Houston ISD Parents Hold Student ‘Sick Out’ to Protest State Takeover
Houston ISD parents voiced frustrations over prioritized standardized test scores, district spending, and the district's response to potential ICE raids.
Texas Students Skip School En Masse to Protest State Takeover
Some 3,000 students reportedly stayed home to protest the state's takeover of the Houston Independent School District.
Houston ISD parents protest Mike Miles as thousands pull kids out of school
Local activist group Community Voices for Public Education planned both the sick-out and protest, targeted against the state-appointed board of managers and Superintendent Mike Miles. It estimates that nearly 3,
Houston ISD parents protest to kick off mass student absences day
Houston ISD parents protest as they pull their children out of school to show disapproval of state-appointed leadership's reforms.
Advocacy group plans Houston ISD 'sickout' on Wednesday to protest state takeover
"HISD's job is to provide the highest level of education it can," One parent participating in the sickout said. "It's there to make sure we prepare Texans for tomorrow, not just to pass a test just to get a score.
Houston ISD parents plan sickout on Wednesday to protest school takeover
A group of Houston Independent School District parents and students are planning a sick out to protest the Texas Education Agency's takeover of HISD.
Houston ISD condemns call for student sick-out in protest of Mike Miles
Community Voices for Public Education is organizing a protest planned for Wednesday. The group says the idea is to express ongoing discontent with the state's takeover of the school district.
'Irresponsible': Houston ISD attacks parents planning 'sickout'
Houston ISD responded to parents planning a "sickout" on Wednesday to protest his policies, calling the organizers "irresponsible." Roughly 3,000 students across 118 schools are planning to "call in sick" on Wednesday to express their discontent with the state's takeover of HISD,
'Irresponsible': Houston ISD criticizes advocacy group's planned mass student absences
Houston ISD lambasted an advocacy group's planned mass student absences on Wednesday in protest of the district's state-appointed leadership in a recent statement. HISD on Tuesday called the plan "irresponsible" after the group,
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