Issues

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CVPE Campaigns for 2026-2027

Local Priorities 

  1. End the harmful state takeover of Houston ISD and begin the hard work of rebuilding Houston ISD for students, families, teachers and Houston.
  2. Return wraparound program to schools gutted by Mike Miles
  3. Support smaller class size to promote personalization and improved learning.

State Legislative Policy Priorities

  1. Support programs that increase opportunities for student learning and reduce the high stakes consequences of standardized testing.
    1. End requirement that students pass STAAR in order to graduate. Texas is one of only six states to require standardized testing for graduation.
    2. Abolish the A-F rating system based almost entirely on STAAR. Texas is also one of only six other states to use the A-F rating system for school accountability. Instead, develop a more holistic and effective school accountability system that prioritizes helping children learn deeply and effectively so they are ready for college, career and life. 
  2. Support legislation to limit state takeovers and to ensure the return to a locally elected school board  
  3. Support legislation to scale back or eliminate vouchers because they defund public schools, devastate student learning, and discriminate against vulnerable kids and families
  4. Support an increase to the basic allotment and a transition to enrollment-based funding vs attendance-based funding. Enrollment-based funding provides stability by ensuring schools receive consistent resources based on the number of students enrolled, not daily attendance. This approach supports equity, prevents sudden cuts to services, and better accounts for factors like absenteeism in underserved communities.
  5. Support a charter expansion moratorium. Charters drain dollars from our public schools and they get more money than our public schools and that means fewer resources for children who choose to attend their local public school. In most cases, they do not provide higher performance or innovation and are supported by billionaires who want to privatize public education. Since charters are legally allowed to exclude the most complicated students to artifically raise scores, support legislation that levels the playing field, requiring charters that receive public money to admit all students in their attendance zone.

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Read about Past Issues (2011-2025) here