rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-greg-abbott-hands-off-hisd?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-greg-abbott-hands-off-hisd' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Texas Gulf Coast ALF, AFL-CIO https://actionnetwork.org/groups/texas-gulf-coast-area-labor-federation https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/259/750/normal/War_(Twitter_Post)_(1).png Governor Greg Abbott and his handpicked Texas Education Agency commissioner Mike Morath have been trying to take over Houston ISD for years. This effort by the GOP to take over the largest school district in the state is a threat to our schools, our kids, and our very democracy. It's a fight you can help us win for our children's future. State takeovers almost exclusively target districts with high percentages of Black, Brown and low-income students. All around the country state takeovers have failed miserably. They have left school districts and schoolchildren worse off than they were before. A state takeover of HISD makes no sense. HISD has a B+ financial rating and a AAA-bond rating. In fact, the takeover attempt is based on the STAAR performance of a single school in the immediate aftermath of Harvey. And that school, Wheatley, had a "C" rating last year. We oppose any efforts by Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency to take over the Houston Independent School District! The unrelenting threat of takeover has destabilized HISD. Families, teachers, and our communities only have a voice as long as decision makers are accountable to them. Write a letter to TEA Commissioner Mike Morath TODAY and tell him to keep his hands off HISD! Read more about the state takeover here. https://act.aflcio.org/letters/tell-greg-abbott-hands-off-hisd