If the Houston Federation of Teachers has anything to say about it, Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles is well on his way to becoming the most reviled education chief in the United States. In last Friday's late afternoon march that became as much about the politics of the upcoming elections,...
If the Houston Federation of Teachers has anything to say about it, Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles is well on his way to becoming the most reviled education chief in the United States.
"Hey hey, ho ho, TEA has got to go!""Education is a right! That is why we have to fight!" they chanted as they marched down a portion of West 18th that had been cleared of traffic by the Houston Police Department for the walk.The march followed a series of speeches including testimonials from teachers and elected union officials urging those present to continue fighting against the changes Miles has brought to the district.
Many community members are particularly incensed is that the 85 schools that are either NES or NESA have low-income, minority dominant student populations so there is a feeling that the most vulnerable groups are being targeted by the administration. Nico Abazajian, a Sharpstown High School teacher, said thanks to the hiring freeze that was instituted — while the administration reallocates teachers due to a significant decrease in student population at some of the NES and NES-Aligned schools — remaining teachers are feeling overloaded. Their principal was recently removed by the administration.
"In the first three weeks of school I was observed 37 times and I wasn't given any feedback," Abazajian said."It was a mico-managing, lack of autonomy." "This puts HISD teachers at a moral dilemma. Do I alter the script to meet the needs of of my students and potentially lose my job or do I follow the script with errors?"
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