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High costs, dwindling enrollment: Is Houston ISD’s playbook under takeover sustainable?

The high price tag, coupled with less state funding from students leaving the district, raises questions about whether the academic improvements are sustainable in the long run and whether other districts can afford to replicate it.

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As the only Texas district to trigger potential state takeover, Austin ISD’s future now in TEA’s hands

Two middle schools received their fifth consecutive F grades from the Texas Education Agency.

The Texas Tribune

‘If they don’t want to show the video, that tells me something’: Texas mom demands answers after officer allegedly grabs her second grader by the neck

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Feds investigate Houston ISD for plans to separate students with disabilities

Houston school administrators say the move would give children who need the support more focused attention. But the U.S. Department of Education worries the plan amounts to segregation.

The Texas Tribune

Mike Miles Cancels Moonlighting Contract with His Former Charter School Network

Houston ISD says its state-appointed superintendent has ended a paid agreement with Third Future Schools, after the Observer obtained the contract and requested comment. A 2025 state law restricts moonlighting by superintendents.

Texas Observer

Lina Hidalgo Had a Vision. Harris County Won’t See It.

Her anti-climactic exit from office caps a saga of waning power and growing discord. But what her rise once promised is worth remembering.

Texas Observer

Houston’s Top Magnet High Schools Could Become Private Partnership Charter Schools, Raising Equity Concerns

Texas' largest school district may even convert its renowned performing arts institution under a program that benefitted the state-appointed superintendent in his previous career.

Texas Observer

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Fort Worth ISD Parents Fear the Same Chaos that State Takeover Has Brought to Houston ISD

TEA intervention into locally controlled school districts has become increasingly common—despite mixed results.

Texas Observer

‘No Trust, No Bond’: Houston School Bond Fails amid State Takeover Backlash

“In my 33 years as an educator, I’ve never known teachers to come out against a bond. I’ve never seen so much community involvement and participation, mainly because we do not trust Mike Miles.”

Texas Observer

Hundreds of Texas Teachers Cheated on Certification Exam, Illegally Obtained License in Massive Scheme: Prosecutors

A group of Houston school district employees have been charged for their alleged involvement in a venture that helped hundreds to cheat on certification exams.

Latin Times

Hundreds illegally got Texas teacher licenses through cheating ring, Harris County prosecutors say

Five people were charged in connection with the scheme. Investigators say aspiring teachers would pay for help cheating in the certification test.

The Texas Tribune

Mike Miles Moved Texas School Funds to Colorado Through a Possible Shell Corporation Without a Paper Trail

An Observer investigation has found irregularities in how the Houston ISD superintendent's Colorado charter school nonprofit did business in Texas.

Texas Observer

Houston power outages persist amid sweltering heat

Some residents forced to wait until Wednesday for lights and air conditioning to be restored after major storm in US south

The Guardian - US

Houston ISD superintendent accused of funneling tax dollars out of state

A state lawmaker and Houston residents urge the Texas Education Agency to investigate whether the state-appointed superintendent improperly sent public funds to out-of-state charter schools.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Observer

Houston ISD Takeover, The Musical

New superintendent Mike Miles put on a play to inspire teachers. Not everyone was amused.

Texas Observer

Teachers Strong-Armed to Get on Board with Houston Schools Takeover

Instructors face job losses for failing to sign up for the New Education System.

The Texas Tribune

New state-appointed Houston school board criticized for limiting public access at meeting

The state recently took over the Houston school district. The new officials restricted the number of people allowed in the board room, requiring many people to watch from an overflow space.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #55

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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One state may see a new official flag

Welcome to the Tuesday, March 28, Brew.

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Texas Education Agency takes over state’s largest school district

A yearslong struggle between the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Houston Independent School District (HISD) came to an end on March 15, 2023. Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced in a letter he was appointing a Board of Managers to replace the Houston Independent School District’s (HISD) elected Board…

Salon

Parents fume at Texas' Houston takeover

The first public meeting on the takeover was "rodeo-grade BS,” parent says

The Texas Tribune

Parents share their outrage during first public meeting over Houston ISD takeover

The Texas Education Agency announced on March 15 that it would replace the current superintendent and its democratically elected school board with a new board of managers as soon as June 1.

Texas Observer

Houston ISD Takeover Is a Trojan Horse for Privatization

Leaders of low-income communities of color worry the state’s power grab could deepen inequalities at schools like Wheatley High.

Salon

"Outrage" over Houston school takeover

"Politically motivated" takeover will "worsen inequities and disenfranchise Houston voters," critics say

The Texas Tribune

Houston ISD families blast the state’s takeover of the district as an intervention that won’t improve student learning

Parents and students of the Houston Independent School District decried the state’s decision to take control of the school system. Despite the news, many questions remain about how it would affect them.

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