Houston ISD’s takeover was a hard, but necessary decision | Opinion
is unfortunate but not surprising, and personally, I know how difficult it must have been to arrive at that decision.
But that commitment to Texas families also came with very difficult decisions. As commissioner, it became very clear to me that you cannot create more quality without strong accountability. Sometimes that meant local institutions needed stronger oversight, and in the direst cases, different leadership. I made those difficult decisions when they were called for, and every time I did so knowing I had a legal obligation and a moral imperative to act.
I wholeheartedly support his decision, and I believe he will act in the best interest of Houston ISD’s students and families and appoint a local board and a best-in-class superintendent who will give the state’s largest district the kind of jump-start it needs to finally meet the needs of all of Houston’s citizens.. The Texas Supreme Court has ruled. Houston ISD voted to lay down in its lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency.
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