Mike Miles is an unusual superintendent. He wasn’t hired by the local school board.
Instead, the Texas Education Agency, which oversees public education in the state, appointed him to lead Houston schools in June. The agency also replaced the entire elected board with hand-picked managers.
This is allowed under state law because one school — out of more than 270 in the system — failed to meet academic standards for several years in a row
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