[en español clic aquí] Mike Miles is right about one thing: adults are the problem. Adults inside the system who profit off our children. Adults who put them at risk. Adults like Mike Miles. "Some students have already been suspended," Miles said. "Walking out is dangerous for kids, and adults outside the system should not be encouraging that. It's not good for kids to be outside the school; it's not safe, and encouraging that kind of behavior is irresponsible for adults, especially adults who are not inside the school." Read more in this open Houston Chronicle link. Read more

[en español clic aquí] HISD principal turnover hits more than 20% since the state takeover! Turnover is highest at NES campuses but parents at Bush ES, Ross ES, Love ES, Bell ES, Crocket, Westbury HS and all over the district are expressing concerns at meetings"that recent changes to our school’s policies are detrimental to our students and teachers." Read more

Read-In [en español clic aquí] Mike Miles is expanding his harmful NES program to 40 more schools. In an interview last week, the HISD superintendent said that BOOKS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN NES schools; and if students want books, they can read them after school. Read more

[en español clic aquí] What has a Day in the Life of an NES third grader been like this year? Click here to see the lessons and the many DAILY 10 minute tests forced on children as a result of this harmful takeover. Read more

Here's another way you can fight for our schoolchildren and teachers. Help our two endorsed candidates for state representative! They are both running in the Democratic primary against incumbents whose votes have harmed our schools. Our 501c4 members voted to endorse them in January because Lauren Simmons and Danyahel (Danny) Norris share our values. Read more

[en español clic aquí] Mike Miles is expanding his harmful system to up to 40 more schools. Our children need rich meaningful instruction, more funding, more experienced teachers, and more wraparound support but not what Miles is selling. Read more

[en español clic aquí] Children in this great nation should be treated with all the respect, intention, and love needed for them to achieve their dreams. Unfortunately, Miles and other deformers seem hell-bent on excluding the children who need us the most from our nation’s promise. Read more

[en español clic aquí] Mike Miles said he regretted closing schools on Tuesday last week. Some schools still did not have heat or even running water on Wednesday. Yet, Miles required students at schools without heat to complete their MAP and STAAR practice testing before school was dismissed early.  Classroom temperatures as low as 45 ℉ is unfair to children.   Read more

[en español clic aquí]What price are HISD children and families paying for Superintendent Miles and Chief Sandi Massey to “fail forward”?  Read more

[en español clic aquí] When people are elected to office in America, there is always a public ceremonial swearing-in to honor the newly elected officials and the democratic process. Miles is holding the swearing-in in a closet-sized room in private. It is at 3 pm today (1/11) and the board conference room will "remain open to visitors unless the room reaches capacity." Read more