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At the same time Governor Abbott promotes far-right partisan political groups like Turning Point in public schools, he is threatening students and educators who engage in peaceful protest.  Free speech? Only if it agrees with him. Otherwise, he calls it “political indoctrination” and shuts it down.

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[en español clic aquí] Reminder: Jan 31 | 11 a.m. CVPE Meeting Wonder where HISD dollars meant for students are really going under Mike Miles?  Read more

[en español clic aquí] You don’t want to miss this. Join us for our January 31 CVPE meeting at 11 am to get a clear picture of HISD’s finances, how Mike Miles is cashing in and updates on the student sickout. Read more

[en español clic aquí] Our schools are being torn apart. Teachers are being pushed out. Students are BEING left behind while F Mike Miles is cashing in. Read more

[en español clic aquí] UH releases a report, Houston ISD Takeover: By the Numbers showing steep teacher and student enrollment declines since the HISD takeover. Also in the news this week is reporting on HISD Superintendent Miles brokering a $1 million deal behind closed doors. Knowledge is power.  Read more

Hope is not wishful thinking. It is seeing the truth clearly and choosing to act anyway. That is why we use every tool we have to fight this harmful takeover and change what is happening to our kids. Speak at the HISD Board Meeting on Thursday. 

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[en español clic aquí] Miles plans to move magnet and Career and Technology (CTE) programs from every high school within a 30-minute drive to Barbara Jordan CTE Center. Read more

[en español clic aquí] Dear friends, CVPE moves into the new year grounded in freedom-dreaming. We believe that schools should be both academically strong AND deeply human. Read more

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The latest bad idea coming from Miles is to close magnet and CTE programs at almost every high school within a thirty-minute drive from Barbara Jordan Career Center.

What began as a plan targeting Kashmere, Northside, and Heights has now expanded to Furr, Mickey Leland, North Forest, Sam Houston, and Waltrip High Schools. Many of these campuses, already gutted after becoming NES, lost fine arts, clubs, tutoring, and staff and are now being asked to give up even more in the name of “progress,” as defined by “Commander” Mike Miles.

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[en español clic aquí]Man, oh man. This December board agenda and everything Miles touches is a purposeful effort to dismantle democratic protections at every level. December surprise does not begin to cover it. Read more