Parents at a top-rated Houston ISD school worry they'll lose their edge under superintendent's New Education System.
13 Investigates is asking questions to HISD leaders after hearing from parents who fear the New Education System may undo their school's advancement and high standing.Whenever Sophie Rojas started fourth grade last year, her mom said she was reading at a grade level several years behind her peers.
Now, Campos says she's worried her daughter might fall behind after her school, Pugh Elementary, was one of 28 campuses designated as a New Education System school.
But, it isn't just struggling schools, like Wheatley High, that will follow the new NES model. 13 Investigates went through the state accountability scores for all 28 schools in the program and found the overall rating is 81 out of a 100. "It feels like it's been dismantled and taken apart, and now we don't know what to expect. And when you say that you're going to change our curriculum to a scripted curriculum, it worries me because I have children that have different abilities," Campos said. "I have one that has and one that has dyslexia. They don't both learn the same.
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