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Will New School District Takeovers Follow the Model—and ‘Chaos’—of Houston ISD?

The state education agency took over four additional districts this spring, installing leaders linked to Houston’s state-imposed superintendent, Mike Miles, including two who worked for his former charter school network.

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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.

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A Houston ISD exec tapped for Beaumont schools superintendent during its second state takeover

Former Houston school administrators now work as superintendents or key executives in three districts under Texas’ control. This is Beaumont’s second state intervention in recent years.

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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.

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Mike Miles’ Former Charter School Network Expands Its Footprint in Texas

Some school district leaders say they believed they had only one option for a partnership to avoid state takeover.

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Rod Paige, former U.S. education secretary also known for the “Houston Miracle,” dies at 92

The former Houston ISD superintendent was the first Black person to lead the Department of Education and helped launch the No Child Left Behind Act.

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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.

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What you need to know about Texas’ takeover of Fort Worth ISD

A takeover is meant to correct the course of struggling school districts. But it can become a fraught process since the district’s elected school board loses its decision-making power.

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More Texas kindergarteners coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions

In school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements. The post More Texas kindergarteners coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

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A Wave of School District Takeovers Could Be Coming. Some Past Interventions Ended with More Failing Schools.

Fort Worth ISD is among the districts that could join Houston in having its elected board deposed, while Beaumont and Edgewood ISDs offer a cautionary tale.

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Online readership numbers are at least one tool to figure out what the Observer audience really loved.

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TEA Exoneration of Mike Miles’ Charter Schools Leaves Questions Unanswered, Raises New Ones

An agency report challenging media stories overlooks the charter schools’ compliance with federal tax and state business laws, on the watch of the now-HISD superintendent, while revealing new out-of-state payments.

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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.

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After 7 years of state oversight, Texas’ takeover of Marlin ISD starts winding down

The transition at the Waco-area school district will shed light on how a democratically elected school board resumes control after a takeover.

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Struggling to find teachers close to home, some Texas schools are looking overseas for help

Public schools got little help from lawmakers this year to address the state’s chronic teacher shortage, so they’ve turned to other creative solutions — like leaning on cultural exchange programs to recruit international teachers.

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Support for Houston ISD’s Spanish speakers has dwindled under state-appointed leader, parents say

For one reading class, Superintendent Mike Miles said instruction would focus on English, even if it meant risking state funding for dual-language programs. Parents say it goes further than that, adding that their kids are receiving no assistance in Spanish at all.

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Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles says he needs four to five years to turn the district around

Miles said he should be held accountable and be fired if the district doesn’t improve academically in the next two years.

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TribCast: Big changes in Houston ISD after state takeover

In this week’s episode, we discuss the changes at Houston ISD after a state takeover in June.

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Houston ISD’s state-appointed superintendent will cut over 500 jobs

Mike Miles said the cuts will be mostly from academics-related departments with more positions to be cut in coming weeks, he said.

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Texas’ pick to lead Houston’s schools used aggressive, polarizing methods in Dallas

Mike Miles has wasted no time in restructuring schools and proposing administrative layoffs. The changes are designed to pay teachers at struggling schools more if their students show improvement.

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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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Texas Education Agency picks Mike Miles for Houston ISD superintendent as state takeover begins

The former Dallas ISD superintendent and a state-appointed board of managers will replace Houston’s elected school board in response to years of poor academic outcomes at a single campus in the district.

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In Houston Schools, It’s the Mike Morath Show

An audio recording of trainings for unelected school managers paints a bleak picture of the Bayou City’s educational future.

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At schools across Houston, students and parents protest Texas Education Agency’s takeover of state’s largest district

At one elementary school, protesters chanted as the school day was about to begin. Parents sought petition signatures at a high school. The demonstrations are planned throughout the day.

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