Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles said Monday the oversight was the result of a misunderstanding about school board policy. Some board members said they’re still frustrated.
Asher Lehrer-Small
Asher Lehrer-Small is an education reporter covering Houston ISD for the Houston Landing. His work focuses on helping families understand how HISD policies and practices impact their children, holding district leaders accountable for providing a high-quality education and giving students a voice in their school experience. He previously spent three years covering schools for The 74, a nonprofit education news outlet, where he was recognized by the Education Writers Association as one of the top three education beat reporters in the nation working at a small newsroom. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Fast Company, The Guardian and other outlets. He graduated from Brown University after studying education policy, and he worked as a summer school math teacher in Providence, Rhode Island. Off the clock, you can find him tending to houseplants or frying up homemade donuts for a crowd.
Posted inEducation
Q&A: HISD Trustee Plácido Gómez on what policies to keep, scrap after state takeover ends
Gómez, who took office in 2023 but hasn’t had any voting power, defends some Houston ISD changes but wants to see better community relations.
Posted inUncategorized
Answer Key: How to access bus transportation if your child’s walk to school is ‘hazardous’
Many families may be anxious over their children’s walk to school after Sergio Rodriguez was killed by a train near his Milby High School.
Posted inEducation
Q&A: HISD Trustee Savant Moore discusses key district issues, Mike Miles’ schools overhaul
Moore, one of the newest members of Houston ISD’s elected board, could soon see a big increase in his power as a decision nears on starting to return authority back to trustees.
Posted inEducation
Dangerous crossings: Hundreds of trains block streets near HISD schools, federal data show
Hundreds of Union Pacific trains have stalled on tracks close to Houston ISD campuses near drop-off and pickup times on school days, a Landing analysis has found.
Posted inEducation
Did suspensions, school fights in HISD change under Mike Miles? Here’s what the data show.
Houston ISD saw mixed results on suspensions, fights and behavioral issues in the first year of the state-appointed superintendent’s tenure.
Posted inEducation
HISD now projecting a $250 million budget deficit. Here’s what to know.
Houston ISD officials are now budgeting a deficit roughly double earlier projections, largely due to changes in expected spending in 2024-25.
Posted inEducation
Houston ISD student hit by train, killed near Milby High School
Authorities are reviewing whether the student fell on train tracks as a train approached Monday morning on the city’s southeast side.
Posted inEducation
HISD mulling new names for several schools honoring supporters of slavery, segregation
The eight facilities under review are named after historical figures who supported historical injustices in the 1800s and 1900s. Campus communities will decide whether they want schools renamed.
Posted inEducation
TEA investigating over 100 educators linked to teacher certification cheating ring
Texas Education Agency officials said about 30 people who worked at Houston-area school districts in recent years are under state investigation.