August 12, 2025

HISD Superintendent Miles on Back-to-School, Student Progress, & School Closures

31 minutes

Today marks the first day of back-to-school for over 170,000 students and some 10,000 teachers in the Houston Independent School District. State-appointed HISD Superintendent Mike Miles is joining host Raheel Ramzanali to talk about the latest state ratings, potential school closures, teacher turnover and more changes you need to know for the new year.

Stories we talked about on today’s show:

HISD has no F-rated schools in 2025, Mike Miles says ahead of official TEA rating release

More than 2,300 teachers left Houston ISD in June, continuing trend of high turnover under Mike Miles

Houston ISD is aiming for up to 10 school closures, plans to build $180M career center, Miles says

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