Extra - The State Takeover of Houston ISD and Its Tie to Vouchers
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We keep finding connecting points to other public education issues in this education voucher fight. The significance of the state takeover of Houston ISD cannot be overstated. We turn to our friends at the Have You Heard podcast for what we need to know. Have You Heard heads to Houston, where the state now controls Texas’ largest school district. We’ll meet teachers and parents who say the takeover of the schools in this Democratic city is fundamentally about politics. And we’ll try to make sense of how the takeover fits into the efforts by Governor Greg Abbott to bring private school vouchers to the Lone Star state. Spoiler: it does. Want to get engaged in supporting local public schools? Find our resource guide here.  If you’d like to help us keep this critical content coming, donate here. Find the Have You Heard podcast here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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