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Education Reform Advocate AJ Crabill on How School Boards Can Become More Effective

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on March 30, 2023 · The former TEA Deputy Commissioner discusses why school boards fail and how they can be improved.

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Harvard professor and author Todd Rose recently talked about the idea of the end of averages in education at the Houston A+ Challenge speaker series.

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Beyond Average: How Schools Can Shift Their Focus to Individual Students

Laura Isensee

Posted on April 5, 2017 · Harvard University professor Todd Rose says that schools should learn from other sciences: that there’s no such thing as average.

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Political Perspectives: The State Of Texas Education

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 15, 2016 · Hosts/Commentators, Jay Aiyer and Brandon Rottinghaus will take a look at the state of public education and reform in Texas.

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Mike Miles’ contract approved by new Houston ISD board during tense first meeting

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Posted on June 9, 2023 · Opponents to the takeover voiced complaints against both the lack of elected representation in the district as well as Superintendent Mike Miles’s New Education System.

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29 Houston schools will look different next school year — cameras in classrooms, no librarians, higher pay for teachers

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on June 8, 2023 · Many reform-minded community members believe the New Education System is a step towards better student outcomes. Critics argue the changes will impose a uniform education model on low-income communities across Houston who had no say in its formation, while leaving affluent communities untouched. 

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Ex-Houston ISD superintendent Millard House II lands similar job in Washington D.C. area

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Posted on June 7, 2023 · House served as HISD's superintendent from 2021 until last week, when he was replaced by Mike Miles as part of a long-planned takeover of the district by the Texas Education Agency.

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HISD Superintendent Mike Miles on his vision for improving the school district

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Posted on June 5, 2023 · The newly-appointed leader of the largest school district in Texas shares his plans and ideas for enacting systemic change.

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