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Asher Lehrer-Small
@ashersmall.bsky.social
Houston ISD reporter for Houston Landing
Reposted by Asher Lehrer-Small
Sending much love and big hugs to @ashersmall.bsky.social @mirandadunlap.bsky.social and the rest of the talented team at Houston Landing.

(Psst, editors... snap these two up and you will not want for scoops and smart takes.)

Asher, tacos are on me next month. 🌮🌮🌮
April 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Latest story breaks down the new Houston ISD teacher evaluation system that the district just released.

Eyes are on this proposal, in part, because it could become a main factor determining teachers' pay under a looming pay-for-performance plan houstonlanding.org/houston-isd-...
Houston ISD releases new teacher rating system proposal as pay-for-performance plans loom
Houston ISD teachers would continue to be evaluated largely based on ratings by campus leaders and student test scores under the draft plan.
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January 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Learned lots abt Houston ISD history — and the local leaders who, after Brown v. Board, resisted integration — for this recent story.

AND! My media requests prompted HISD to announce initial steps toward potentially renaming 8 facilities.
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December 6, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Mild sore throat and voice is a little raspy. Someone, quick, interview me for radio.
December 5, 2024 at 3:21 PM
BREAKING: The TEA is investigating over 100 educators — including more than a dozen from Houston ISD — linked to an alleged teacher certification cheating ring houstonlanding.org/tea-investig...
TEA investigating over 100 educators linked to teacher certification cheating ring
Texas Education Agency officials said about 30 people who worked at Houston-area school districts in recent years are under state investigation.
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December 4, 2024 at 6:27 PM
My colleagues @annacat.bsky.social, @paulcobler.bsky.social & @lexigraceparra.bsky.social did a beautiful job telling the human story behind a narrative that had become fiercely political
After the death of her daughter, Jocelyn, Alexis Nungaray became an unlikely anti-immigration crusader for President-elect Donald Trump and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaigns. But outside of the spotlight, she mourns alone to keep Jocelyn's memory alive.
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‘I don’t want her to be forgotten’: The election is over. Alexis Nungaray’s grief remains.
The death of Alexis Nungaray’s 12-year-old daughter set her mother on a political crusade in her memory, often at the expense of her ability to grieve.
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November 21, 2024 at 6:09 PM