• The state takeover of Houston public schools is about more than school improvement

    The state takeover of Houston public schools is about more than school improvement
    The state takeover is based largely on one school. Maskot / Getty Images
    by Domingo Morel, New York University
    When the state of Texas took over Houston’s public school district on March 15, 2023, it made the district one of more than 100 school districts in the nation that have experienced similar state takeovers during the past 30 years.
    The list includes New York City, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, New Orleans, Baltimore, Oakland and Newark. Houston is the largest school distr

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