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Aww just seeing this Evie, thank you !!

Thanks Beth! Too kind. Tho I will take you up on the tacos 😄

Sending much love and big hugs to @ashersmall.bsky.social @mirandadunlap.bsky.social and the rest of the talented team at Houston Landing.

(Psst, editors... snap these two up and you will not want for scoops and smart takes.)

Asher, tacos are on me next month. 🌮🌮🌮

Houston ISD releases new teacher rating system proposal as pay-for-performance plans loom Houston ISD teachers would continue to be evaluated largely based on ratings by campus leaders and student test scores under the draft plan.

Latest story breaks down the new Houston ISD teacher evaluation system that the district just released.

Eyes are on this proposal, in part, because it could become a main factor determining teachers' pay under a looming pay-for-performance plan houstonlanding.org/houston-isd-...

Learned lots abt Houston ISD history — and the local leaders who, after Brown v. Board, resisted integration — for this recent story.

AND! My media requests prompted HISD to announce initial steps toward potentially renaming 8 facilities.
houstonlanding.org/hisd-mulling...

Mild sore throat and voice is a little raspy. Someone, quick, interview me for radio.

TEA investigating over 100 educators linked to teacher certification cheating ring Texas Education Agency officials said about 30 people who worked at Houston-area school districts in recent years are under state investigation.

BREAKING: The TEA is investigating over 100 educators — including more than a dozen from Houston ISD — linked to an alleged teacher certification cheating ring houstonlanding.org/tea-investig...

My colleagues @annacat.bsky.social, @paulcobler.bsky.social & @lexigraceparra.bsky.social did a beautiful job telling the human story behind a narrative that had become fiercely political