[en español clic aquí] Yesterday, two HISD parents who teach at Rice published an op-ed, “We're professors. We're parents. HISD students don't deserve AI slop“ [Gift Link]. Reading it will motivate you to keep fighting for strong public schools in every neighborhood and give you ammunition when you speak at the two-year anniversary of this harmful HISD takeover at the June 12th board meeting. Read more

[en español clic aquí] TEA just extended the harmful HISD takeover for 2 more years—doubling down on a failed experiment that’s actively harming students. He just replaced four board members who voted yes on nearly everything Mike Miles proposed. Their only offense? Asking questions especially about the budget and impact on kids.  Read more

[en español clic aquí]  High-stakes testing isn’t about learning—it’s about control. In Texas, it’s used to shake kids’ confidence, push out experienced teachers, and justify hostile takeovers of school districts. Read more

[en español clic aquí] In this issue: Bleak Senate funding proposal, the costly Lone Star Governance scheme enriching a few at kids’ expense, and a Thursday HISD budget workshop.  Read more

[en español clic aqui] Can you make one quick call or email to the Senate Public Ed Committee members or your state senator (link)? Tell them to restore the $395/student increase in public education funding that was in the house version. The governor is playing bait and switch again.  Read more

[en español clic aqui] Miles has spent the past year bragging at the Legislature and to anyone who will listen that STAAR scores are up since the takeover—while quietly rigging the system by restricting access to rigorous courses, especially in Black and Latino communities. Read more

[en español clic aqui] Houston, we have a problem—and students are sounding the alarm about the real harm caused by the HISD takeover. Can you sign up to speak before the noon deadline TODAY? Instructions here.   Read more

[en español clic aqui] Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week and Mother’s Day. Read more

[en español clic aqui] An HISD parent put it plainly. Her words capture the growing frustration among families:   Read more

In response to the growing harm caused by high-stakes standardized testing, Houston parents in HISD and other districts are refusing to allow their children to participate in STAAR testing this month. The expanding boycott signals a new chapter in the fight to reclaim public education from the “test and punish” model that now dominates Texas schools more than ever before. Read more