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How Houston Elementary Students Can Maximize Summer Break
While summer vacation is a great time for your child to relax, recharge, and spend time with friends, it's also a critical period academically. Summer slide affects students across the board and can compound over time, leaving students further [...]
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Call for Daycare Providers
Dear ECE Provider, General Academic wants the opportunity to promote your Early Care and Education (ECE) center. More than 50,000 Houston-area families rely on our free research and analysis [...]
Ambushed and Robbed on Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Hike-Bike Trail
Like many Houstonians tired of being indoors and pleasantly surprised by the cool weather last weekend, I took to our city’s increasingly well-developed hike and bike trails to seek fresh [...]
Top Houston ISD (HISD) Magnet Schools of 2020
Analysis of Houston School Choice Lottery for 2020-2021 The most popular Houston ISD (HISD) magnet schools for 2020-2021 are River Oaks Elementary School, Pin Oak Middle School, and Carnegie Vanguard [...]
Managing Learning During COVID-19 Disruptions
The global COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the academic year for Houston-area students. As of this writing, private and public schools are ordered closed through the [...]