I didn’t go to school in the Houston Independent School District (HISD), but I remember always being thankful I didn’t, which was in the 1990s!
It hasn’t gotten better.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s administration snatched HISD “after years of academic failures,” according to the letter given to the Daily Caller:
In June, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will be put in control of Houston Independent School District (HISD), made up of 76 schools and nearly 200,000 students, replacing the school’s “board of managers” and superintendent, according to a TEA letter obtained by the DCNF. The takeover comes after the school district has repeatedly failed to meet the state’s academic standards, according to TEA Commissioner Mike Morath. (RELATED: Texas Lawmaker Introduces Bill That Allows Teachers To Reject CDC Trans Activism)“I think it’s actually important for families to know that this decision is not a reflection of the incredible students in Houston ISD, nor is it a reflection of the hard working teachers and staff of Houston ISD,” Morath, who was appointed by Abbott in 2015, told Houston Public Media. “There are many students in Houston that are truly flourishing, but there are also a large number of students in Houston who have not been given the supports necessary to succeed.”
Abbott spoke about the takeover in Dallas, lamenting about how HISD has consistently failed its students:
“But know this, when I talk about what we’re gonna do going forward, some have suggested this will be used for parental empowerment and things like that,” Abbott said. “All of that is completely separate from what’s happening with HISD.”
Democrats complained about the takeover, but Democrat State Rep. Harold Dutton from Houston wrote in an op-ed that the TEA has the legal ability to take over HISD because the district has not done enough to improve the education in all the schools.
But the Houston Democrats and NAACP vow to fight.
How about you fight for the kids and provide them with better education?
Or better yet…unless things have changed since I was there, how about we stop emphasizing standardized tests and passing kids who don’t deserve to pass? When I taught in Texas, the priority was on standardized tests and passing kids to get funding. The district forced us to treat kids like numbers and not humans.
It’s why I stopped teaching. I refused to play the game or politics. I refused to treat my students like robots.
It’s gross. Private school and homeschooling are the best ways to educate your kids.
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