An Inside Look at School Closures, Teaching Methods, and Other HISD Issues
Description
It’s year three of the state’s takeover of HISD, so today’s episode of Education Week is all about the issues parents and community leaders are facing this school year. Host Raheel Ramzanali is talking to Dani Hernandez, elected chair of the Houston ISD Board of Education, and HISD parent Liz Silva about state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles’ lofty goals, in-class learning, school closures, and more.
Stories we talked about on today’s show:
- Houston ISD spends $350K on billboards celebrating test scores, school rating increases
- HISD Superintendent Mike Miles earns $173K bonus in second evaluation from appointed board
- What to know about Prof Jim Inc, the AI company Houston ISD is using to generate reading passages
- Four ousted HISD board members submitted majority of formal information requests, records show
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