TEA's Report Would Not Hold Up in Traffic Court
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) release of their "final" HISD investigation, less than one week before the election, is a Trumpian attempt to cancel our votes and harm our students. It is outrageous that a commissioner-appointed board has more legitimacy than an ELECTED one.
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Press Conference to Oppose State Takeover Power Grab of HISD
You are invited to a press conference announcing community opposition to the undemocratic state takeover of HISD.
Wednesday, Aug 21, at Hattie Mae White, 4400 W 18th St at 4:30 pm.
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TEA Releases "Investigation" of HISD in its takeover coup attempt ahead of scores
The Houston Chronicle published an article on Wednesday and the state will announce preliminary accountability ratings on Thursday, August 15. It is projected that HISD will have an overall B+ rating
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Are you going to wait seventeen years before you get your democracy back?
The state may take over HISD based on a state law that dictates that TEA can take over a district if just one school does not meet the flawed STAAR accountability standard. Results will be announced on August 15.
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School Takeovers Fail: Is Houston Next?
The Texas Education Agency should heed evidence from around the country that state takeovers of schools harm students and communities. The public needs to know that the rules for assessing school performance, and rating them by letter grade, are capricious and biased, and are archetypal examples of grandfathering at their worst.
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Conservator, Pack your bags and go home
It is time for the Texas Education Agency and the conservator to pack their bags and leave Houston!
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Five Reasons to Oppose State Takeover
At this point, school takeover is one of those ed reform techniques that has been tested enough times that there's no longer any mystery about whether or not it works. Mostly it doesn't.
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When a stupid idea gets wings
Only in Texas would an idea so stupid as outcome-based funding get itself some wings. Now it is trying to fly to the finish line as part of the Senate school funding package, HB3.
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A state takeover would only make HISD worse
CVPE members Alpa Sridharan, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot and Carmen Dueñas wrote an op ed on May 3 opposing state takeover. Read it below
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Sign the resolution against state takeover of HISD
Will you join parents, teachers, students, community organizations and elected officials to take a stand for HISD by signing this resolution opposing state takeover of HISD [bit.ly/nostatetakeover] and against the muzzling of the democratic process?
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