Help elect our 501c4 endorsed candidates Lauren Simmons and Danny Norris

Here's another way you can fight for our schoolchildren and teachers. Help our two endorsed candidates for state representative! They are both running in the Democratic primary against incumbents whose votes have harmed our schools. Our 501c4 members voted to endorse them in January because Lauren Simmons and Danyahel (Danny) Norris share our values. Read more

Fire Mike Miles for his harmful policies

[en español clic aquí] Mike Miles is expanding his harmful system to up to 40 more schools. Our children need rich meaningful instruction, more funding, more experienced teachers, and more wraparound support but not what Miles is selling.     Read more

Why is Miles the only supe in the state to use STAAR scores this year?

[en español clic aquí] Children in this great nation should be treated with all the respect, intention, and love needed for them to achieve their dreams. Unfortunately, Miles and other deformers seem hell-bent on excluding the children who need us the most from our nation’s promise. Read more

Is it worth it?

[en español clic aquí] Mike Miles said he regretted closing schools on Tuesday last week. Some schools still did not have heat or even running water on Wednesday. Yet, Miles required students at schools without heat to complete their MAP and STAAR practice testing before school was dismissed early.  Classroom temperatures as low as 45 ℉ is unfair to children.   Read more

Miles’ "failing forward" to outsource all of operations

[en español clic aquí]What price are HISD children and families paying for Superintendent Miles and Chief Sandi Massey to “fail forward”?  Read more

Miles tries to delegitimize the elected trustees and democracy...again

[en español clic aquí] When people are elected to office in America, there is always a public ceremonial swearing-in to honor the newly elected officials and the democratic process. Miles is holding the swearing-in in a closet-sized room in private. It is at 3 pm today (1/11) and the board conference room will "remain open to visitors unless the room reaches capacity." Read more

Homeless 9 year old illegally withdrawn from school; Mother arrested

[en español clic aquí] In early summer, F Mike Miles restructured the Central Office. Members of the homeless department were scattered to other departments or left HISD. Not surprisingly, there have been tangible, harmful consequences to HISD’s unhoused students.  Read more

There's much you can do in January to stand up for public education!

[en español clic aquí] Happy New Year! Are you fed up with endless STAAR tests and test prep?  Join us today (Jan 3rd), Jan 4th. 6th or 20th to talk about ways to oppose the over-reliance on high-stakes testing. The STAAR test is used to narrow the curriculum, shame our children, fire good teachers, close schools in neighborhoods denied services for generations, and takeover school districts. Enough is enough.  Read more

Sham TSU partnership: all propaganda and spin

[en español clic aquí] Teaching is an honorable profession. Learning is a beautiful thing. Under normal circumstances, it’s wise policy to develop partnerships with area universities to increase the number of well-trained teachers for our schools.  But how can we trust Mike Miles who is more focused on propaganda and spin than on students? Read more

Unprecedented 58 campuses experienced principal changes since June

[en español clic aquí] "In the last 6 months, under Mr. Miles, public information requests show at least 56 schools have experienced principal changes. Two of these 56 campuses have experienced principal changes twice in just that short period," said Jessi Heiner during a speech at last week’s HISD workshop.  Read more