The Texas Legislature has prioritized getting high school dropouts the skills they need to enter the workforce.   view article

Mount Carmel Academy, a charter school partnered with Houston ISD, will have its last day of instruction on Dec. 20, the school's business manager said. view article

Mount Carmel Academy, a charter high school that has partnered with Houston ISD since opening in 2008, will close at the end of the calendar year because of dwindling enrollment and related financial woes. The school receives its funding from HISD based on enrollment, according to Mount Carmel business manager Vic Bonner Jr. Because it has lost more than 100 students in the last two years, Bonner said Tuesday it can no longer afford to pay its staff, monthly rent and other expenses. view article