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| Houston Independent School District to cut more than 2300 staff positions amid plummeting student enrollment | |||
| 2023-07-22 | |||
| [FoxNews] The Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, reportedly slashed over 2300 administrative positions amid a drop in student enrollment. According to Houston Public Media [HPM], HISD Superintendent Mike Miles on Thursday announced during a virtual forum the cut of 2,347 jobs, which is more than 20% of the district's staff. Furthermore, Miles told HPM that "HISD’s central office has grown too much over the past decade." He added, "At the same time, the student enrollment has decreased 27,000 kids … So that shows you there was bloat in central office, and we’re cutting some of that bloat." The staff cuts will open up more funds in the budget to pay for 28 campus renovations, which HPM reported will entail "premade lesson plans for teachers,
Per HPM, "Over the next two years, Miles plans to expand those controversial reforms to a total of 150 schools and to enact a district-wide, pay-for-performance model for all teachers. The changes will be expensive, and Miles said the administration will explore further cuts and possible campus closures over the coming years." Miles did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. HISD presides over 274 schools and over 187,000 students. Earlier in the year, HISD was taken over by the state due to years of low student performance at Phillis Wheatley High School. Miles was appointed by the state to address the academic decline and dysfunction in the district. HISD’s staff cuts come after the coronavirus pandemic ushered in what may be the most rapid rise in homeschooling the U.S. has ever seen. Even after schools reopened and vaccines became widely available, many parents have chosen to continue directing their children’s educations themselves, the Associated Press reported. Related: Who is Mike Miles? Texas Education Agency Picks Former Dallas ISD Superintendent With Track Record Of Improving District Related: Houston Independent School District: 2022-10-23 Texas Department of Public Safety FIRES officer who responded to Uvalde school shooting - the first cop to lose their job after the horrific incident that saw 19 kids and two teachers slaughtered while cops stood in building hallways Houston Independent School District: 2019-11-08 Texas Fighting Back Against Bad Education Houston Independent School District: 2016-01-18 4 Houston schools with Confederate names to get new monikers | |||
| Posted by:Unamble Ulaviter6962 |
| #8 Not enough. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-22 20:50 |
| #7 How many of those laid off are DEI staff? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2023-07-22 20:24 |
| #6 The quality of HISD education is so bad that the immigrant comunity has been swarming the church and charter schools. I saw a report of a survey that showed 3 schools in the district that actually have more employees than students. But you can't close them, no. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-07-22 13:20 |
| #5 It looks like this is part of a takeover by the state after the district failed the kids. They bloated the administration while enrollment and performance tanked. The superintendent was appointed by the state and is implementing accountability. This will not happen in California. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-22 11:17 |
| #4 Collectivism. Is there anything it can't f*ck up? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-22 09:00 |
| #3 Since a majority of parents of ANY COLOR are fed up with the N.E.A., the hidden perverted sexual based indoctrination training and the decreased SAT scores of many graduates. Taking their $$$ with them is hurting for a better education in a private or Home school setting makes sense. Of course the Media, Liberal Yapping Heads, and 72 pt. Headlines will avoid the truth and blame it on WHITE Privileged. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-07-22 08:53 |
| #2 Democrats are throwing kids under the school bus and here's why |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-22 06:23 |
| #1 That's one way to get rid of them. Teachers' union conference led by Randi Weingarten offers trainings on 'affirming' children's LGBTQ identities |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-22 06:04 |