sex.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/04/08/518271/fort-bend-isd-trustees-weigh-gender-fluidity-policy-following-lead-of-other-houston-area-districts/

#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #LGBTQ #Local #News #CyFairISD #FortBendISD #FortBendSchools #GenderFluidity #KatyIsd #SchoolPolicy

The Fort Bend Independent School District will move forward with a controversial Bible-based curriculum— opposed strongly by community members— after a Monday board vote approving a free sample set of materials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/03/25/516815/fort-bend-isd-board-approves-bluebonnet-learning-curriculum-sample-set-despite-opposition/

#Education #News #BluebonnetCurriculum #BluebonnetLearning #FortBendIndependentSchoolDistrict #FortBendISD

A woman was removed from a Fort Bend Independent School District board meeting on Monday after urging board members to refrain from adopting Texas' Bible-focused curriculum and flipping off a member she called fascist.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/03/18/516254/woman-removed-from-fort-bend-isd-board-meeting-amid-discussion-about-bible-infused-curriculum/

#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #Religion #BibleInfusedCurriculum #BluebonnetCurriculum #BluebonnetLearning #FortBendISD #HoustonAreaSchools

Fort Bend ISD trustees unanimously approved a nearly $30,000 raise for Superintendent Marc Smith last week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/02/05/513047/fort-bend-isd-approves-nearly-30000-raise-for-superintendent/

#Education #FortBend #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #FortBendISDSuperintendent #MarcSmith

The Texas Supreme Court will not review a case in which Fort Bend ISD fought a state ruling to release public records.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/01/31/512659/texas-supreme-court-declines-to-review-fort-bend-isd-public-records-lawsuit/

#Court #Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #Schools #Texas #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #PublicRecords #SupremeCourtOfTexas #TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice #TexasSupremeCourt

Fort Bend ISD has entered into a two-year partnership with a group of neighborhoods to provide more resources to underprivileged students in the Willowridge High School feeder pattern.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/01/30/512492/fort-bend-isd-partners-with-super-neighborhood-to-provide-resources-tutoring-to-schools/

#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #SuperNeighborhoodCouncil41 #Tutoring #WillowridgeHighSchool

A consortium of six universities in the Gulf Coast region is using federal grant money and a growing network of teachers to train the next generation of workers in the energy industry — and to help combat climate change.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/01/13/510277/houston-area-middle-schoolers-to-learn-about-carbon-capture-through-new-grassroots-initiative/

#Education #EducationNews #EnergyEnvironment #FortBend #Houston #InDepth #Local #News #Technology #Texas #CarbonCapture #ClevelandIsd #FortBendISD #USDepartmentOfEnergy #UniversityOfHouston #UniversityOfTexasAtAustin

Former Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Christie Whitbeck has dismissed her defamation claims against three current or former trustees, but is still suing the district for allegedly breaching her voluntary resignation agreement.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/01/07/510006/former-fort-bend-isd-superintendent-christie-whitbeck-drops-defamation-claims/

#Court #Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #BreachOfContract #ChristieWhitbeck #DefamationLawsuit #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD

The Texas Education Agency has determined that Fort Bend ISD did not violate state law with its voting incentives during a 2023 VATRE election, although some people involved with the district at the time could face bribery investigations.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/01/03/509634/texas-education-agency-clears-fort-bend-isd-in-voter-incentives-investigation/

#EducationNews #Elections #FortBend #Local #News #Voting #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #Tea #TexasEducationAgency #VoterApprovalTaxRateElection

Former Fort Bend ISD superintendent Christie Whitbeck is suing the district and some trustees for defamation and breach of contract.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/12/04/507848/former-fort-bend-isd-christie-whitbeck-sues-trustees-for-defamation/

#Education #FortBend #Local #News #ChristieWhitbeck #FortBendISD #FortBendSuperintendent

Fort Bend ISD is considering a formalized agreement with the Friends of the Sugar Land 95, a nonprofit, to access more funding for a memorial project.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/09/16/500089/fort-bend-isd-explores-agreement-with-friends-of-the-sugar-land-95-to-access-grants/

#Education #FortBend #News #Schools #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #FriendsOfTheSugarLand95 #ReginaldMoore #SugarLand95

Monday night's Fort Bend ISD meeting could result in a major policy change that reshapes how books are reviewed in schools.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/08/26/497752/fort-bend-isd-to-consider-new-book-policy/

#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #News #BookBans #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #SchoolLibraries

Fort Bend ISD starts new fiscal year with nearly $829 million budget

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/07/01/492388/fort-bend-isd-starts-new-fiscal-year-with-nearly-829-million-budget/

#Education #FortBend #News #Schools #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #FortBendIsdBudget

Fort Bend ISD is facing complaints that it unlawfully incentivized staff and students to vote in its tax rate election last year and “engaged in electioneering,” according to a district news release.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/06/27/492118/texas-education-agency-is-investigating-fort-bend-isd-district-says/

#Education #FortBend #News #FortBendISD #TexasEducationAgency

Houston ISD, other area school districts offer free meals for students over the summer

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/06/17/490901/houston-isd-other-area-school-districts-offer-free-meals-for-students-over-the-summer/

#Education #News #Schools #AldineISD #ConroeISD #CyFairISD #FortBendISD #Hisd #HoustonISD #SpringBranchISD #SummerMealPrograms

Fort Bend ISD board discusses proposed policy that would have superintendent decide when to remove books

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/books-libraries/2024/06/06/489884/fort-bend-isd-school-board-discusses-new-book-removal-policy/

#BooksLibraries #Education #FortBend #News #BookBanning #BookRemovals #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD

Fort Bend ISD voters have elected two new trustees, unofficial results show.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/05/06/486727/fort-bend-isd-elects-two-new-school-board-members/

#Education #Election2024 #Elections #FortBend #News #Schools #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD

A Fort Bend ISD investigation found that a former employee was not to blame for budget shortfalls in a 2023 bond. Instead, it found that their failure to account for inflation led to budget overages.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/04/25/484675/former-fort-bend-isd-employee-isnt-to-blame-for-bond-shortfalls-report-says/

#Finances #FortBend #News #Schools #FortBendCounty #FortBendISD #FortBendISDBond

Then-superintendent Christie Whitbeck announced her early retirement late last year. But Whitbeck and Trustee Kristen Malone alleged that the rest of the board had forced Whitbeck out.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/04/09/483060/fort-bend-isd-trustees-address-tea-complaint-in-superintendent-retirement/

#Education #FortBend #News #ChristieWhitbeck #FortBendISD