[en español clic aquí] Let’s talk about what we’re  fighting for! Then make plans to come to the HISD Picket on Friday! We are fighting for- A world where children in every neighborhood learn in welcoming spaces with reasonable class size  Read more

[en español clic aquí] Reminder: Attend the HISD Board meeting tonight at 5pm at 4400 W 18th. Miles is terminating award-winning teachers tonight and Miles' chaos is hurting kids and their education. Read more

[en español clic aquí] Superintendent F Mike Miles plans to terminate award-winning, beloved teachers this Thursday! Miles is trying to re-assign and terminate veteran teachers of the year and rising stars in an effort to purge our schools of strong teacher leaders. Terry Grier tried the same thing ten years ago under Apollo. It was wrong then and it is wrong now! Read more

[en español clic aquí] The principal evaluation system (p 8-41 of the agenda packet) is like a badly designed Rube Goldberg machine. It is both unnecessarily complicated and does not even work as intended. The scoring criteria are ambiguous and ill-defined. In fact, this principal evaluation system may not even pass the “arbitrary and capricious test.”  Read more

[en español clic aquí] Can you tell your story at the next HISD Board meeting on Thursday? Or can you tell the story of an oppressed teacher who is being denied their free speech rights? Read more

[en español clic aquí] Can you tell your own story at the next HISD Board meeting on Thursday? Or alternatively, can you be the voice for an oppressed teacher or fearful parent? Here is how it works.  Read more

[en español clic aquí] Can you attend a parent protest at Cage ES, 4528 Leeland, at 4pm TODAY, Sept 27?  Superintendent F Mile Miles may be intentionally skirting legal requirements and spreading misinformation to keep families in the dark. This shameful behavior needs to stop. It’s only hurting students and families. Read more

[en español abajo]  The sooner Miles leaves Houston the better. Miles is not creating a high performance culture in HISD as he discussed on Wednesday. Read more

[en español clic aquí] About fifty Cage and Project Chrysalis parents protested on Monday morning about the NES-A policies that are harming their children. They organized the protest after teachers were threatened with termination and re-assignment last Friday afternoon.  Read more

[en español abajo] The state is using standardized testing data against teachers, students, parents, and schools.  You can fight the takeover and the over-reliance on high stakes testing by withholding your child's data. Below is a letter you can send to your school's principal to opt out of the MAP assessments. Read more