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Houston Community Voices for Public Education unites parents, educators, students, and community members of all identities to advocate for strong and equitable public schools. They believe that all children deserve great public schools in which - student needs are met, teachers are supported, fairly compensated, and given autonomy in their classrooms, standardized testing is limited and low..
Houston Community Voices for Public Education Blog
3w ago
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Can you speak at the board meeting on Thursday, either in person or by Zoom? You can sign up anytime until Wednesday at noon. ..read more
Houston Community Voices for Public Education Blog
3w ago
Yesterday, at the CVPE meeting, 70 people heard from State Reps Christina Morales and Penny Morales-Shaw and then met in breakouts to build people power. One of the breakout groups learned how to crochet. To get involved in yarn resistance, join CVPE's Houston Stitching Together ..read more
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3w ago
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Mike Miles and the board of managers have woefully misplaced priorities.
HISD will be cutting close to 170 of the 280+ wraparound service specialists, almost 50 of the 84 college advisors, and all seven of Houston ISD’s Special Education social workers ..read more
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1M ago
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The next HISD board meeting is during Teacher Appreciation Week. If recent behavior is any indication, the superintendent will double down and terminate even more teachers that week out of spite ..read more
Houston Community Voices for Public Education Blog
1M ago
It is a good thing that so many people are fighting for public education. Will you put these dates on your calendar at your convenience ..read more
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1M ago
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In this newsletter: HISD Board Meeting on Thursday and how to boycott STAAR
HISD Supe Miles has forced children as young as seven to take four tests every day all year long. It is the height of hubris to pretend otherwise. ..read more
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1M ago
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Yesterday, the Houston Chronicle published a brave first year teacher’s op-ed about the takeover in HISD teacher: State takeover is hurting my students | Opinion. ..read more
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2M ago
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Dozens of Houston ISD Teachers Call in Sick: Putting jobs on the line to defend Houston schoolchildren’s right to learn ..read more
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2M ago
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Teachers received a teacher screener email right before spring break. Brad Wray, an HISD teacher, summarized the various versions-
Version 1: You are good enough to stay at NES but don’t rest on your laurels or you’ll be out ..read more
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2M ago
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It’s STAAR season. Will you boycott the STAAR?
Opt Out is a protest against the misuse of standardized testing data to assess and punish students, teachers, and schools. ..read more