HISD Pushes SB 1882 Charters With Empty Promises
Mike Miles has announced plans to further divide HISD by pushing for Senate Bill 1882 partnerships, starting with up to seven “boutique campuses” like HSPVA, Energy, and Carnegie Vanguard. No one asked for this, and it appears schools that aren’t interested are being pressured into uncharted territory. Expect more announcements in the spring after he closes schools, freeing up taxpayer-funded properties for charter expansion.
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Retaliation, Locked Doors, and Half-Right Endorsements — How We Fight Back
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HISD’s in the headlines again for all the wrong reasons—retaliation, harmful policies, and deepening teacher shortages. The takeover is failing our students. Here’s what’s happening—and how we fight back.
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Let Miles Know Democracy Matters—Early Voting Starts in a Week
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Join CVPE this Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9 AM to blockwalk or Tuesday/Thursday to phonebank for CVPE's endorsed End the Takeover candidates. They'll put students first, will work to end the takeover, and know how to get HISD back on track.
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Three Ways to Take Action for Our Schools This Week
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Big week to fight for our kids, our schools, and our future!
Tonight (8 PM): Dive into the HISD Board meeting agenda packet and see what’s coming.
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Enrollment Plummets, Teachers Gone – Speak up for our kids
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HISD has cut or reassigned nearly 500 teachers and staff, citing a projected enrollment drop of 6,500 students. Enrollment has been falling for a decade and has plunged since the 2023 takeover, even as nearby districts grow. The reality may be worse: HISD could lose over 11,000 students this year. Read more about the cuts here.
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Two powerful pieces expose the harm of Miles’ takeover & picket line protest tonight
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Tonight, Mike Miles hosts HISD’s Teacher of the Year banquet at Hilton Americas. He’s turned it into a test-score showcase and is crossing the picket line of striking hotel workers, many of whom are HISD parents.
Why attack teachers and families instead of working with them?
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District Survey: More Families Say HISD Is Worse. Miles Twisted the Results.
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In May 2025, HISD sent a Family Sentiment Survey to more than 5,000 families, promising to listen to their feedback and use it to improve. But instead of sharing what families actually said, Miles cherry-picked data that fit his narrative and suppressed responses he did not like.
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City Council Speaks Out — Miles Under Fire
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This afternoon, a kind man came to scope my sewer line for the city. When he saw the “Go Away Mike Miles” sign in my yard, he shook his head and said, “My kid is in HISD. That man is wrecking his education.”
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Patrick Henry 8th Graders Sent to Zoom School—Here’s How to Fight Back
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Morath and Miles keep claiming HISD made the “biggest academic gains,” at this scale, in U.S. history. Teachers and parents know better. Here’s the correction: these so-called gains are the biggest manipulation of ratings, at this scale, at the expense of real learning, ever.
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Teachers Purged for Protecting Students—Read Their Stories & See How to Fight Back
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Houston ISD Takeover: Miles Is Trying to Purge Great Teachers. Don’t let him win! 8,000 teachers gone in two years – and these are just two of many.
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