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• Mike Miles' HISD reforms are spreading through Texas schools. Here's how. (houstonchronicle.com) — Hempstead ISD is among several Texas districts handing day-to-day control of some struggling campuses to Third Future Schools, the charter network founded by Houston ISD’s state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles. The move pauses state accountability ratings and aims to boost test scores using HISD-style, highly structured instruction, while letting districts avoid full state takeovers and keep their elected school boards.
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