The Battle for Control: TEA Takeover of Houston ISD and Texas Schools
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will appoint a board of managers to temporarily replace the locally elected Houston Independent School District (HISD) board of trustees due to repeated low student performance at Phillis Wheatley High School and allegations of misconduct by previous trustees. The board of managers would be in charge of the school board’s duties, which include approving a school budget and tax rate and setting district policies in areas like school safety and instruction, as allowed under state and federal laws. The TEA has replaced a district’s school board and superintendent with a board of managers seven times since 2000.
Topics:nation#academic-performance#board-of-managers#education#houston-isd#school-takeover#texas-education-agency
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