Register online by noon today to speak at Thursday’s 5 pm meeting. The press and the public are listening, even if the board and Miles are not.  Read more

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"Are kindergarten kids at NES schools really doing packets? My daughter saw my third grade son’s packet and said, ‘I do those!’ I asked how, since she can’t read yet. She said her teacher reads it to her and she just circles A, B, or C. I'm furious and heartbroken that the Miles and HISD takeover has ruined kindergarten," said Crockett parent Camille Breaux.

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Who is the pro-HISD bond group Houstonians for Safe and Healthy Schools?

An alarming detail in the Articles of Incorporation is that Sara Cutter, a partner at Cutter Consulting, is listed as an organizer. Her firm specializes in political advertising for conservative Republican candidates in Colorado.

What are the odds that Colorado political consultants, from the same state as Miles' Third Future Schools charter network, are the ones pushing a bloated, half-baked $4.4 billion bond on Houstonians? 

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[en español clic aquí] TONIGHT: Join our No Trust No Bond phone bank tonight at 5:30 PM on Zoom—RSVP for the Zoom link. Read below for updated homepage. Read more

[en español clic aquí] Given his scandalous record, what makes the Greater Houston Partnership business elites think Superintendent Mike Miles is fit to manage a $4.4 billion bond? Miles' track record makes him shockingly unqualified for this responsibility. Can you write a letter [sample here] to members of the Greater Houston Partnership demanding they oppose the controversial $4.4 Billion bond?  Read more

[en español clic aquí] Here's some of the reasons why we can't trust HISD with the biggest bond in Texas history from Chron op-ed yesterday. [gift link]. How Will You Help Protect Our Kids from Mike Miles and His Controversial Bond? Read more

[en español clic aquí]Miles cites rising STAAR scores as evidence of the success of his controversial NES experiment.  However, a closer examination reveals that Miles has manipulated the data to raise scores at the expense of schoolchildren.  Read more

[en español clic aquí] Grass is 3ft tall;Tree debris hanging precariously;AC units don’t work;Defibrillators not properly serviced;28 kids in a preK class; Custodians are fired;School nurses are gone;Bus stops are now 3 MILES away;Curriculum’s written by ChatGPT;Teachers are being replaced with uncertified bodies. Read more

[en español clic aquí]The appointed board of managers will vote to put the $4.4B bond on the ballot on Thursday. Can you come to the Thursday (8/8) No Trust No Bond family sit-in at 4:30 pm and the 5:00 pm board mtg? If you’re speaking, registration to speak is open until noon on Wednesday. Read more

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In this newsletter: Miles squandered at least $9 M in ESSER funds allocated to libraries Miles has since closed; State Reps host ad-Hoc Hearing on Tuesday at UH, Save the Date: Aug 8th Bond Board meeting

HISD attributed the “elimination of 200 of its 248 wraparound specialists to the loss of ESSER dollars, although less than 20% of the $20 million came from ESSER according to district records.” Read more here about the programs that have been cut.

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