Mr. Morath plans to improve HISD. I say, show me the money. (Opinion)

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Also: Our state leaders, in both the House and the Senate, are showing us that retired...

," : If TEA Commissioner Mike Morath’s plans for HISD are “grander” and his reforms “broader and deeper than…assumed,” then, where’s the money?

As reported, he told the Chronicle editorial board that “there’s no special pot of money from the state that HISD’s new leaders will have to work with." That is more than a “worrisome detail”! As well-intentioned as he may be, Mr. Morath’s goals in the HISD takeover, without added finance, echo like academic wishes, remote from the grassroots realities our families are living in.

Our state leaders, in both the House and the Senate, are showing us that this is a priority this session. An immediate and permanent increase in pay for retirees will also have a direct impact on the entire local economy. There are thousands of retired educators residing in the Greater Houston area and billions of their pension and health care dollars are spent here.

 

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TxUnite My cousin was disgusted when she found out what she was getting. She never married. This must be put to the top of the agenda

Cause the Marxists that were in charge before didn't and look what happened

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