HoustonISD's wake-up call

HoustonISD's wake-up call Unfortunately, they are going about it wrong. Instead of hiring marketing firms, they should invest that money into the people and students at those schools. They are losing students to better options because they aren't taking care of the basics. Marketing will not help if people don't like what they see. Improve the schools, invest in quality staff and teachers, improve technology. How can they be so "smart" and so ignorant at the same time? share.newsbreak.com/ harbzc79?s=i16

donnatella : It's all so odd to me. Are they a business or a school? If they are a business, their client is the government I guess? Bc the taxpayers have that money taken and then they get some from the government and then there is suppose to be an end result of an educated child. We don't seem to have anything to say about it. They take the money, make the rules, set up their systems and then fail. If they were a business, there would be a " going out of business " sign on the door. Instead of honest evaluation and reorganization, they hire a PR firm? This is the new world of ZERO accountability we live in now.

MissAmericanPie : I blame our own education system which includes our state and local government. The "school choice" program has turned our school systems into a business leaving them to fend for themselves how to keep and maintain funding.

olemiss1968 : They need to decide WHAT they are, and then be it. At this point, they are failing. Nobody says it, except the parents who see the failure in their tests and grades. The schools are to blame. It's that simple. The only way out of a hole is to realize you are in one. Then figure a way out. If you always do what you've always done, then you'll always get what you always got. Schools have turned into glorified day care. Bad attitudes in kids abound. I know more than one teacher who have left the school systems bc PARENTS don't support teachers or comply with discipline making their job intolerable.

olemiss1968 : Well, you are allowed lol. But consider this. We spend more money on education than anyone, even much less prosperous countries, and they all have better education systems and better educated kids. So money as an excuse no longer has legs. And, I'm not even advocating for charter schools. I'm purely talking about accountability here. That's the only place to start, is it not?? Why is the left so opposed to accountability? I don't get that but the longer I live, it's obvious they are lost bc they refuse to accept accountability in their world view.* This is a General chat discussion. This post was gray boxed because it was likely a Fastlane topic in a General Chat thread. Gray box details   Dispute

MissAmericanPie : How is this a "left" issue? Education issues varies by district, not by political party.

Maybe they should look at WHY so many people are leaving the district!

donnatella : So true! They need to focus on what is important--the kids and them getting a good education. Maybe they should look at WHY so many people are leaving the district!

Weathergirl5 : Exactly! School choice and home schooling have been great tools to force them to see what's not working. Follow the exiting students…