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HISD decides against appealing TEA takeover to the TEA

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

The decision makes sense, whether or not the headline to this post also makes sense. In a close vote, Houston ISD board members decided late Monday to bypass its final appeal of Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath’s decision to takeover the district. Earlier this month, … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Dani Hernandez, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Judith Cruz, Mike Morath, Myrna Guidry, Patricia Allen, Texas Education Agency | Comments Off

There will still be HISD Trustee elections this fall

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Just a reminder, in case you needed it. Although the state is preparing to appoint a board of managers this summer, local elections for Houston ISD trustees will still be held as scheduled in November. The Texas Education Agency announced plans to replace … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Board of Managers, Dani Hernandez, Election 2023, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Judith Cruz, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Patricia Allen, Texas Education Agency | Comments Off

Don’t forget the teachers

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I hope the Board of Managers has a plan for this. Teachers had been shuffling in and out of Traci Latson’s classroom all day the first day back from spring break, trying to make sense of the news that broke … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Congress, HFT, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Morath, Texas, Texas Education Agency | 1 Comment

This is not how you win hearts and minds

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know what the TEA hoped to accomplish with its public outreach meetings about the HISD takeover, but it probably wasn’t this. Houston community members were irate Tuesday night as state education officials tried to explain the process of … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Morath, Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas, Texas Education Agency | 18 Comments

On being on the Board of Managers

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

When the TEA takeover of HISD was officially announced, I noted that the coverage included a link back to a list of people who had applied for the Board of Managers in 2019. I noted that there were some familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Morath, Texas, Texas Education Agency | 1 Comment

The state’s requirements for HISD

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

It’s their job to make it happen. After forging ahead with a takeover of the Houston Independent School District, state leaders have outlined three conditions that must be met before transferring power back to the elected school board, a process that will likely … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Duncan Klussmann, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Morath, Texas, Texas Education Agency | 1 Comment

Federal complaint filed over TEA takeover

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll see if it can have an effect. The Greater Houston Coalition for Justice this week filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleging that Texas is discriminating against Houston schoolchildren by taking over the majority-minority school district. … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Civil Rights Act, Congress, Greater Houston Coalition for Justice, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Johnny Mata, Mike Morath, Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas, Texas Education Agency, US Department of Education | Comments Off

Asking the feds to stop the TEA takeover

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Can’t hurt to ask. U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee said Thursday she is seeking federal government intervention to halt the Texas Education Agency’s takeover of the Houston Independent School District. Jackson Lee said she has been in contact with the … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Congress, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Morath, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas, Texas Education Agency, US Department of Education, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

So now we start processing what happened and what will happen with the TEA takeover

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron editorial board points to three key items. Still, if this takeover must happen — and Texas Education Agency announced Wednesday that it is indeed happening — we want it to work. Houston’s schoolchildren don’t have time for another … Continue reading →

Posted in School days, That's our Lege | Tagged Alma Allen, Board of Managers, charter schools, Greg Abbott, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Millard House, schools, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Trey Martinez-Fischer, vouchers | 2 Comments

The TEA takeover has begun

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

At least the suspense is over. That’s the extent of my optimism about this. State education leaders notified the Houston Independent School District on Wednesday that they are resuming the process of stripping all power from the district’s elected school … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Amy Hinojosa, Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Judith Cruz, Kathy Blueford Daniels, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Patricia Allen, schools, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | 3 Comments

HISD ends lawsuit against TEA

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

A formality at this point. The Houston Independent School District board voted on Thursday night to end its lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency, effectively ending the district’s legal fight against an attempted state takeover. The motion passed with support of eight of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Dani Hernandez, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Kathy Blueford Daniels, lawsuit, Mike Morath, schools, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | Comments Off

Wheatley’s fate

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

We may learn today of the TEA’s intentions with HISD. Whatever does happen, let’s remember that in the end this will affect a lot of people, and some of them are not happy with the position they’ve been put in. … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Harold Dutton, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Kathy Blueford Daniels, lawsuit, Mike Morath, schools, Supreme Court, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | 3 Comments

