For two years, state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles has pushed thousands of students into less rigorous math and science ...

Houston ISD no longer lists UIL stipends for athletics, fine arts, and extracurriculars in its 2025-26 employee pay, raising ...

The Texas Education Agency extended state control of Houston ISD through 2027, citing major academic gains under Superintendent Mike Miles.

Mike Miles, then Dallas ISD superintendent, speaks at a press conference in 2014. Now the superintendent of Houston ISD, Miles has implemented a slate of school reform measures. Rodger Mallison ...

Tomball ISD students will receive an extra week of summer break following approval of the district’s 2026-27 academic calendar at a March 18 board meeting. The overview TISD officials said the ...

HOUSTON, Texas – Last month, the largest school district in Texas, the Houston Independent School District, held a budget workshop headed by Superintendent Mike Miles. The purpose of the ...

Kennedale ISD to move to four-day instructional week in spring 2026, see the calendar Starting in January 2026, students will attend classes Tuesday through Friday with slightly longer school days ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston ISD says it will propose closing an unspecified number of schools ahead of the 2026-2027 school year. The district cited declining enrollment as a reason for the ...

District officials say there are 30,000 less students now than there were a decade ago, which is expected to affect state funding. Donald Trump Gives DOGE Update as Elon Musk Says He'll Step Down ...

Houston ISD's 2025-26 calendar does not include a day off for Eid al-Fitr, one of two major holidays for Muslims. The district had implemented a school holiday for Eid in 2023.

The 2025-2026 school year calendar includes a day off for Good Friday, as well as a staff development day on Yom Kippur, a Jewish holiday. However, Eid al-Fitr was not included as a day off as it ...

In a unanimous vote Thursday, Houston ISD’s Board of Managers approved an academic calendar that would start the 2025-26 school year on Aug. 12 and end the year on June 4 for students.