HISD's new board and Superintendent Mike Miles flunk their first meeting (Editorial)
Just then, everything went dark.Outside the board room, a storm almost as angry as the one brewing inside was sweeping across the city. Lightning must have struck somewhere nearby.
Tactically, the shouting seemed a bad plan: If we the public want to know what business the state-appointed board of managers is up to, it helps to hear them do it. Public comments from parents, community members and teachers urged the board to reject Miles’ contract and not to mess with previous board policies. Some speakers had traveled all the way from Dallas to tell about their negative experiences during his time as superintendent there. Some speakers urged the board to wield their power to push back, and not just rubber stamp whatever comes their way. Others complained that the board didn't represent the schools most affected.
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