State-appointed Houston ISD board approves 5-year contract extension for Superintendent Mike Miles
Members of the board made no discussion of the contract renewal before approving the extension during an hours-long board meeting Thursday. The vote came shortly after Miles touted increased STAAR exam results and days after Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath commended the district's improvements under state control.
Elected trustee for Houston ISD requests end of state takeover after visit by TEA Commissioner Mike Morath
Nearly two years after the state intervened in Texas' largest public school system, Morath said the progress made by HISD is "pretty spectacular."
Nearly all Houston ISD campuses will use district-crafted curriculum during 2025-26 school year
All but five HISD campuses will be using a curriculum crafted by Superintendent Mike Miles’ staff. It's required to be used at the 130 schools that are part of Miles' New Education System.
Report: Sunrise Centers are unfamiliar to Houston ISD staff and far from some of the neediest students
A study by Rice University recently found that HISD’s seven Sunrise Centers are furthest from students living in the Third Ward, Denver Harbor and Northwest Houston. They also found that teachers are not aware of the centers’ services.
Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles proposes cuts to district’s central office
The district's state-appointed board of managers has to approve the 2025-26 budget by June. The largest proposed cut within HISD's central office is to the Chief of Schools office, which could see a funding decline of nearly $10 million.
Houston ISD teachers could be paid based on performance. Critics say teaching ‘is not sales work’
HISD’s 10,000-plus teachers would no longer be paid by experience under a pay scale released this week by state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles.
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