HISD chief-in-waiting has a reputation of pushing reform Houston & Texas News Chron.com - Houston Chronicle:
"The sun was shining on this hot August morning, but Superintendent Terry Grier was talking to his principals about rain.
Inside a large, drab high school auditorium, he recounted the “stormy times” of the last 18 months. California's financial disaster forced Grier to chop $250 million from the San Diego school district's budget. He froze hiring, slashed central-office jobs and cut back on textbooks. But he also launched a virtual high school, ordered campuses to offer more advanced courses and employed graduation coaches to help failing students retake classes online."
"The sun was shining on this hot August morning, but Superintendent Terry Grier was talking to his principals about rain.
Inside a large, drab high school auditorium, he recounted the “stormy times” of the last 18 months. California's financial disaster forced Grier to chop $250 million from the San Diego school district's budget. He froze hiring, slashed central-office jobs and cut back on textbooks. But he also launched a virtual high school, ordered campuses to offer more advanced courses and employed graduation coaches to help failing students retake classes online."