Don’t Let Miles Use MAP Testing to Destroy Our Schools—Opt Out Now!
[en español clic aquí]School should foster a love of learning, reading full books, and provide authentic instruction that inspires students. Even for those who prioritize workforce readiness, like the GHP, this is essential. Test prep, on the other hand, only trains students to be professional test-takers, not well-rounded individuals.Miles is shutting down schools next week for the middle of the year MAP test.
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New Year, New Fight: Join Us on Saturday!
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Happy New Year! Let’s fight together to end the takeover, support students and teachers and fight for public education at the State Legislature this session starting this month.
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Stand with CVPE – Pay Dues, Fight Takeover/Vouchers & Get a Free Yard Sign!
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The fight for Houston’s students and public education is escalating. We're standing strong against the harmful HISD takeover, pushing back on vouchers at the state level, and demanding real books in classrooms – not endless test prep. But we can't do it without you.
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Ebenezer Miles’ Scrooge-Like Vision for Our Schools
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Picture Mike Miles as Ebenezer Scrooge in a modern-day adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Unlike the original Scrooge, though, not even the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future could thaw his miserly heart.
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Instead of a bonus Miles should get a giant bag of coal
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In this issue: Thu Zoom: How to talk to media with maximum impact, CVPE Holiday Party Saturday, What’s so wrong with bell to bell instruction and links
"Only a board appointed by Greg Abbott would reward his failures with a six-figure bonus," Kravetz said. "It's an egregious misuse of resources and a slap in the face to the hard-working teachers and parents who have been through hell because of his gross mismanagement." Instead of a bonus he should get a giant bag of coal.
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Did SB 1882 Let Charter Operators Like Mike Miles Exploit Funds?
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The Texas Observer reported on Wednesday that TEA Exoneration of Mike Miles’ Charter Schools Leaves Questions Unanswered, Raises New Ones excerpted below:
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HISD Board wants to make it harder to share public comment
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Sign up by noon TODAY to speak at the HISD Board meeting tomorrow. To assist you, here are some agenda items you can sign up for. Arrive early tomorrow (4:30–5:00 PM) to join us in singing holiday carols for change in the HISD lobby about the takeover.
Are you coming to the Board of Manager Meeting this Tuesday, 12/10 at 5:00pm? You must register to speak (instructions here) before noon today! Here are a few hot ticket items in the agenda packet: If you are in a rush, sign up for Agenda item 9 or 18.
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Selling off the Family Jewels to Pay the Light Bill
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HISD has scheduled December's monthly board meeting for Tuesday, Dec. 10—a rare move.The agenda drops tomorrow, and we need you to speak or attend! Arrive early (4:30-5:00 pm) to join us in singing “enhanced holiday carols for change” in the lobby.
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Double Your Impact This Giving Tuesday for Houston’s Kids!
[en español clic aquí]It’s Giving Tuesday. Your donation will help us build a better future for Houston schoolchildren.
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Unprecedented HISD Board Meeting Change and Wed Pershing protest
[en español clic aquí]Can you stand up for kids on Wednesday at the Pershing protest? Superintendent Mike Miles replaced the principal, the interim principal and all four assistant principals in the last month, switching them with assistant principals at other schools.
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