State takeover of Houston public schools sets off Democrats who cry it's a political move
A long time coming
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A long time coming
The takeover is the latest example of Republican and predominately white state officials pushing to take control in heavily minority and Democratic-led cities.
Rep. Harold V. Dutton said he has no regrets about making the amendment that made the TEA takeover of HISD possible.
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/texas-announces-takeover-of-houston-schools-stirring-anger/"></div>HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston’s nearly 200,000-student public school district, the eighth-largest in the country, acting on years of threats and angering Democrats who assailed the move as political. The announcement, made by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s education commissioner, Mike Morath, amounts to one of the largest […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settin...
It's the latest example of GOP and predominately white state officials pushing for control in heavily minority and Democratic-led cities.