The Houston Federation of Teachers has filed a lawsuit against Houston ISD for its decision to distribute state-funded teacher raises based on performance rather than experience.
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Houston ISD teachers will be evaluated and ranked through a new locally designed system that is expected to help determine their pay.
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Houston ISD is joining a nationwide group of hundreds of school districts in taking legal action against multiple social media companies, alleging they’ve harmed students’ ability to focus and spurred a mental health crisis.
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More than 200 school districts across the nation are part of a lawsuit against the owners of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. The school districts allege the platforms hinder students' ability to focus and have spurred a mental health crisis.
On Wednesday morning a crowd of passionate parents and students were protesting Houston ISD’s state-appointed board of managers and Superintendent Mike Miles as an estimated 3,000 desks across the district stood empty.
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Local activist group Community Voices for Public Education planned both the sick-out and protest, targeted against the state-appointed board of managers and Superintendent Mike Miles. It estimates that nearly 3,000 students stayed home on Wednesday.
Houston ISD's state-appointed board unanimously agreed Thursday to put 17 district properties up for sale, with the vote coming after a community member was reportedly dragged out of her seat and arrested for shouting at board members.
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State-appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles admitted Monday that the district violated its own procurement policy by spending what an elected trustee called an “astronomical” amount without the school board's prior approval.
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In the district's December board meeting, board members were asked to approve contracts dating back to August 2023 before eventually tabling the request. Per HISD policy, they were supposed to approve them prior to the district spending the money.
Houston ISD’s state-appointed board members gave initial approval early Wednesday to policy changes regarding public comment at meetings, but backed off a proposal to eliminate virtual participation.
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The state-appointed board members gave initial approval early Wednesday to some other proposed policy changes regarding public participation at meetings. Among them is preventing speakers from addressing topics that are not on the posted meeting agenda.
Lantrip Elementary parents and students staged a protest outside the East End school Monday, after their principal was removed. It was latest campus leadership change in Houston ISD.
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After voters rejected a $4.4 billion bond proposal for Houston ISD, the district is considering whether to sell nearly 20 properties it owns across the city.
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The state-appointed board of managers discussed the potential sale during the closed portion of Thursday's school board meeting, according to the meeting agenda, but did not take any related actions during the open 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.
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