Yesterday, at the CVPE meeting, 70 people heard from State Reps Christina Morales and Penny Morales-Shaw and then met in breakouts to build people power. One of the breakout groups learned how to crochet. To get involved in yarn resistance, join CVPE's Houston Stitching Together. Read more

[en español clic aquí] Mike Miles and the board of managers have woefully misplaced priorities.  HISD will be cutting close to 170 of the 280+ wraparound service specialists, almost 50 of the 84 college advisors, and all seven of Houston ISD’s Special Education social workers. Read more

[en español clic aquí]The bad public education policies coming out of the Republican-controlled state legislature are not happening in isolation.  They are part of a coordinated attempt to dismantle public education across the US. Sounds like a tired trope but it's not.  Read more

[en español clic aquí]The next HISD board meeting is during Teacher Appreciation Week. If recent behavior is any indication, the superintendent will double down and terminate even more teachers that week out of spite. Read more

It is a good thing that so many people are fighting for public education. Will you put these dates on your calendar at your convenience? Read more

[en español clic aquí]In this newsletter: HISD Board Meeting on Thursday and how to boycott STAAR HISD Supe Miles has forced children as young as seven to take four tests every day all year long. It is the height of hubris to pretend otherwise.  Read more

[en español clic aquí] Yesterday, the Houston Chronicle published a brave first year teacher’s op-ed about the takeover in  HISD teacher: State takeover is hurting my students | Opinion.  Read more

[en español clic aquí] Dozens of Houston ISD Teachers Call in Sick: Putting jobs on the line to defend Houston schoolchildren’s right to learn. Read more

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Teachers received a teacher screener email right before spring break. Brad Wray, an HISD teacher, summarized the various versions-

• Version 1: You are good enough to stay at NES but don’t rest on your laurels or you’ll be out.

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[en español clic aquí] It’s STAAR season. Will you boycott the STAAR?Opt Out is a protest against the misuse of standardized testing data to assess and punish students, teachers, and schools.  Read more