Megan Menchaca

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Claire Partain |Megan Menchaca

Milby High School students walk through the hallway past university flags on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Houston. Elizabeth Conley/Staff PhotographerAs a middle school student, Jhonny Almeida chose to attend Houston ISD’s Sterling Aviation Early College High School because, even then, he knew he wanted to be an aerospace engineer.

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Megan Menchaca |Claire Partain

When Jayla London arrived as a freshman at Houston ISD’s Yates High School in 2020, she wanted to pack her schedule with as many advanced courses as she could. By tenth grade, London was taking both Advanced Placement and dual credit courses that the school offered in partnership with Houston Community College. As a junior, she enrolled in the school’s International Baccalaureate courses, part of a rigorous national diploma program that teaches students critical thinking and research skills.

1 day ago | houstonchronicle.com | Megan Menchaca |Claire Partain

Every spring, more than 10,000 Houston ISD students, capped and draped in black, walk the stage in June to receive their high school diploma. What they do after graduation is less uniform. Just over half of HISD’s high school graduates will enroll in higher education within a year of graduation, and even fewer of those students will end up earning college degrees or making a living wage within six years.

4 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Megan Menchaca

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles, left, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath, and Brandon Dickerson, principal, right, speak during a visit at Kashmere High School, 6900 Wileyvale Rd., Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Houston. Melissa Phillip/Staff PhotographerThe Texas Education Agency plans to release the timeline for Houston ISD's yearslong transition back to elected board members leading the district "on or around June 1, 2027," according to a Monday press release.

4 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Megan Menchaca

Houston ISD Board of Managers member Audrey Momanaee, left, and Rolando Martinez, right, listen as Superintendent Mike Miles addresses the district’s budget for the 2025-2026 academic school year at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center in Houston, Thursday, May 1, 2025. Jason Fochtman/Houston ChronicleThe Texas Education Agency has removed and replaced four of the appointed members of Houston ISD’s Board of Managers two years into the state takeover.