ImpactED

Alief ISD speaks with guests from all walks of life about issues affecting education and the future of America.

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March 07, 2019 00:36:44
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Accountability - When schools and districts are graded using the flawed STAAR test

Dee Carney (Moak, Casey & Associates) joins a candid conversation about accountability and its impact on Texas public schools with Natalie Martinez (Alief ISD...

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March 05, 2019 00:44:07
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Is the STAAR test designed for your child to fail?

Alief ISD's Elementary and Secondary Language Arts staff break down the complex issues surrounding literacy in the state and how the state of Texas...

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February 26, 2019 00:55:44
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Choice Programs in Public Schools - A Launching Pad for Opportunities

Superintendent HD Chambers visits with Alief ISD high school students who decided to pursue special high school programs while still in middle school. Students...

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February 13, 2019 00:42:33
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Early Childhood Round Table - Teaching Young Learners Today for a Better Tomorrow

Dr. Julie Baker Finck of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and Alief ISD Early Childhood Facilitator Mari Martinez visit with Superintendent HD Chambers...

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February 06, 2019 00:38:01
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International Management District and Stantec - The Melting Pot Paradigm Shift

Superintendent HD Chambers vists with Natali Hurtado (International Management District) and Robert Moser (Stantec) about community planning and the upcoming changes expected in this...

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January 30, 2019 00:37:52
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Principal Tremayne Wickliffe - Re-Engaging Troubled Students

Tremayne Wickliffe is the principal of Crossroads, a disciplinary alternative education program in Alief ISD in Houston, Texas. He sits down with Superintendent HD...

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