The topic? HISD libraries and defending Superintendent Miles' notorious dismantling of libraries throughout the district.

In the email, Elizondo claims that many of those opposing Superintendent Miles are “paid advocates.” Is she suggesting that the hundreds of parents, students, and teachers who’ve spoken out against the takeover and bond are being paid to speak? The audacity of that claim is staggering.

The email is lengthy, so I’ve saved it as a PDF for you to read here. If you feel inclined to correct Ms. Elizondo's narrative, her contact information is conveniently located at the bottom of the document.

Here are several of the many misleading statements in her long email.

Here’s more.

"HISD is not abandoning literacy, and we have proof over rhetoric."
Stripping students of essential literacy resources by closing half the district’s libraries, especially in high-poverty Black and Brown communities–as Miles has done–and then claiming it improves literacy is beyond ridiculous.

"HISD implemented reforms designed to improve literacy across the District, starting with expanding access to high-quality reading materials in all schools."
Calling Miles' error-ridden, AI-generated worksheets "high-quality reading material" is absurd. This claim is further contradicted by the fact that students can’t read full novels in NES and some non-NES schools. Libraries have been closed and repurposed into team centers, where students are stuck with endless worksheet packets, wasting $9 million in ESSER funds (COVID relief dollars) spent on books in libraries that are now unused.

"More students are reading, and they’re reading better. Period."
Standardized STAAR test scores are a poor measure of true literacy development. ESL reading scores are declining, and the claim of improvement is false, as Miles has purposefully excluded students from testing to artificially raise scores, particularly in subjects in which he claims historic growth. Kids don’t develop a love for reading with endless worksheets and test prep.

Education is lighting a fire, not filling a bucket- Plutarch and Yeats.

Take Action: Please send a letter [SAMPLE here] today to the Greater Houston Partnership urging them to publicly oppose the bond under Miles. Join us at the GHP Letter-writing Happy Hour on Friday for support.