San Diego Union-Tribune
August 21, 2009
Group pushing for schools chief to stay in S.D.
As San Diego schools chief Terry Grier was introduced in Houston as its new superintendent yesterday, a local campaign was gaining momentum to persuade him to stay.
Houston Chronicle
August 21, 2009
HISD board picks San Diego's Terry Grier | Choice to lead district vows to cut dropout rate
Houston school trustees united Thursday to name Terry Grier the new superintendent, and now the ambitious San Diego schools chief must win over an unfamiliar and diverse community. In Spanish.
Voice of San Diego
August 21, 2009
He's Headed to Houston. Do We Have a Problem?
Urban superintendents tend to be easy come, easy go. Yet even by that low standard, San Diego Unified seems to have a problem with keeping its chiefs.
KSWB-TV
August 20, 2009
S.D. unified superintendent to transfer districts?
Weeks before the San Diego Unified School District is set to begin another school year, the district's Superintendent may be moving on to a bigger school district for a much bigger paycheck.
KGTV-10
August 20, 2009
SDUSD Superintendent Leaving For Job In Houston
San Diego Unified School District Terry Grier is the lone finalist for the same position in Houston.
KNSD-TV
August 20, 2009
SDUSD Supt Greeted by Applause in Houston
When your boss flies out of town early and shows up somewhere else thanking people for the "new opportunity," it sounds like a done deal.
KUSI-TV
August 20, 2009
Superintendent Grier leaving for greener pastures
The Houston Independent School District Board voted unanimously this afternoon to hire Terry Grier, with a reported compensation package in excess of $400,000.
San Diego Union-Tribune
August 20, 2009
School Superintendent Grier abandons S.D. for Houston
SAN DIEGO — It's official: San Diego schools chief Terry Grier has been tapped to run the Houston school system.
Education Week website
August 20, 2009
San Diego Schools Chief May Run Houston District
The chief of the San Diego school district has been named as the sole finalist for superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, the largest district in Texas and the seventh-largest in the country.
KPBS-FM
August 20, 2009
School Board Surprised by Grier's Possible Departure
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Unified School Board members appeared surprised Thursday at the news Superintendent Terry Grier might be leaving the district.
Voice of San Diego
August 19, 2009
Anxiety in the Air as Grier Eyes Another Job
It looks like the revolving door at San Diego Unified may keep spinning, to the horror of parents and employees who thought it might have finally slowed.
Why Does the Door Keep Revolving?
If Superintendent Terry Grier does take off for Houston, he will be the third permanent superintendent to leave San Diego Unified in roughly four years, not counting interim chiefs who stepped in to the void. As the news broke Wednesday, people asked over and over: What's with the revolving door?
KUSI-TV
August 20, 2009
Back to school help for military families
We take a lot of time to thank the brave men and women that serve our country, so this morning we honoried the children in military families.
KNSD-TV
August 20, 2009
Too many elementary school teachers and not enough middle school teachers.
San Diego Union-Tribune
August 19, 2009
Achievement gap casts a shadow on test scores | Students across county, state show improvement
Despite severe budget cuts to education, students in San Diego County and throughout California made solid gains on standardized tests this year.
KSWB-TV
August 19, 2009
Student standardized test scores up
Standardized test scores for students around California and locally are up. But as educators explained, there is still more room for growth.
Opinion
San Diego Union-Tribune
August 21, 2009
Union-Tribune Editorial | Inevitable result | Zombro's power plays behind Grier's exit
Given the degeneration of the San Diego Unified School District since a new board majority took power in January, Superintendent Terry Grier's decision to leave San Diego Unified after less than two years here comes as no surprise.
Voice of San Diego
August 20, 2009
Blogger for a Day: Holding a Lighted Match Under the Thermostat
This morning, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a special legislative session focusing on education that he hopes will establish merit pay for teachers based on students' test scores to meet the requirements of the federal Race to the Top initiative. The Governor states that he does not want California to miss out on the federal stimulus monies. Legislators could vote by October to overturn the law that currently prohibits the use of students' test data for evaluating and compensating teachers so that the state is eligible to submit a Race to the Top grant.