Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles returned to City Hall on Wednesday, where he was met with jeers while praising the district’s “remarkable academic progress” in remarks to the Houston City Council’s economic development committee.
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When the Texas Education Agency releases its latest A-F ratings next week for schools across the state, Houston ISD leaders say the district will have no F-rated campuses. Two years earlier, HISD had 56 failing schools.
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When the Texas Education Agency releases its A-F ratings next week for schools across the state, HISD leaders say the district will have no F-rated campuses and 18 D-rated schools. Two years earlier, HISD had 121 schools with D or F grades.
The Texas Education Agency is extending its takeover of Houston ISD and replacing four of the nine school board members it appointed in 2023.
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Two members of Houston ISD's bond oversight committee toured Fleming Middle School and said the Fifth Ward campus should be renovated instead of rebuilt.
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Oversight committee members Wendell Robbins and Daria Wenas both said they think Fleming Middle School, slated for a rebuild that would cost nearly $150 million, should be renovated instead. Wenas also questioned campus maintenance in the school district.
The TEA says it found no evidence of wrongdoing by Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles, the Colorado-based charter school network he founded or three Texas school districts they partnered with after investigating alleged financial misconduct.
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Houston area lawmakers hear from residents about HISD takeover concerns ahead of next legislative session
About three weeks before they are set to decide whether to place a $4.4 billion bond package on the Nov. 5 ballot, the state-appointed board members for Houston ISD signaled support for the plan and a sense of urgency.
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The district's state-appointed board of managers plans to decide Aug. 8 whether it will place a bond package on the Nov. 5 ballot. Board members continued to hear opposition from HISD stakeholders during Tuesday's meeting.
Houston ISD's Mike Miles: School board could return to elected officials in two years if improvements continue
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Miles attended Tuesday’s Houston City Council economic development meeting, marking the first time he publicly met with the city government and answered questions from council members.
Two outgoing principals in Houston ISD say their forced resignations were unwarranted and based on unclear and frequently-changing performance metrics.
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