Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments
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.
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Developments in this update
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Houston joins cities fighting potential state school takeovers
Houston is the largest city in the U.S. where potential takeovers of local institutions are roiling heavily minority communities, including St. Louis and Washington, D.C. It's also an extension of a broader fight in the U.S. of statehouses flexing control over municipalities.
As Houston braces for a decision from the state on whether it will seize control of public schools in Texas’ largest city, Murray thinks the fight isn’t just about failing grades.
HOUSTON -- As Houston braces for a decision from the state on whether it will seize control of public schools in Texas' largest city, Houston officials and residents are scrambling to hold the line against potential takeovers that the city's Democratic leaders see as driven by politics in a state wh…
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.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's education commissioner announced that the state is taking over Houston's public school district. Some Democrats in the state see the move as political.
Houston's mayor warned that the Texas Education Agency may have to find replacements for Houston ISD teachers who leave their classrooms in protest of the state takeover.
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.
