Sunday, August 30, 2009

HISD chief-in-waiting has a reputation of pushing reform | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle


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."