Mike Miles
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Oct 12, 2026
Craig CohenHOST
Last week, we heard two very different perspectives on the state takeover of Houston ISD.
Craig CohenHOST
In Austin, state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles testified before the Republican-led Texas Senate Education Committee and was praised for the district's increased accountability ratings.
Craig CohenHOST
Back here in Houston, a group of Democratic lawmakers and educators released their Commission of the HISD Takeover Report, which said the takeover diminished curriculum, dismantled relationships, destroyed Democratic governance, and degraded financial stewardship.
Craig CohenHOST
Here with more on last week's developments is Houston Public Media's education reporter, Bianca Seward.
Craig CohenHOST
Panel, two very different perspectives were articulated this week about the state takeover of Houston ISD.
Craig CohenHOST
One was from the state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles testifying at a Texas Senate education hearing on Tuesday.
Craig CohenHOST
He boasted there about the district's increased accountability ratings, even as he admitted a significantly higher than projected drop in enrollment.
Craig CohenHOST
Miles characterizes HISD as a model for other districts the state's taking over.
Tessa BarreraPANELIST
So whatever is worse than ugly, that's what I think it is.
Craig CohenHOST
Okay, good, bad, or ugly Charles Guffner.
Charles KuffnerPANELIST
I mean, I was going to say it's good that there's pushback against Mike Miles because he is basically unaccountable otherwise.
Charles KuffnerPANELIST
I mean, that is the design of the state takeover.
Tom PerumianCORRESPONDENT
News eighty-eight seven's Bianca Seward reports.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
The report claims since Mike Miles became the state-appointed superintendent, HISD has, quote, diminished curriculum and, quote, demeaned educators.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
HISD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
The authors spoke with more than one hundred students, teachers, and parents over the last year to examine the personal experiences of people in the community under the state takeover.
Shelby RoseHOST
News 88.7's Bianca Seward reports.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
The report claims since Mike Miles became the state appointed superintendent, HISD has, quote, diminished curriculum and, quote, demeaned educators.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
HISD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
The authors spoke with more than 100 students, teachers and parents over the last year to examine the personal experiences of people in the community under the state takeover.
Matt HarabHOST
Our Bianca Seward reports.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
The report claims since Mike Miles became the state-appointed superintendent, HISD has, quote, "diminished curriculum" and, quote, "demeaned educators." HISD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
The authors spoke with more than 100 students, teachers, and parents over the last year to examine the personal experiences of people in the community under the state takeover.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
They're now calling for lawmakers to raise the threshold for what triggers a state takeover and add guardrails to the authority of state-appointed boards and superintendents.
Davey BoyHOST
what's up everybody this is the master podcaster mr david boy coming to you with another episode of mind of the madman podcast ladies and gentlemen this is a special edition a hometown edition that's right we coming straight from the cayennes of the spinach itself ladies and gentlemen and today we got a special guest we're honored to have why don't you go ahead and introduce yourself sir
Cody MillerGUEST
yes sir this is cody miller superintendent at
Davey BoyHOST
crystal city isd and we are honored to have you here sir honestly thank you for reaching out and you know expressing uh to come you know provide clarity so I had done one of the hometown editions previously and you know some things were said and put out that you know Dr. Miller was like hey man let's get some clarification and I'll do it on the podcast so you know like open he's big on transparency so so I know you're a busy man, Dr. Miller, so just go ahead.
Davey BoyHOST
We can just kind of jump right into it.
Cody MillerGUEST
It took a long time to get, but...
Cody MillerGUEST
This is my 28th year in education.
Cody MillerGUEST
I started as a teacher's assistant and worked my way all the way up to superintendent.
Cody MillerGUEST
So I've done quite a few jobs in between.
Craig CohenHOST
HISD developed a budget based on the roughly $50 million it would lose in state funding that's tied to student enrollment numbers.
Craig CohenHOST
Well, at a Texas Senate education hearing on Tuesday, state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles said the number of students who left is closer to 10,000.
Craig CohenHOST
That could well mean more budget cuts and even the closing of some campuses.
Craig CohenHOST
Here with more is Houston Public Media's education reporter, Bianca Seward.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
The accountability ratings are up in the district and the test scores are up in the district.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
So they wanted to learn a little bit more about that.
Bianca SewardCORRESPONDENT
And there was, frankly, a lot of chatter about replicating the HASD model and the reforms that Mike Miles has implemented here in other districts.
Craig CohenHOST
Just a few weeks ago, HISD announced it had begun its annual campus leveling process for the 2026-27 school year.
Neil AquinoGUEST
There's the public school, which is a local in, uh, institution and a local top employer.
Neil AquinoGUEST
Um, but Mike Miles, who keeps being rumored to leave.
Neil AquinoGUEST
If, if you, if you, uh, lurk on Facebook and are in some of these circles where they have opposed community voices, uh, for public education, have opposed the takeover, have opposed Mike Miles, there is hope that he will leave by the end of the year.
Neil AquinoGUEST
Um, there is a, Governor Abbott's plan is to bring back the elected board over many years, whatever, whatever number of years it is, two, three, four, where there is still an elected HISD board.
Neil AquinoGUEST
There are still nine elected trustees.
Tom PerumianHOST
In June, district officials budgeted roughly four thousand students would leave HISD, bracing for a fifty million dollar loss in state funding tied to enrollment.
Tom PerumianHOST
But state appointed Superintendent Mike Miles told the State Senate Tuesday the number is closer to ten thousand students.
Tom PerumianHOST
Miles told lawmakers his reforms in HISD are still financially sustainable.
Mike MilesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Uh, you just have to be very fiscally responsible, and you cannot pay for all things.
Gail DelaughterHOST
They braced for a $50 million loss in state funding tied to enrollment.
Gail DelaughterHOST
But state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles told lawmakers this week the number is closer to 10,000 students.
Gail DelaughterHOST
He says reforms were still financially sustainable.
Mike MilesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You just have to be very fiscally responsible, and you cannot pay for all things.
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