Houston ISD teachers will be evaluated and ranked through a new locally designed system that is expected to help determine their pay.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/03/21/516536/houston-isds-teacher-ranking-evaluation-system-passes-despite-opposition-from-teachers-parents/

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Houston ISD is joining a nationwide group of hundreds of school districts in taking legal action against multiple social media companies, alleging they’ve harmed students’ ability to focus and spurred a mental health crisis.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/18/514103/houston-isd-joins-hundreds-of-others-nationwide-suing-social-media-companies/

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On Wednesday morning a crowd of passionate parents and students were protesting Houston ISD’s state-appointed board of managers and Superintendent Mike Miles as an estimated 3,000 desks across the district stood empty. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/02/05/513045/thousands-of-houston-isd-parents-pull-kids-out-of-school-protest-ensues-to-protest-mike-miles/

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Houston ISD's state-appointed board unanimously agreed Thursday to put 17 district properties up for sale, with the vote coming after a community member was reportedly dragged out of her seat and arrested for shouting at board members.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/01/17/511255/511255/

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State-appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles admitted Monday that the district violated its own procurement policy by spending what an elected trustee called an “astronomical” amount without the school board's prior approval.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/01/13/510718/houston-isd-spent-hundreds-of-millions-without-board-approval-violating-internal-procedures/

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Houston ISD’s state-appointed board members gave initial approval early Wednesday to policy changes regarding public comment at meetings, but backed off a proposal to eliminate virtual participation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/12/11/508410/houston-isd-board-backs-off-proposal-to-eliminate-virtual-participation-at-meetings/

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Lantrip Elementary parents and students staged a protest outside the East End school Monday, after their principal was removed. It was latest campus leadership change in Houston ISD.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/11/20/506689/lantrip-elementary-parents-protest-latest-principal-change-houston-isds-state-appointed-leaders/

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After voters rejected a $4.4 billion bond proposal for Houston ISD, the district is considering whether to sell nearly 20 properties it owns across the city.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/11/15/506316/houston-isd-considering-sale-of-nearly-20-properties-after-voters-reject-bond-proposal/

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About three weeks before they are set to decide whether to place a $4.4 billion bond package on the Nov. 5 ballot, the state-appointed board members for Houston ISD signaled support for the plan and a sense of urgency.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/07/17/493861/houston-isd-board-signals-support-for-4-4-billion-bond-proposal-while-questioning-need-for-more-career-centers/

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A Houston ISD parent filed a formal complaint this week against a high-level district administrator who seemed to taunt community members by repeatedly saying “scoreboard” during a recent school board meeting.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/06/21/491479/houston-isd-parent-files-complaint-against-administrator-who-made-scoreboard-remarks-at-meeting/

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Houston ISD’s state-appointed board of managers, after hearing from more than 100 community members who spoke out against a proposed $2.1 billion budget that doubles down on Superintendent Mike Miles' reforms, narrowly voted to approve it.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/06/14/490671/houston-isds-state-appointed-board-with-5-4-vote-approves-2-1-billion-budget-for-2024-25/

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