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May 2024
P-12
HISD will overhaul how students get into the hardest high school classes, Houston Chronicle, 5/02/24
In March, the Education Trust, a national education advocacy nonprofit, released a report that found racial and economic disparities in dual-credit enrollment across the state of Texas. That pattern holds true at HISD as well, where only about 25% of Black 11th grade students were on track to graduate with college credit, compared to the district average of about 36%, according to the February report. Judith Cruz, former HISD trustee and assistant director of the Houston region at the Education Trust, called HISD’s new policy a “step in the right direction” and predicted it will help more students make it to college or find gainful employment after graduation. “So many students are looked over for advanced coursework when it comes to strictly teacher recommendations and grades, but when you have an auto-admission policy… a lot more students of color and working backgrounds will be able to access advanced coursework,” Cruz said.