The president of the Houston Federation of Teachers called it “the worst news we can imagine for our students and families.” The head of the NAACP's Houston chapter called it "a crime against public education." Houston's mayor assigned it a letter grade: F.
But, amid accusations that Texas Republicans were using Wednesday's long-awaited takeover of the Houston Independent School District to siphon local control of public education and push a pro-voucher, pro-charter school agenda, Gov. Greg Abbott insisted the lone motivation behind the move is HISD's 187,000 schoolchildren.
"All that is completely separate from what is happening with HISD," Abbott said of his legislative agenda. Instead, the takeover will make sure Houston schools will “no longer be failing their students,” the governor said.
Sunday, March 19, 2023
From the Houston Chronicle: TEA takes over Houston ISD despite community outrage, academic gains
