At least 26 Houston Independent School District campuses will join the district’s New Education System next school year, Superintendent Mike Miles announced this week.
13 Investigates’ Kevin Ozebek sat down with Miles on Monday to learn more about how the district decided which campuses will become NES and how much funding will go toward supporting those schools.
“I think most parents are happy about it. Most kids are happy about it, so we’re not going to have the same level of angst as we did before. No question there will be some that are not happy with it, but I would just encourage them to actually go visit schools like I do,” Miles said. “What’s bad about achievement results? What’s bad about travel (opportunities for NES students) to Washington, D.C., and Japan? What’s bad about these additional supports that these kids and teachers are getting?”
As Miles looks to eventually expand the NES model to 150 HISD campuses by the 2026-27 school year, 13 Investigates found a majority of the district’s 273 schools saw a decline in overall academic performance last year under a new tougher state grading system.