Weaving their way through streets loaded with Astros fans headed for Minute Maid Stadium, a group of about 20 parents, teachers and children arrived at the offices of the Greater Houston Partnership Tuesday bearing boxes of letters asking the GHP to back away from its endorsement of the Houston ISD...
Weaving their way through streets loaded with Astros fans headed for Minute Maid Stadium, a group of about 20 parents, teachers and children arrived at the offices of the Greater Houston Partnership Tuesday bearing boxes of letters asking the GHP to back away from its endorsement of the Houston ISD bond issue.
For their parts, both the GHP and Miles and his administration argue that the bond issue addresses crucial campus needs that have been pushed aside for years. The district has repeatedly pointed out that there will be no increase in tax rates as a result of the bond. However, as pointed out by the community group Community Voices in Education, HISD's own bond financials show that with interest the total cost of the bond to taxpayers will be almost $9 billion over the next 30 years.
"We want to thank for their service to our city and we want them to recognize that we love Houston too. And we want a better bond. Our kids deserve a better bond. We don't want a school district where kids aren't allowed to read books until they go to college. We don't want a school district where kids do powerpoint in kinder. We don't want a bond where the projected costs are inflated in some schools.
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