“In my 33 years as an educator, I’ve never known teachers to come out against a bond. I’ve never seen so much community involvement and participation, mainly because we do not trust Mike Miles.”
At the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston’s Third Ward, the writing appeared to be already on the wall for Propositions A and B—a pair of school bonds totaling $4.4 billion for the Houston Independent School District. Voters showed up Tuesday telling poll greeters that their mind was already made up, announcing to campaigners they would not vote for the bond. “It’s a no go,” said one voter.
“They’ve proven that over the last year and a half, they don’t care what the public thinks or says. They’re antagonistic to what the public thinks and says. So, why am I going to sign away our tax dollars for these people who are antagonistic to us?” Melissa Yarborough, a former teacher and parent of two children in the district, said.
Yarborough also moved her two children, ages 7 and 10 from Pugh Elementary School, after it lost 20 out of 28 teachers after being directed to join Miles’ “New Education System” program. She said of the program, “There’s no enthusiasm, there’s no care, they don’t see it as anything meaningful.”In a process the district called “co-location,” the bond would have also allocated $580 million to relocate students at eight schools to seven schools slated to be renovated nearby.
Critics also raised concerns that the scope and content of the proposal could change after the election. The school board can use unspent proceeds authorized in the election order for purposes beyond what was originally proposed after a public meeting, per “I’m not convinced that some of the key players, like the governor, like the leadership at the state level, are really wanting to see public education succeed. So if you start off not wanting public education to work, and if you start off not wanting to invest in public education, then you come forth with these bond proposals, who are the bond proposals for?” Turner said.
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