In March, following a yearslong court battle, the state’s public education entity, the Texas Education Agency, took control of the school district from its elected board.
The following month, the state appointed Mike Miles as superintendent and he soon instituted a plan called the New Education System, an initiative to reform a district plagued by low reading levels and standardized test scores.
According to the HISD website, NES schools will implement several reforms, including a more rigorous instruction, in an effort to improve academic outcomes. The schools in the new system largely serve Black, Latino and low-income students.