State-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles has said that these "Future 2" schools are meant to train students for a future where artificial intelligence "will be ubiquitous."

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HISD Superintendent Mike Miles helped broker a nearly $1M contract for HISD-style reform at a Texas charter network. Experts say it raises concerns.

HISD is poised to drop some CTE courses and move career training at 9 schools to a central location.

Discover the impact of sweeping reforms and community tension on Houston ISD as it navigates teacher morale, academic priorities, and state takeover.

Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter School Reckoning,  presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector as it enters its fourth decade. The report, published by the National Center for Charter School Accountability, documents that in the first half of 2025 alone, 50 […]

Across the nation, according to Forbes, three-quarters of the nation's wealthiest men and women have given away less than 5% of their wealth. These Houston billionaires have been more generous.

The meeting happened days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged $1 million to help establish chapters of the conservative student group on every Texas college and high school campus.

State-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles has seen some recent turnover in his cabinet.

Houston ISD does not list Bryson Gillette among its consulting services expenses.

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.

Sterling High School’s marching band qualified this year to compete in UIL Area — the equivalent of the "playoffs" — for the first time in the school’s 60-year history.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has forcibly taken over Fort Worth ISD. In October 2025, the Texas Education Agency officially booted Fort Worth’s democratically elected school board and replaced it wit…

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Houston ISD laid out eight priorities for the 2025-26 school year in its second budget...

At a Houston City Council meeting, the state-appointed superintendent of Houston ISD dismissed skeptics as “disgruntled” and talked of “conspiracy theories.”

The Harris County Democratic Party issued its first-ever endorsement of candidates running in HISD trustee elections, citing the "high stakes facing Houston’s schools."

Houston ISD's controversial superintendent is eligible for an annual bonus of up to $231K. How would you rate him?

The plan, favored by conservative activists, greatly reduces the amount of time spent on world history and boosts that spent on Texas history.

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Parents at Durham Elementary School are voicing frustration and confusion after several teachers were abruptly reassigned to “home duty” with no clear explanation from Houston ISD.

Democrats say recent changes to the bill give too much power to the TEA and fall short of meaningfully easing the pressures of standardized testing.

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