A Texas Supreme Court ruling has reopened the possibility of a state takeover of Houston...
. Public school funding is largely based on the number of students attending classes. HISD enrollment dropped 12 percent in the past five years. Meanwhile, the costs of keeping school buildings running and paying staff go up.remain deeply concernedThe tactic of delaying the takeover through court appeals gave voters the chance to do their jobs.
Either way, the rigidity of the law doesn't appear to leave room to consider HISD's progress on troubled campuses, the good behavior of trustees, or even whether the problem its designed to address no longer exists. That seems to be a problem with the law, which it's high time for lawmakers reevaluate.
Meantime, we urge Morath to advocate for resources from the Legislature as it decides what to do with a record surplus and to use whatever assets he can share, along with the renewed threat of a takeover, to push HISD to make the proactive choices needed to avoid the problems that brought the district to the brink of takeover.
As the 2019 season of “HISD Elementary" came to a close, the editorial board published a three-part series on solutions that ended with. We celebrate those who did get involved, from the voters who chose new trustees to citizens who underwent special training to join a temporary board in the event of a takeover. The need for public participation and feedback to local trustees is still urgent.
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