Congratulations to new HISD Trustees Elect Maria Benzon, Michael McDonough, Felicity Pereyra, and returning Trustee Myrna Guidry. With their win, HISD now has a 6–3 anti-takeover majority ready to stand up to Mike Miles and fight for our students, educators, and communities. Deep gratitude to Dr. Audrey Nath for running a bold, principled race that inspired so many.
Even under state takeover, electing trustees who speak truth and raise the alarm matters. They’ll amplify our voices, keep the spotlight on HISD, and be ready to lead the moment local control is restored.
And congratulations to Cy-Fair Trustees-Elect Lesley Guilmart, Kendra Camarena, and Cleveland Lane. Their win flipped a 6–1 far-right supermajority into a 4–3 progressive one that puts kids, teachers, and truth at the center of public education.
Now it’s our turn to keep the momentum going. Are you ready?
Join us Sunday at 2 PM to reflect on the results, discuss Fort Worth, the balkanizing SB 1882 charter partnerships, and what Miles might do next in HISD, thank the candidates for their courageous campaigns, and plan strategy to keep fighting for our schools and kids.
📍 5200 Fannin St, 77004 (First UU)
🗓️ RSVP: houstoncvpe.org/events
Next HISD Board of Managers meeting: Thur, Nov. 13 at 5 PM
Sign up to speak opens Mon, Nov. 10 at 5 PM and closes Wed at noon.
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In the News:
Houston’s Top Magnet High Schools Could Become Private Partnership Charter Schools, Raising Equity Concerns: “These (SB 1882) partnerships—including schools run by the nonprofit that Miles formerly led—fall under a law for in-district charter schools that contains far fewer financial and academic guardrails than apply to other charters or public schools.” (Nov 6, 2025)
TEA appoints conservator to Ft Worth ISD: Surprise, surprise. He has a significant charter background and is a Hoover Institute Fellow. (Nov 6, 2025)
Rice University Employee and HISD Parent Group formed in in May 2024: “We’ve been living through two years of what we can really think of as a crisis in local governance,” said Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, associate professor of English and lead organizer of the group.(Nov 4, 2025)
Community asks questions, raises concerns about Fort Worth ISD state takeover: Fort Worth ISD closed the one school that is supposed to have triggered the takeover TWO years ago.
HISD teacher threatened with termination for complaining that Miles put students with disabilities with single digit MAP scores in honors eighth grade algebra one in violation of their IEP. (10/29/2025)
In Mike Miles’ HISD, teachers and students say reading books is a secret plot: “When Rose's teacher gave the word, the children were trained to stop reading and place their books inside their desks. They'd grab pencils and pretend to be engrossed in a packet of test prep.” (10/17/2025)
RSVP: houstonCVPE.org/events
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