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HISD cuts, reassigns hundreds of teachers, staff members amid enrollment drop

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · 8d

Houston ISD cut 160 uncertified teachers and reassigned 232 teachers Gift link: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

The state's largest school district is undergoing annual staff reductions and reassignments.

‘We’re not robots’: Why this HISD kindergarten teacher quit

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · 13d

"I’ve heard stories about teachers quitting mid-year, even walking out mid-class. They reportedly left out of exasperation at the frenetic pace of instruction or the strict adherence to which they were expected to carry out the reforms" by Lisa Falkenberg www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Sarah Rios was thrilled to be a teacher at her childhood campus. She wasn't prepared for the conditions that awaited her in Superintendent Mike Miles' HISD.

Hundreds of Houston families face evictions daily. How does that impact kids?

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · 16d

"Wedged between his mom and dad in a packed Houston courtroom, a 9-year-old boy sighed and closed his eyes." by Houston Chronicle's Claire Partain. Gift link: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Houston is the most impoverished big city in America. Eviction rates have risen. Rental assistance is drying up. How does this affect the city's students and schools?

HISD Superintendent Mike Miles earns $173K bonus from evaluation

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · 22d

"Houston ISD state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles earned a $173,660 bonus after receiving a score of 91.4 out of 100 from the Board of Managers on his second annual evaluation last week." by @meganmenchaca.bsky.social Gift link: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles earned a $173,660 bonus after receiving a score of 91.4 out of 100 from the school board on his second annual evaluation.

TEA reviewing 180 complaints against Texas teachers for Charlie Kirk comments

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · 23d

"The Texas Education Agency said Monday it is reviewing at least 180 complaints of public school teachers and staff posting negative comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk following his assassination last week." www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers criticized Morath’s comments, calling the resulting investigations a “witch hunt” against teachers.

TEA's Mike Morath advocates performance pay for teachers at Houston conference

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · 23d

State education commissioner pitches teacher pay-for-performance at Houston conference, via @nusaiba.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

The state education commissioner presents how to maximize teacher pay in Houston presentation.

In reversal, Texas SBOE backs plan to deemphasize world history, cultures

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · 24d

"The State Board of Education on Friday approved a revived plan to focus classes more on Texas history and remove distinct courses on world history and cultures." Gift link: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

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

Mike Miles visited. Hours later, teachers were removed.

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you for taking the time to read and share your experience as a parent!

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · Sep 3

'I am part of Durham culture': Houston ISD officials cited school culture for teacher removal, via @nusaiba.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

A fixture at Houston ISD's Durham Elementary was removed hours after a visit from state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles.

HISD union leader reassigned to 'home duty' for not following 'campus protocols'

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Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Sep 3

Houston ISD teachers union president placed on 'home duty' again. Gift link: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

A Houston ISD teachers union president was reassigned, according to an Aug. 27 letter.

Exclusive: Head of Texas agency targeting Plano mosque sent anti-Islam texts

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Aug 15

Texas funeral commissioner's ‘problematic’ texts about Islam raise questions about her leadership, by @sarahesmith23.bsky.social and Dug Begley www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investi...

Kristin Tips, chairwoman of the Texas Funeral Service Commission, sent multiple Islamophobic links as her state agency investigated a Plano mosque.

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Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Aug 15

Other large districts quickly caught up to Katy ISD, @houstonchronicle.com's Elizabeth Sander reported: Klein ISD had an 86 in 2025, Cy-Fair and Conroe ISDs both earned an 85, and Houston ISD had an 82.

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Aug 15

Houston-area districts with more than 50,000 students either stayed the same or slightly increased, with Houston ISD and Aldine ISDs making the largest increase of the area districts. Katy ISD remained the highest-rated large district in the region, with a score of 88.

A-F school ratings are out: See how your Houston-area ISD fared

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Aug 15

Here's how Houston area districts fared in A-F state accountability ratings. Gift link: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

New A-F ratings show Houston area schools made big gains, mirroring statewide trends.

Four Texas school districts at risk of state takeover under new A-F ratings

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Aug 15

"A record four Texas school districts are now at risk of a state takeover even as many others showed positive progress in new A-F accountability ratings released by the Texas Education Agency on Friday." Gift link: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...

Texas Education Agency released accountability scores that show positive progress among most of the state's 1,200 districts.

Exclusive: HPD officers nearly tripled their pay with overtime, data shows

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Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Houston police’s overtime spending, which has been growing for years, reached a new high of $74 million this fiscal year, which ran from May 2024 to April 2025." www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Over the past five fiscal years, seven out of the 10 highest police overtime earners worked in traffic enforcement and, together, banked a whopping $3.5 million in overtime alone.

HISD will install self-checkout library kiosks to comply with state law

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · Aug 14

Houston ISD will install self-checkout library kiosks to comply with state law, via @nusaiba.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

The installation of checkout kiosks follows the district reducing the number of librarians.

HISD wants to slash requirements for meeting with union leaders

Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Aug 13

Texas' largest school district seeks to scrap language requiring state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles to meet with unions for feedback at least four times per year, the proposed policy shows. Gift link:

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Houston ISD seeks to strike language requiring the superintendent to meet with unions four times per year.

Texas has the fourth highest virtual school enrollment. Is it working?

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Nusaiba Mizan @nusaiba.bsky.social · Aug 11

"Enrollment at Texas public virtual schools increased 1,200% in 10 years. Nearly 62,200 students enrolled in full-time virtual school in 2024-25, up from just under 5,000 in 2014." by Elizabeth Sander, @houstonchronicle.com Gift link: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Virtual education expanding into K-2 and dual-language immersion as demand for the model skyrockets among Texas families.

More than 2,300 teachers left Houston ISD in June, continuing turnover trend

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B.Scott from Hiram Clarke @brandonkscott.bsky.social · Aug 6

More than 2,300 of HISD's roughly 10,000 teachers left in June. The departures come on top of the more than 800 teachers who left from August 2024 through May. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via @nusaiba.bsky.social

June's overall departures remain more than twice as high after year two under state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles compared to June 2022.

'Dearly missed': San Angelo residents mourn Texas grandmother after flooding

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · Jul 8

'Dearly missed': San Angelo residents mourn Texas grandmother after flooding, via @nusaiba.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

San Angelo residents mourn the loss of Tanya Lee Burwick, who died after catastrophic flooding swept the region.

Teachers await word from Houston ISD on their state Legislature raises

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · Jul 7

While search efforts continue for the missing after the Fourth of July floods along Texas' Guadalupe River, there are several local businesses and organizations that are holding donations for the families affected by the disaster. bit.ly/4nAJGVx

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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · Jun 25

Teachers await word from Houston ISD on raises approved by the Texas Legislature, via @nusaiba.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

HISD teachers may earn $2,500 or $5,000 raises from the state.

The highest-paid superintendents in Texas: Where HISD's Mike Miles ranks

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Megan Menchaca @meganmenchaca.bsky.social · Jun 24

Where does Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles' new pay + bonus rank among other Texas superintendents?

Here's a look at where his $462K base salary stands:
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Who is the highest-paid superintendent in Texas? Even with an $80K salary bump, it's not HISD's Mike Miles.