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Polling Texas 2020
UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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Tag Archives: HISD
Early voting for the November 2025 election begins tomorrow
From the inbox: The Harris County Clerk’s Office (HCCO) urges voters to take advantage of Early Voting, which starts Monday, October 20, and ends Friday, October 31. Ballot Items Include 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution 18th Congressional District Houston City Council At-Large Position … Continue reading
Endorsement watch: For some change in HISD
The Chron makes their endorsements in the three contested HISD trustee races. It’s an odd election. It could even seem pointless. Right now, elected HISD trustees have little power, no vote and just a few minutes prioritized at the start … Continue reading
Interview with Robbie McDonough
At the end of my HISD interview cycle, I noted that I had reached out to District V candidate Robbie McDonough but had not heard back from him. That happens sometimes, campaign-related email addresses are not always reliable. Well, McDonough … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2025
Tagged Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Robbie McDonough
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HISD wants you to read its own coverage of itself
Oh, good lord. Houston ISD is looking to lessen its reliance on external news media and instead lean more on its own internal news team, according to the 2025-26 District Improvement Plan obtained by Chron. The shift comes amid mounting … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Board of Managers, budget, HISD, HISD Now, Houston, Mike Miles
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Paxton says he’s gonna enforce that Ten Commandment law so hard, you guys
I have three things to say about this. Attorney General Ken Paxton promised to “vigorously enforce” the state’s Ten Commandments display law in a legal advisory sent to Texas public school districts, his office announced Wednesday. Paxton said his office … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Arlington ISD, Azle ISD, Comal ISD, Conroe ISD, Flour Bluff ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Fort Worth ISD, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Frisco ISD, Georgetown ISD, Greg Abbott, HISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lovejoy ISD, Mansfield ISD, McAllen ISD, McKinney ISD, Northwest ISD, Rockwall ISD, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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Interview with Michael McDonough
We finish up our week with HISD candidates with Michael McDonough, who is challenging incumbent Trustee Kendall Baker in District VI. McDonough recently retired after a 30+ year career at HISD, where he was a math teacher, a soccer coach, … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2025
Tagged Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Michael McDonough
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Interview with Maria Benzon
The other open HISD seat is in District V, where two-term incumbent Sue Deigaard declined to run again. There are two candidates running to fill that seat, and today we will hear from Maria Benzon, a veteran educator with over … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2025
Tagged Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Maria Benzon
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Interview with Audrey Nath
Challenging incumbent Bridget Wade in District VII is Audrey Nath, one of many Mike Miles critics on the ballot that I noted in July. Nath is a pediatric neurologist, an MD/PhD from Rice and UT-Houston, and an HISD mom. She’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Nath, Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews
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Interview with Bridget Wade
Continuing with our week of HISD Trustee race interviews, the next two days will be in District VII, where the incumbent is Bridget Wade, who defeated Anne Sung in 2021. Wade is the past President and longtime member of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridget Wade, Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews
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Interview with Felicity Pereyra
Welcome to the start of the 2025 interview season! I went into this early on thinking there wouldn’t be much, as there are no city of Houston elections, but with the special elections in CD18 and At Large #4 it … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2025, Felicity Pererya, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews
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HISD still has a teacher turnover problem
Doesn’t seem to be going away. Across Texas, 1 in 6 teachers didn’t return to teach in 2024-25. In Houston ISD, it was nearly 1 of 3. The state’s largest school district had a turnover rate of 32.2% compared with … Continue reading
More on the lawsuit over the latest DEI ban
I mentioned this in passing last week but wanted to give it its own post. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and a group of LGBTQ+ and student rights organizations are suing to block a new state law that … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged ACLU of Texas, Brandon Creighton, diversity, Florida, gay rights, GSA Network, HISD, Jeff Leach, Katy ISD, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Plano ISD, schools, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Transgender Law Center, transgender rights
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Nobody knows what to do about the dumb Ten Commandments law
It’s a mess. Texas school districts must decide whether to display Ten Commandments posters in every classroom before a new law requiring them to goes into effect Monday, even as its fate remains tied up in court. A federal judge enjoined 11 school districts from displaying … Continue reading
The HISD and HCC lineups
The filing deadlines have passed for HISD and HCC, so this seems like as good a time as any to look at who is running for what. Note that the deadline for CD18 and Houston City Council is September 3, … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Nath, Bridget Wade, Cynthia Gary, Dave Wilson, Desmond Spencer, Election 2025, Elizabeth Santos, Felicity Pererya, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Kendall Baker, Maria Benzon, Michael McDonough, Mike Miles, Miles Sasser, Monica Flores Richart, Myrna Guidry, Renee Jefferson Smith, Robbie McDonough, Sue Deigaard
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Paxton orders other school districts to follow Ten Commandments law
Not a surprise. Attorney General Ken Paxton instructed schools across Texas to follow the requirements of the state’s Ten Commandments display law, despite a federal court ruling that temporarily blocked the law for nearly a dozen schools last week. Paxton’s … Continue reading
What the HISD students are asking for
In case the district wants to listen. Chavez High School graduate Ximena Acosta is about to leave Houston to attend Vanderbilt University. That academic achievement happened in spite of, not because of, Houston ISD, Acosta said. She told media at … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Community Voices for Public Education, HISD, Houston, Mike Miles, Texas Education Agency
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Judge blocks Ten Commandments law
Good. A federal judge in San Antonio temporarily halted a Texas law that would require public schools to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom by siding with a group of families who claimed the requirement harmed their children’s religious development. U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Phil King, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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First Ten Commandments lawsuit heard
We are promised a ruling before September 1, the date the law would go into effect. The debate surrounding a state law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools intensified Friday as attorneys representing 16 Texas families … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Phil King, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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We get closer to school closures
