With HISD takeover nearing, parents and teachers keep fighting with Austin protests, petitions
imploring him to reconsider.“The unrelenting threat of takeover has destabilized HISD,” the labor union wrote. “Families, teachers, and our communities only have a voice as long as decision makers are accountable to them.”
More than 2,000 parents, teachers, students and community members signaled their opposition to a takeover by, a Houston-based grassroots advocacy organization. Parents, students, teachers and community members gathered to protest the takeover of Houston ISD by the Texas Education Agency on Friday March 10, 2023 in Houston.
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