Even before the Board of Managers voted unanimously Thursday night to adopt an administration plan calling for an ambitious boost to student STAAR scores in five years, HISD Superintendent Mike Miles solidified his position with even more statistics.
Similar results were found in third grade math. Against a beginning of the year U.S. average in thirs grade of 188.5, white students scored 196, while Hispanics had 181 and Blacks 179.The charts — shown in their entirety at the end of this article — covered grades three through eight and showed similar findings throughout the grades. End of year scores will be reported in May.
In contrast, Miles said. "The reforms are working and kids are doing well," noting he was visited about 50 school so far, most of them his New Education System or NES Aligned campuses. "We went through a flood, we went through COVID, but not one time did we reduce our expectations," she told the board.
Student Maria Mendez spoke against the cameras in each classroom saying as a result the students have no privacy."And why is the camera on us? Why not of the teacher or the white board?"
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