HISD takeover comes as Gov. Abbott touts legacy-shaping education reforms

While the timing is somewhat coincidental because it was delayed by years of legal and legislative battles, the TEA’s move comes as Abbott, a Republican, is expending significant political capital on a list of education reforms.

“We must reform curriculum, get kids back to the basics of learning, and we must empower parents,” Abbott said last month in his State of the State address, a theme he's carried through more than a half dozen speeches around the state since. years-long battle with Houston and Harris County on a wide range of political issues, said Mark P. Jones, a professor in the Department of Political Science at Rice University.For as much as Republicans in Texas like to promote themselves as conservative leaders, they’ve been behind other GOP-dominated states on issues such as attacking liberal themes in classrooms and enacting school vouchers.

Miles said if the state wants to improve student performance, it should be putting more money and resources into the district, not beginning a takeover that creates uncertainty and confusion for parents and students. He’s not alone. State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, has also been working on the issue for years and helped passed the legislation to set the parameters for the takeover. Bettencourt pushed back against criticism that appointing new leaders at HISD is part of any larger Republican political quest.

There are so many great minds to be discovered if this goes right.. Houston is so diverse our youth of this city believe could be the next great leaders of our nation with the right Education, Let's hope the Parents of these children ARE THE VOICE. Period.

Abbott’s TEA is setting things up for consolidating power and authority over Texas public education while also upending local control. TEA needs to go.

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