Claire Partain
@HoustonISD student achievement reporter @houstonchron | past: Woodlands, @austinfc, TXST | [email protected]
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Gains, losses in HISD takeover’s wake
Three years in, ratings are up but enrollment dip brings budget cuts
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY
HISD to continue special education overhaul
Experts say its plan conflicts with orders
Breaches found in plan for special ed
TEA orders review before HISD finishes its program overhaul
Alumni seek to honor closed schools’ legacies
Historic campuses among 12 shuttered by Houston ISD
HISD sees uneven gains in STAAR
Elementary scores drop; middle schools see improvement
HISD’s ‘kinder bridge’ to help on reading
Gains, losses in HISD takeover’s wake
Three years in, ratings are up but enrollment dip brings budget cuts
HISD’s STAAR results improve
Gains in end-of-year mandated exams mirror state trends
Enduring changes and challenges
Members of Houston ISD’s class of 2026 consider past, future
HISD student fights ‘to move forward’
19-year-old held by ICE had been granted asylum; now he worries he won't graduate
Roots of HISD turmoil trace to huelga schools
New book says desegregation battles created a greater divide
HISD special education plan draws opposition
Parents challenge HISD transfers
Some students in special education classes were selected to change schools next year
Federal probe targets HISD special ed consolidation plan
HISD shifting special ed programs
Some students may change campuses under new model
HISD ‘arts deserts’ are regaining their vitality
More than a third of its schools had no partnerships in 2024-25
A long journey, from patient to doctor
Athlete paralyzed 13 years ago crosses the stage for his degree
Schools losing many migrant students
Departures tied to federal enforcement crackdown; school closures, financial losses follow
Nonprofit invests in scholars’ next dream
Survey: HISD kids more unhealthy
Students exercise less, eat worse than average
Maps may push schools to new flood sectors
Higher-risk zones could increase costs, disrupt services
Houston teen soccer captain deported
Student sent to Honduras after being detained in December with father during ICE check-in
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Claire Partain in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.