
Education
Texas Education Agency delays release of 2023 A-F accountability ratings by a month
Posted on · The delay comes as the agency faces a legal challenge to the way it's evaluating school districts.
Posted on · The delay comes as the agency faces a legal challenge to the way it's evaluating school districts.
Posted on · The West Houston school district, which has paid more than $200 million during the last three years as part of a statewide wealth redistribution program for Texas public schools, is taking a stand against it. But the state will ultimately be able to receive the required payment for the 2023-24 school year, according to a local education expert.
Posted on · On the redesigned STAAR test, which was taken completely online for the first time this year, Houston-area school districts generally saw slight to moderate improvements in third grade reading and math.
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.
Posted on · The cuts, which include 672 layoffs, represent a workforce reduction of more than 20 percent to HISD's administrative staff.
Posted on · For algebra and biology, only 45 percent and 57 percent of students, respectively, are scoring at or above grade-level.
Posted on · The arrest of Jeremy Eugene, a 30-year-old teacher from the Houston area, occurred as community members expressed opposition to limited seating in HISD's main boardroom.
Posted on · Attendees can register for the event and submit questions for Superintendent Mike Miles and his team ahead of each meeting.
Posted on · The board itself discussed the proposed 2.2 billion-dollar budget for the upcoming year and plans to vote on it June 22.
Posted on · Houston ISD parents, including some who hadn’t attended previous protests, are organizing against sweeping reforms to 29 schools. State-appointed superintendent Mike Miles announced eight community meetings to discuss the changes from late June through the end of July.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · With the takeover coming in a matter of days, questions are swirling about who will lead the state’s largest district — and whether or not they’re prepared. Houston Public Media obtained audio of a two-day training for leadership candidates.
Posted on · With two weeks until the takeover, the Texas Education Agency says it will stick with June 1 for the appointment of a new superintendent and Board of Managers — who have not yet been selected, according to the agency. The new leaders will be in office for a long time.