“Shall” versus “may”

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Houston Landing touches on a subject I’ve mentioned before. As concerns grow about the Texas Education Agency ousting the Houston Independent School District’s elected board, a question with major practical and political implications has emerged: Are state officials legally mandated … Continue reading →

Posted in School days, That's our Lege | Tagged Board of Managers, Dan Huberty, Harold Dutton, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | Comments Off

Bills filed to stop the TEA takeover of HISD

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Feels too late to me, but it can’t hurt to try. State senators have filed the first bill to soften the law that triggers school district takeovers. State Sens. Carol Alvarado, Borris Miles and John Whitmire filed Senate Bill 1662 in response to the threat of … Continue reading →

Posted in School days, That's our Lege | Tagged Alma Allen, Board of Managers, Borris Miles, Carol Alvarado, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, John Whitmire, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Patricia Allen, Sheila Jackson Lee, Supreme Court, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, US Department of Education | 5 Comments

The past history of TEA takeovers

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

As of Monday afternoon there’s still no word from the TEA about the fate of HISD, so while we wait we ponder what history can teach us. Assuming that history doesn’t contain anything gay or CRT-related so we’re allowed to … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Beaumont, Board of Managers, El Paso, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, La Marque ISD, Lina Hidalgo, Mike Morath, Millard House, North Forest, Supreme Court, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, US Department of Education | 1 Comment

So is there anything that can be done to derail the TEA takeover?

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Probably not. I mean, I really appreciate the engagement and the passion, but we’re at the end of the road here, a road that started almost six years ago. Sometimes you just run out of things to do. With time … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Alma Allen, Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Jarvis Johnson, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Millard House, Sheila Jackson Lee, Supreme Court, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, US Department of Education | 3 Comments

Superintendant House speaks about the looming TEA takeover

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Not much one can say in this position. Superintendent Millard House II said it’s business as usual in the state’s largest school system until the Texas Education Agency pulls the trigger on its rumored takeover plan. He used the start … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Millard House, Supreme Court, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | 3 Comments

So it looks like that TEA takeover of HISD is going to happen

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Welp. Mayor Sylvester Turner sounded alarm bells Wednesday when he announced that he has heard from multiple sources that the state intends to take over Houston ISD as early as next week. “I’m talking to legislators, and what they’re saying … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Alma Allen, Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Millard House, North Forest, Supreme Court, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | 4 Comments

HISD in TEA limbo

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

No one knows how long this might take. Houston ISD is in limbo as the Texas Education Agency weighs how to proceed with a possible takeover of the state’s largest school system allowed under a recent Texas Supreme Court ruling. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, School days | Tagged Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Judith Cruz, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Millard House, North Forest, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Center for the Reform of School Systems, The Lege | 1 Comment

SCOTx removes injunction blocking TEA takeover of HISD

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t know what happens next, but there’s a lot more of this to play out. The Texas Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the state to potentially take control of the Houston Independent School District, which state education … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Board of Managers, Dani Hernandez, Doris Delaney, Election 2019, Election 2021, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Judith Cruz, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Millard House, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | Comments Off

SCOTx to rule on the HISD takeover lawsuit

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

This feels like something from another era. The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments on a yearslong case over whether the Texas Education Agency has the authority to remove all of the Houston school district’s board members and temporarily … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Board of Managers, Doris Delaney, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2019, Election 2021, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | Comments Off

Millard House officially approved as HISD Superintendent

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome aboard. Millard House II will become Houston ISD’s new superintendent on July 1, following the district’s school board unanimously vote Monday to make his selection official. The pro forma vote follows the naming of House as HISD’s lone superintendent … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Millard House, schools, Supreme Court, Texas Education Agency | Comments Off

HISD may have a reprieve

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

For one year, if this bill passes as is and if the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene. The Texas House advanced a meaty education bill Tuesday that dramatically reduces the stakes of state standardized tests in 2021-22 and gives Houston ISD … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Board of Managers, coronavirus, Dan Huberty, Harold Dutton, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Paul Bettencourt, schools, Senate, STAAR, standardized testing, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | Comments Off

