Whitmire replaces longtime Houston Public Library System director

The announcement comes just a day after city officials announced the closure of Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library, which had been operating for four decades until Thursday. 

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Behind the scenes of Houston ISD teacher evaluation rollout: TEA called classroom observation approach ‘odd,’ liaison said training sessions ‘much larger than is recommended’

Houston Public Media obtained correspondence showing concerns raised by state education staffers about Houston ISD’s rushed rollout of a deeply controversial performance evaluation system for educators. According to experts, the messages call further into question the systems that will determine which teachers and principals are removed from their schools.

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