Demoralized
I’m the parent of two recent Houston ISD graduates who lived through the state takeover of the district. I hoped it would bring positive change. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Under Superintendent Mike Miles, Houston children are drilled for tests instead of inspired to learn. Students deliberately answer questions wrong to avoid “team centers,” where success means more worksheets. This isn’t education — it’s demoralization.
Houston public schools have lost nearly 20,000 students, more than during the pandemic. Last year alone, a record number of staff members left, including many of our best educators. One campus had six principals in less than two years…