Houston Matters
A new school year — and a new era — begins at HISD under state control
Posted on · The TEA took over, hired a board of managers and a superintendent, and now a summer of change is put to the test.
Tag: Mike Miles
HISD
Teachers have mixed feelings about Houston ISD reforms under Mike Miles, from ‘I hate it’ to ‘Just support it’
Posted on · Houston public school students start class on Monday, when the sweeping reforms enacted by state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles will be put to the test. Their teachers are already at work, learning the ins and outs of the so-called “New Education System” — and many of them are critical of the changes.
HISD
Houston ISD student regrets performing in ‘propaganda play’ starring Mike Miles
Posted on · Comfort Azagidi, a rising senior at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, performed in a musical routine during a Houston ISD teacher event on Wednesday. They now say students were “tricked” into participating in the performance.
HISD
‘A fever dream’: Mike Miles stars in musical about himself as disorganization plagues Houston ISD teacher training
Posted on · The week-long training for teachers across Houston ISD got off to a rocky start, with crowded rooms prompting a fire marshal visit. On Wednesday, TEA-appointed superintendent Mike Miles starred in a musical about himself.
HISD
Mike Miles gains power as Houston ISD Board of Managers approves major policy changes, union files grievances and community members protest
Posted on · State-appointed superintendent Mike Miles gained more power Thursday night, but he didn’t get everything he asked for. Also this week, the Houston ISD teachers’ union filed grievances seeking to pause the reforms in about 60 of the 85 targeted schools, and community members organized a “read in” protest at the board meeting.
HISD
Houston ISD parents and students fear Mike Miles’ reforms will tear the community fabric of their public schools
Posted on · It’s been just over two months since the Texas Education Agency replaced the elected board and superintendent of Houston’s public school system with hand-picked managers. As major reforms sweep the district, many parents and educators are worried about losing intergenerational connections in their public schools.
HISD
Houston ISD board considers giving Mike Miles more power, hiring non-certified teachers, changing union consultation rules
Posted on · The Houston ISD Board of Managers met Thursday night to discuss potential policies that, if approved, would increase state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles’ power. Critics argue the changes would give him a “blank check.”
HISD
Mike Miles seeks expanded authority, state waiver for Houston ISD to hire uncertified educators
Posted on · Mike Miles, appointed by the Texas Education Agency in June, wants the agency to grant a waiver allowing the district to hire uncertified teachers. The Houston ISD board of managers, also appointed by the agency, will consider that request as well as a push to give Miles expanded power Thursday night.
Houston Matters
Reviewing a dramatic year (so far) in Houston education
Posted on · We check in with News 88.7's education reporter Dominic Anthony Walsh.
Houston Matters
New literacy curriculum is among the many changes coming to HISD
Posted on · A new phonics-focused curriculum was tested last school year and will be expanded this year.
HISD
Houston ISD requires remaining human resources staffers work overtime and weekends, without pay, one week after layoffs
Posted on · After the district eliminated 82 positions from its Human Resources department, the remaining workers have been told to work overtime and to be available on weekends. State-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles is pushing to close teacher vacancies with the start of classes one month away.
HISD
City leaders criticize Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles over plans for school libraries
Posted on · At least 28 campuses in HISD are eliminating librarians and media specialists while converting their libraries into spaces that will be used to discipline misbehaving students, among other uses.
HISD
Houston ISD cutting more than 2,300 administrative jobs under new superintendent
Posted on · The cuts, which include 672 layoffs, represent a workforce reduction of more than 20 percent to HISD's administrative staff.
HISD
Exclusive: All Houston ISD teachers to be paid based on test scores by 2025-26 school year, schools will continue to lose autonomy
Posted on · Houston Public Media obtained a document outlining state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles’ expansive plans for the largest public school system in Texas, including details that have not yet been made public. Over the next two years, Houston ISD will implement performance-based pay for all teachers and an “earned autonomy” model for campuses across the district.
HISD
Houston public school teachers and administrators face tough choices under state-appointed leadership
Posted on · More than a third of the district — 85 campuses — face sweeping reforms under state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles’ New Education System.