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‘We feel validated’: How Pasadena ISD’s new approach to bilingual instruction is paying off for students

Pasadena ISD students made greater academic gains with more class time in Spanish, a Kinder Institute analysis shows.

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Request by the County Clerk for approval to use the department’s procurement card and/or reimburse personnel in an estimated amount of $1,200.00 for food and coffee expenses incurred from the County Clerk’s Back to School Birth Certificate event taking place on Saturday, August 1, 2026.

Harris County Commissioners Court

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Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 4 for approval of a resolution recognizing August 2026 as Back to School Month in Harris County.

Harris County Commissioners Court

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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism, and for other purposes.

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Request by the County Clerk for approval to use the department’s procurement card and/or reimburse personnel in an estimated amount of $1,200.00 for food and coffee expenses incurred from the County Clerk’s Back to School Birth Certificate event taking place on Saturday, August 1, 2026.

policy

Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 4 for approval of a resolution recognizing August 2026 as Back to School Month in Harris County.

policy

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism, and for other purposes.

policy

Request that the County Judge execute an agreement between Alief Independent School District and Harris County Precinct 4 to provide funding for playground equipment at Miller Intermediate School’s SPARK Park, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

49%

3rd graders reading at grade level (Texas STAAR)

Source: Texas Education Agency, Spring 2025 STAAR grades 3-8 results (statewide)

$11,349

Infant child care cost, center-based (Texas)

Source: Child Care Aware of America, Child Care in America: 2024 Price & Supply Report — Texas fact sheet

28%

Children in single-parent households

Source: American Community Survey 5-Year (2020-2024) via Houston State of Health, Harris County

16%

Children without health insurance

Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)

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Who works in Elementary School in Houston

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Harris County Commissioners Court

The governing body of Harris County, Texas

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Easter Seals Greater Houston

Comprehensive disability services for families, including early childhood programs, assistive technology, camps, and veteran support.

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Elementary School

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‘We feel validated’: How Pasadena ISD’s new approach to bilingual instruction is paying off for students

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How Elementary School connects

Request by the County Clerk for approval to use the department’s procurement card and/or reimburse personnel in an estimated amount of $1,200.00 for food and coffee expenses incurred from the County Clerk’s Back to School Birth Certificate event taking place on Saturday, August 1, 2026.

Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 4 for approval of a resolution recognizing August 2026 as Back to School Month in Harris County.

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism, and for other purposes.

Request that the County Judge execute an agreement between Alief Independent School District and Harris County Precinct 4 to provide funding for playground equipment at Miller Intermediate School’s SPARK Park, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

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Who works in Elementary School in Houston

Harris County Commissioners Court

Easter Seals Greater Houston

Children's Museum Houston

Interfaith Caring Ministries (ICM)

Texas Society to Prevent Blindness (Prevent Blindness Texas)

Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse