[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]UPDATED: 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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[en español clic aquí] Morath is sneaking into town today and thought no one would notice. Join us in protest this morning, July 24th, 10:30-11:30 am at HISD 4400 W 18th.  It is no coincidence that the only time Morath chooses to speak to HISD's District Advisory Committee is when many of the teachers and parents on the committee are out of town with their families or at the AFT national convention. This is not democracy! How can this be good for kids?  Read more

[en español aqui] Dear CVPE Forum friends, Following CVPE’s Saturday Forum last weekend and witnessing the numerous acts of mutual aid in response to the hurricane, my cup is full, and I hope yours is too. As history teaches us—and as Ruth reminds us—the battle for public schools, especially HISD, is a marathon, not a sprint. Read more

[en español clic aquí] This morning, the Texas Observer published new allegations of fraud by HISD Mike Miles’ Third Future Schools Charter network in Mike Miles moves Texas school funds to Colorado through a possible shell corporation without a paper trail. An excerpt is below. Read more