A research poll conducted on behalf of the Texas Federation of Teachers says less than half of voters support the bond proposal, and less than a quarter have confidence 'or don't trust' Superintendent Mike Miles.
In need of someone to talk to? Help available for Rice University students on or off-campus after the death of peerThe report says only 39% of voters support the historic bond package “to update and repair HISD buildings and for new technology.”
The poll report says this is largely because there’s minimal trust for the state-appointed superintendent, Mike Miles, or trust for him to manage funds. “A 77% majority don’t trust Miles to manage HISD funds,” according to poll researchers with Z to A Research. “Large majorities of base Democrats and independents don’t trust Miles, and even 51% of base Republicans don’t trust the Governor’s hand-picked superintendent to manage HISD’s funds. Voters don’t consider him trustworthy or effective and 58% consider him corrupt.”
‘Mike Miles is lying’: HISD students, parents, AFT reps rally in downtown Houston against TEA’s takeover of district“School bonds tend to be popular, and this appears to be the case for Houston ISD, despite it being a year of transition for the district,” said Kori Stroub, associate director of research for the Kinder Institute’s Houston Education Research Consortium. “From January to August, support for a bond that doesn’t increase taxes is virtually unchanged.
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