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Choice Partners Food Co-op to Supply Prepackaged Food Items to Meet District Needs During Pandemic

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HCDE Schools Begin Back-to-School Virtually First, In-person Later to Serve Multiple Districts’ Needs

Online Learning Expert at HCDE Helps Train Teachers to Be ‘Virtual Best’

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Teacher Training Program at HCDE Includes Preparing Teachers to Be Virtual Educators

Comprehensive Afterschool Programs Urged to Apply for $550,787 in Funding through CASE for Kids Partnership Project

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Testimonials & Fast Facts

DID YOU KNOW...

HCDE IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF ADULT EDUCATION IN TEXAS

9,10

STUDENTS EARN THEIR GED, LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH AND PARTICIPATE IN WORKFORCE PREPARATION CLASSES

Reflects 2017-2018 school year

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I am so thankful for the adult education program and the impact it has made on my life.

– Dominique Jones

Valedictorian, HCDE GED graduate class of 2017

DID YOU KNOW...

HCDE HAS HELPED MORE THAN

1,0

CHILDREN IN HEAD START PROGRAMS

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Reflects 2017-2018 school year

My granddaughter gained socialization skills, she’s learning to read, write and count, and she knows how to interact with others.

– Amanda Kastl

Head Start grandparent

DID YOU KNOW...

HCDE HAS HELPED MORE THAN

HIGHPOINT STUDENTS
GRADUATE ON TIME

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Reflects 2017-2018 school year

What makes it different here are the teachers. They put a lot of effort and work into you so you can be a better person.

– Amari Harrison

Highpoint East School graduate

DID YOU KNOW...

HCDE SUPPORTS

38,00

EDUCATORS CONTINUING
THEIR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

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Reflects 2017-2018 school year

The HCDE team built relationships with us and encouraged us to connect to each other. We learned a great deal from each other, as our experiences were richly diverse. This isn’t a job for me; it’s the job for me.

– Katie Bradarich

2015 graduate of HCDE Principal Academy

DID YOU KNOW...

HCDE SERVED

FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
IN 2017-2018, REPRESENTING 7% OF
THE TOTAL ENTITIES SERVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT?

Reflects 2017-2018 school year

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$.005422

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$.00500

For the 5th year in a row, the taxes are
BELOW the Effective Tax Rate

HCDE Tax Rate

HCDE saves taxpayers money with lowered tax rate

Harris County Department of Education is committed to being good stewards of taxpayer dollars. For the fifth year in a row, HCDE's Board of Trustees voted to save county taxpayers money by lowering the tax rate below the effective tax rate.

HCDE’s adopted tax rate is 0.005000 per $100 assessed property value for tax year 2018-2019. For the average home in Harris County, valued at $167,000, this equates to $8.35 a year.

Learn more and calculate your tax rate.