Considering the State Takeover

Libraries

Carpenter, Jacob. “’It saddens me’: Thousands of HISD Students Never Check Out Books from School Libraries” Houston Chronicle, Nov. 18, 2019.

Editorial Board. “Libraries Belong in Every HISD School. [Editorial].” Houston Chronicle, Nov. 22, 2019.

Hagerty, Miichael. “How a State Takeover of HISD Might Work.” Houston Matters, Houston Public Media, Dec. 6, 2019. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2019/12/06/353331/how-a-state-takeover-of-hisd-might-work/

The District

THE BUILD-UP
Carpenter, Jacob. "Scathing State Review Calls for Major Changes at HISD to Improve Consistency, Finances." Houston Chronicle, Nov. 8, 2019.
Downing, Margaret. “Not to Pile It On But the Texas Legislative Board Assessed HISD and It’s Not Good News.” Houston Press, Nov. 8, 2019.
Carpenter, Jacob. “‘Better Than People think’: Despite TEA Takeover Plan, HISD Scores Well Compared to Peers.” Houston Chronicle, Nov. 8, 2019.
Carpenter, Jacob. "Children At Risk Rankings: More Houston Area Middle, High Schools Earn A and B Rankings." Houston Chronicle, Nov. 18, 2019.
Isensee, Laura. “The State Will Take Over Houston’s Independent School District.” NPR, Nov. 22, 2019.
Carpenter, Jacob. “Morath: HISD Needs New Board to Reverse ‘Chronic Neglect’ of Students.” Houston Chronicle, Dec. 17, 2019.

GOING TO COURT
Zelinsky, Andrea. “Houston ISD Takes Its Fight Against State Takeover to Federal Court.” Houston Chronicle, Dec. 5, 2019.
Swaby, Aliyya. “Houston School District Asks Federal Judge to Put Brakes on Likely State Takeover.” Texas Tribune, Dec. 5, 2019.
Carpenter, Jacob. “Austin Judge Temporarily Blocks State Takeover of HISD Board.” Houston Chronicle, Jan. 8, 2019.

Considering Related Questions
Morel, Domingo. "The Made-up Crisis Behind the State Takeover of Houston's Public Schools." The Conversation, January 10, 2020.
Morel, Domingo. “State Takeover of Houston Public Schools Is About Race and Politics Not Students [Opinion].” Houston Chronicle, Jan. 16, 2020. [NOTE: “Domingo Morel, a professor at Rutgers University who grew up in Providence..” from Boston Globe, July 11, 2019.]

Editorial Board. “HISD at a Crossroads: Looming State Takeover Presents Rare Opportunity. [Editorial].” Houston Chronicle, Dec. 26, 2019.
Editorial Board. “HISD at a Crossroads: Learning from Others and Our Own Past. [Editorial].” Houston Chronicle, Dec. 27, 2019.
Editorial Board. “HISD at a Crossroads: HISD Needs Improvement, but Where to Start? [Editorial].” Houston Chronicle, Dec. 29, 2019.
Editorial Board. “HISD at a Crossroads: A Call to All Houstonians to Participate. [Editorial].” Houston Chronicle, Dec. 30, 2019.