The Network for Public Education strongly objects to the takeover of the Houston Independent Public School District (HISD) by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). This is a cynical political move to disenfranchise residents of Houston by yanking control of the governance of their schools from their elected board & giving governing power to political appointees, under the Governor’s thumb. In the past few years, the elected Board, Superintendent, & educators, have made great strides in school improvement. Houston is a B-rated district—even though the vast majority of its students come from low-income households and 1 in 3 students is not proficient in English. Given that the appointed board will have the power to close schools, control the budget, collaborate with charter networks, make curriculum decisions, and hire the superintendent, it is clear that this is a power grab by Greg Abbott!
At networkforpubliceducation.org
