Month: January 2006

Last night I heard a story promo on (I think) KHOU-11 about HISD’s proposed teacher bonus program. The promo said something like, “teachers are excited about it, but the teachers union is not.” That’s an

MeMo thinks I need to muster up some outrage because a female firefighter had to take a promotion exam just hours after giving birth — no exception was made for her condition. Here’s Anne’s thinking

Last year, HPD lost a $600,000 sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. This year is getting off to a bit of a rocky start in that regard, as the Chronicle‘s Harvey Rice reports on another potential

The Mayor’s office is making a big push to track down parole violators in Houston and Harris County. Here’s an excerpt from Mark Garay’s reporting for KTRK-13: The man arrested for the abduction and rape

This week HISD’s board will vote on Dr. Saavedra’s teacher bonus program: The intricate, multi-tiered plan — touted by the Houston Independent School District as being among the most aggressive incentive plans in the country