Texas Takes Over Houston's Schools: A Three-Year Report

It's been almost three years since Texas took over the Houston Independent School District,

the largest in the state, to tackle chronic low.

Performance.

The move hit in 2023 after Phyllis Wheatley High failed ratings for seven straight years,

kicking in a decade-old law that forces state.

Control for even one long-failing school.

Job losses, teacher resignations, and shrinking enrollment have marked the changes under state

appointed leaders.

Now Texas runs the second biggest district, too, for worth, with more interventions brewing,

raising questions on how many the state can handle.

Without slipping, parents are fired up, calling out unelected officials for big decisions

hitting their kids hard, especially those with special needs.

Stress levels rose when the district announced close in 12 schools, including Port Houston

Elementary, sparking protests and tears from families, fighting to save their spots.

Superintendent Mike Miles boasts 74% of schools now rate A or B, with zero failing

campuses this year, crediting his new system for, score jumps that butt the trend of failed

takeovers nationwide, still enrollment-dip signal pushback, like at one school that

lost from 292 kids in 2019 to 254.

Now, experts warn these short-term wins might not stick long-term, so the real test is

what happens when students graduate and districts prove they deliver.

And promises amid the ongoing tug of war.

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