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Education News

September 21, 2026

Houston ISD’s state takeover playbook is costing a fortune

Miles has poured tens of millions of dollars into the New Education System, or NES, to supercharge standardized test scores with extra support staff, higher teacher salaries, longer school days and new equipment.
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Austin mayor releases plan to prevent Texas from taking over the school district

In an effort to keep the Austin school district independent, Mayor Kirk Watson is pushing to close two chronically-failing middle schools that triggered the state’s takeover law.

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Texas’ top leaders’ support for a racist candidate endangers Texas students and families

The three elected officials who exercise the most financial and political control over education in Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows – already have failed educators and students in our public schools multiple times. Now, they are trying to elect a racist to public office in a state where most residents and public school students are people of color.

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