State appointed HISD Superintendent Mike Miles joins host Raheel Ramzanali today to answer your questions and concerns about Texas’ biggest school district heading into year two of the state takeover. Raheel starts off by learning about the high rate of staff turnover, the new budget for the school year and what it means for students, the $4.4 billion bond proposal, how things will look in year two, and more!
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In the episode, Raheel mentions 7,000 total staff have left the district. That number comes from a community group’s excel document covering all “staff separations” from Juny 2023, to june 2024.
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