Words from Mike Miles. Houston ISD’s state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles announced Wednesday the district may borrow $180 million for a new career and technical education center, pending board approval. Miles, addressing hundreds of teachers at an annual teachers’ convocation, said … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Board of Managers, bond referendum, budget, Election 2024, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Miles, schools
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Ask questions, get booted
This is why the whole Board of Managers concept sucks. The four ousted members of the Houston ISD Board of Managers sent the majority of the board’s formal requests for information to the district in the two years before the … Continue reading
HISD says it has no F-rated schools
This is legitimately great. And it means we can officially start the Mike Miles Countdown Clock. Zero Houston ISD schools received an “F” in the Texas Education Agency’s A-F accountability ratings this year, while 18 received a “D,” according to preliminary … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, STAAR, Texas Education Agency
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HFT sues unsuccessfully HISD over new teacher pay raises
Of interest. A local teachers union is suing Houston ISD’s Superintendent Mike Miles and the Board of Managers after the district decided to distribute new teacher pay raises from the state by performance, not years of experience. The $3.7-billion Teacher … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Board of Managers, Harris County, HFT, HISD, Houston, Jackie Anderson, lawsuit, Mike Miles, Teacher Retention Allotment, The Lege
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July 2025 campaign finance reports – HISD
We’re going to have to do this the hard way. With a fundraising haul of more than $75,000, incumbent Houston ISD trustee Bridget Wade has outraised all declared candidates who are running for the five trustee seats up for election. Houston voters … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Nath, Board of Managers, Bridget Wade, campaign finance reports, Election 2021, Election 2025, Elizabeth Santos, Felicity Pererya, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Kendall Baker, Maria Benzon, Michael McDonough, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, Myrna Guidry, Sue Deigaard, Texas Education Agency
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An early look at who’s running for HISD Trustee
From the Chron, which notes that five seats are up for election this year and that until Mike Morath gives us back our power there won’t be that much for them to do. District I Felicity Pereyra Felicity Pereyra, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Nath, Board of Managers, Bridget Wade, Election 2025, Elizabeth Santos, Felicity Pererya, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Kendall Baker, Maria Benzon, Michael McDonough, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, Myrna Guidry, Sue Deigaard, Texas Education Agency
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That’s one way to boost STAAR scores
You may recall earlier stories about STAAR improvements at HISD, which Mike Miles has touted as proof that his plans are working and all of us malcontents should just shut up already. That’s all well and good, but as is … Continue reading
Another lawsuit filed over the Ten Commandments law
Keep ’em coming. Sixteen Texas families of different religious and nonreligious backgrounds filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and secondary schools to display a Protestant version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. … Continue reading
NES schools are accelerating HISD’ enrollment decline
I’s just going to leave this here. Most Houston ISD campuses have reported sharper enrollment declines since the controversial state takeover, with New Education System schools reporting some of the largest drops compared to previous years. HISD, like many urban school … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, demography, HISD, Houston, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, New Education System, schools, STAAR, Texas, Texas Education Agency
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A “home rule school district” inside HISD?
Today I Learned there is such a thing as a “home rule school district”, and some HISD parents want to form one. A small West Houston group wants to create its own charter-governed district within the state’s largest school district, … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, home rule, home rule school district, Houston, Mike Miles, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, West Houston Independence Movement
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Miles given five-year contract extension
This is some bullshit. With no public discussion, Houston ISD’s Board of Managers on Thursday approved a five-year contract extension for state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles. The five-year term will ensure that Houston ISD “can continue its transformation for the duration … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, Edgardo Colon, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Lauren Gore, Marcos Rosales, Martyn Goossen, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, New Education System, Placido Gomez, Savant Moore, schools, Texas Education Agency
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HISD enters its AI slop era
Ugh. The Harlem Renaissance produced a rich tapestry of poems, novels and paintings of Black life in the early 20th century, all expressing the artistry and brilliance of people whose equal citizenship and full humanity had long been denied. Yet … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, Board of Managers, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, Prof Jim, schools
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A former Board Manager speaks
Who knows why he and three others were streeted. But we can speculate. Adam Rivon, one of the four recently ousted members of the Houston ISD Board of Managers, won’t speculate on why he was suddenly removed from his role … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Rivon, Audrey Momanaee, Board of Managers, Cassandra Bandy, Greg Abbott, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, New Education System, Rolando Martinez, schools, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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Two more years of Mike Miles
Worst Groundhog Day ever. The state takeover of Houston ISD will continue for two more years before the Texas Education Agency announces the timeline for the transition back to elected board members overseeing the district. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, HISD, Houston, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, New Education System, schools, Texas Education Agency
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Morath replaces half the Board of Managers
For reasons. The Texas Education Agency has removed and replaced four of the appointed members of Houston ISD’s Board of Managers two years into the state takeover. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath wrote that he removed board Vice President Audrey Momanaee, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Rivon, Audrey Momanaee, Board of Managers, Cassandra Bandy, Dani Hernandez, Edgardo Colon, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Lauren Gore, Marcos Rosales, Martyn Goossen, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, New Education System, Rolando Martinez, schools, Texas Education Agency
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Fort Worth’s view of the HISD takeover
As recently noted, Fort Worth ISD has been notified by the Texas Education Agency that they are required to intervene in that district. While it’s not been determined yet what that means, a takeover is on the list of possibilities. … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, Fort Worth, Fort Worth ISD, HISD, Houston, Mike Morath, school finance, schools, STAAR, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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