Today, Explained

Texas messed with Houston schools

Jun 8, 2023

25:45

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Texas Education Agency's Takeover of Wheatley High School

4min

The State's Takeover of Houston School District

3min

The New Superintendent and the Board of Education

2min

The T.E.A. Takeover of Wheeling Independent School District

2min

The ABCs of End-to-End Encryption

3min

The Effects of State Takeovers on School Districts

3min

The Reality of State Takeovers

3min

The Role of the State in the Improvement of Schools

4min

The state of Texas took over Houston’s Independent School District and replaced the superintendent and the elected board. But state takeovers like this rarely make schools better.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained

Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices