On the recordApril 27, 2018
This is an open letter to the Nation regarding education or the education of our children. I represent the 18th Congressional District and have at least seven school districts, and certainly aware of the school districts throughout the State of Texas and also what school districts are facing across the Nation to pay teachers, most of all to educate our children. The Houston Independent School District and its board are attempting and, I believe, are committed to educating our children. However, at this present stage, we have at least ten schools with an IR status, a diminished status, with the potential of being closed by the State of Texas. I will be going home to rally the community, because right now today is Friday, and children are learning in our schools. Why punish them, make them the victims of the lack of resources, credentialed teachers, and the lack of a plan that all of us can agree with? I happen to have agreed with the initial step to at least solve a problem temporarily, but we know that a temporary solution is not the best. We need to be able to have those children meet the basic test standards, but, more importantly, we have to reflect on changing these---- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Arrington). The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
