Houston ISD's proposed evaluation system is largely in line with current research and practices, according to some experts, who raised some concerns about frequent classroom spot observations and ...

Houston ISD plans to use the state-approved teacher appraisal system to evaluate teachers this year after a judge blocked the initial system from going into effect. The appointed HISD Board of ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston ISD leaders will decide how the district should grade its teachers at a school board meeting on Thursday night. The district appears to be backtracking. According to ...

Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles's new teacher appraisal system is on pause until Sept. 11 after Harris County Judge Fredericka Phillips granted the Houston Federation of ...

The TEA announced its intention to take over the Houston Independent School District as of June 1st. (KPRC) HOUSTON – The Houston Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Houston ...

HFT filed their suit at the end of August, alleging Miles violated state code by not going through the proper processes to involve stakeholders and "district and campus-level committees," which they ...

New York State United Teacher President Melinda Person, left, and State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa, right, are pitching a measure to revamp the state's teacher evaluation system. ALBANY — ...

After a career as a chef, Gloria Simpson knew she wanted to teach, and when she got the opportunity in 2002, she jumped at the chance to pursue her dream. Simpson spent 15 years as a culinary teacher ...