On the recordMarch 23, 2023
I also include in the Record a March 7, 2023 letter to President Biden and Secretary Miguel Cardona. Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, March 7, 2023. Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, The White House, Washington, DC. Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, Washington, DC. CC: Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, Washington, DC. Dear President Biden and Secretary Cardona: Public school education around the country is under attack and the actions of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in taking over one the largest school districts in the nation, despite a B+ rating overall and intense work with schools needing additional help the state has underfunded, HISD is further evidence we must support schools, parents and teachers. We the undersigned Members of Congress are writing to request that the Department of Education take immediate action to investigate systemic and discriminatory state takeovers of public schools receiving federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education throughout the State of Texas.…
