Judge blocks changes in teacher evaluations prompted by Texas' takeover of Houston school district
Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles pauses during an interview at his office at the Hattie Mae White HISD building on Tue...
Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles pauses during an interview at his office at the Hattie Mae White HISD building on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in Houston. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Associated Press) HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Thursday granted a request by a teachers union in Texas' largest school district to temporarily block a new system to evaluate educators that's being implemented following a state takeover. The order comes days after the Houston school district began its first school year under a contentious takeover that replaced its superintendent and board of trustees.