HISD students at NES schools tested ‘significantly’ higher in reading, math exams than students at non-NES campuses
Is the New Education System model established by Houston Independent School District’s state-appointed superintendent, Mike Miles, working? That’s the question many people want to know.
Houston ISD’s number of D and F-rated schools much higher than in past years, Superintendent Miles says
Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles held a news conference Tuesday to discuss the analysis of the 2022-2023 state accountability data, which he said was not a surprise to him.
Meet one of the ‘teacher experts’ who helped review, modify curriculum at Houston ISD’s NES-aligned campuses
This article is in keeping with KPRC 2′s “Focus on Fleming” initiative, which is a year of chronicling transition at Fleming Middle School, one of 28 Houston ISD schools labeled as a high-priority campus.
HISD superintendent says he will pay ‘teacher experts’ to review curriculum after inappropriate lesson appears online
The Houston Independent School District is responding to an inappropriate lesson plan circulating on social media that was supposed to be taught to middle school students in the district’s New Education System-aligned campuses.
‘No excuses’: HISD superintendent Miles pushes for ‘high-performance culture’ in district
Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles held a meeting Wednesday with his leadership team to introduce his plans on how to make the district a “high-performance culture,” along with his goals for improving accountability amongst teachers and administrators.
HISD adopts state-approved teacher evaluation system in response to lawsuit
During a Houston Independent School District board meeting last week, Superintendent Mike Miles said the district has decided to implement the state-approved T-TESS Evaluation System rather than a new teacher evaluation system.
‘Excited to build a culture of excellence’: Former Jack Yates High School student becomes the principal
Many students are now in their second week of school. They are getting used to brand new teachers and principals and, in some cases, a new way of learning. That is the case at many Houston Independent School District campuses.
Lawsuit filed against HISD superintendent, school board due to alleged illegal teacher evaluation system
The Houston Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles and the school board for implementing the new teacher evaluation system.
First look inside Fleming Middle School, the HISD campus KPRC 2 will spend a year chronicling
This school year, KPRC 2 is embarking on a project to chronicle a year inside Fleming Middle School on the north side of Houston. Fleming is one of the 28 schools Houston ISD labeled as a high-priority campus.
Houston ISD superintendent discusses district’s Project Safe Start 2023 ahead of first day of school
Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles, along with other community members and the Houston Police Department, held a news conference Friday morning discussing the return of Project Safe Start 2023.