Houston ISD reviews

2.6

23% would recommend to a friend

(2,174 total reviews)
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F. Mike Miles

10% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Houston ISD has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,174 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Houston ISD employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Jun 26, 2013
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Pros

The diverse student population is a definite draw. You get to play a role in educating economically disadvantaged children and molding the future productive citizens of our country (ideally).

Cons

District gives teachers and administrators strong financial incentives to cheat on TELPAS and other tests (because good scores affect funding). Many administrators are in their positions because they are bilingual or they had unusually high student test scores. Unfortunately, they can't speak or write proper English. How can they teach it if they don't even know it themselves? This is not a "Love and Logic" district. I reported physical violence by a teacher and nothing happened. A parent reported the same thing, by the same teacher, and nothing happened. The teacher is still there despite numerous reports about her verbal abuse of students. I reported testing improprieties and the principal loudly threatened me "Mind your own business and don't worry about what goes on around you or I will write you up."

2.0
Jun 20, 2013
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Pros

Being immersed in diverse populations has been a personal enriching experience. The flow of diverse humanity in my life has been invaluable to me professionally and personally. The steady work for 40+ years has provided a comfortable retirement.

Cons

Racism is at an all time high against whites and heterosexuals. Blatant and unforgiving misdeeds occur with no repercussions as minorities are bent on taking advantage of the "minority" status. Bending the rules to show favoritism to so-called "minorities" at the expense of whites.

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