HISD names its Superintendent

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome to Houston, Millard House II. I hope the state lets you stay. Houston ISD trustees unanimously voted Friday to name Millard House II as their lone superintendent finalist, tapping the leader of Tennessee’s Clarksville-Montgomery County School System to guide … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Grenita Lathan, Harold Dutton, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Millard House, Patricia Allen, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | 2 Comments

HISD has a Superintendent in mind

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

They will announce this person on Friday. After that, insert shrug emoji here. Houston ISD trustees expect to name a lone superintendent finalist Friday, three days earlier than initially planned, barring another last-minute intervention by the state. Trustees are expected … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Grenita Lathan, Harold Dutton, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Patricia Allen, Richard Carranza, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | 2 Comments

Where HISD stands today

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

In a holding pattern, waiting for direction. In the winter of 2019, two committees composed of Houston ISD employees, parents and advocates issued recommendations for how the district should tackle two of its thorniest issues: campus funding practices and access … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, coronavirus, Freeze 2021, Grenita Lathan, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, magnet schools, Mike Morath, Richard Carranza, schools, special education, STAAR, Texas Education Agency | Comments Off

HISD Board wins again in court

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

They’re still a thing, and Mike Morath can’t do anything about it right now. The Houston ISD school board earned another win Friday in its effort to stave off Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath’s plan to replace it with an … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Board of Managers, Election 2021, Harold Dutton, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Travis County | 1 Comment

HISD Superintendent Lathan leaving

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

I wish her well. Houston ISD Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan plans to leave the district at the end of the 2020-21 school year, ending an unusually long three-year run in the position that was marked by fallout from the pandemic, … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, coronavirus, Grenita Lathan, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Morath, schools, Texas Education Agency | Comments Off

TEA appeals HISD takeover ruling to Supreme Court

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

One way or the other, this should get a resolution. Lawyers representing the Texas Education Agency filed an appeal Wednesday asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a temporary injunction that has slowed Education Commissioner Mike Morath’s plans to strip … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Board of Managers, Election 2021, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Education Agency, Third Court of Appeals, Travis County | Comments Off

TEA still barred from taking over HISD

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Still in a state of limbo. Texas is still temporarily barred from taking over Houston Independent School District, a state appellate court ruled Wednesday, upholding a lower court’s order. In a 2-1 ruling, the Texas Third Court of Appeals upheld … Continue reading →

HISD Board selects a successor for Wanda Adams

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Meet Myrna Guidry. Houston ISD trustees unanimously voted Tuesday to appoint lawyer Myrna Guidry to the board seat vacated last month by Wanda Adams, who represented parts of south Houston. Trustees considered eight applicants over two days before landing on … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Election 2020, Election 2021, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Myrna Guidry, Texas Education Agency, Wanda Adams | Comments Off

More on the Lathan non-hiring

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Some sharp criticism from local leaders about the HISD Board’s decision not to hire interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan permanently. About 20 of Houston’s leading Black elected officials, clergy and racial justice advocates called Tuesday for Houston ISD’s school board to … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Abe Saavedra, Al Green, Alma Allen, Board of Managers, Borris Miles, Grenita Lathan, Harold Dutton, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Jolanda Jones, lawsuit, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Ron Reynolds, Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Education Agency | 2 Comments

HISD needs a bond referendum

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Easier said than done, though. Houston ISD appeared to be on track in mid-February to put a bond election on the ballot this November, taking a critical step toward asking voters for the first time since 2012 to let it borrow money … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, bond referendum, construction, coronavirus, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Kathy Blueford Daniels, Richard Carranza, schools, Texas Education Agency | Comments Off

HISD being investigated over special education

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Flagging this for later discussion. Texas Education Agency officials are deep into a wide-ranging investigation of Houston ISD’s special education department, examining whether district staff violated numerous federal laws and state rules that help ensure students with disabilities get vital … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Board of Managers, Grenita Lathan, HISD, Kara DeRocha, Mike Morath, schools, special education, Sue Deigaard, Texas, Texas Education Agency | Comments Off

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