Texas Revamps Houston Schools, Closing Libraries and Angering Parents
Texas Revamps Houston Schools, Closing Libraries and Angering Parents
As part of a state takeover plan, libraries in underperforming schools are becoming spaces for disruptive students to watch lessons on computers.
As part of a state takeover plan, libraries in underperforming schools are becoming spaces for disruptive students to watch lessons on computers.
Under-performing? Surely the solution is to remove resources from the school, that will certainly improve test scores...
55You can't put all the shit kids in one location and hope they'll get better.
24Thank you for that.
5thanks
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'Keep 'em dumb and they'll continue to vote for us!' - GOP, probably.
5Well, that's embarrassing...
4Houston resident, lots of strong opinions on this.
First, this happened because schools have been underperforming for some time. The line in sand was crossed and the state decided to step in. Secondly, from my understanding with radio interviews and other online sources, they repurpose the library to redirect students who cause distractions in class. If you disrupt in the classroom, you join an isolated zoom session from the old library.
I'm not suggesting this approach will work, just letting everyone know the thought process.
2Bobby if those kids could read, they'd be very upset.
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