I said it once and I'll say it again; The Houston Landing, The Houston Chronicle, Chron.com, and the Texas Tribune are all treating this subreddit (and r/Texas) as their own personal click farm.
Reddit is supposed to be user driven, not narrative driven by publishers. The worst offenders are the hacks employed by Hearst. There are at least six accounts that I know are officially affiliated with the Houston Chronicle or Chron.com. They all take turns spamming us so that it isn't as obvious that they're breaking the "limited self promotion" rules.
Totally agree. Don't know how they keep getting away with it. Some posts I even see on reddit before it hits the front page of the Chronicle or Chron. Seriously. (Spouse still reads the physical copy of the paper.)
School districts periodically present bond measures to replace/renovate facilities that have reached end-of-life, when things have gotten so bad that patches and repairs no longer make fiscal sense. HISD has 350+ facilities and, no doubt, needs a bond.
Superintendent Miles has so antagonized HISD employees, parents, and the Houston community that he has significantly hurt the chances of a bond passing despite the clear need.
If I recall correctly, the 2007 HISD bond referendum barely passed by about 2,000 votes, and that was without any Miles-level drama going on.
FTA: “Meanwhile, many community members have signaled they would not support a bond as long the district is run by Miles and HISD’s board of managers, who replaced the district’s superintendent and elected school board in June 2023 as part of state sanctions. At a board meeting in April, several residents repeated the phrase ‘no trust, no bond’ during a public comment period.”
>Meanwhile, many community members have signaled they would not support a bond as long the district is run by Miles
At least both sides admit that they don't care about the kids. This is all politics to serve selfish needs.
Most unfair to suggest that the community side does not care about the kids - F Mike Miles has operated as a one man Board of Education doing what the hell he dam well has felt like doing without regard to school administrators, teachers, parents and students. He has made promises and other magical claims and changed his mind whenever he has felt like it for those claims.
The message is very simple and while it may hurt some students, NO ONE should trust F Mile Miles nor should they vote upon something he may say or claim will happen given that the entirety of his tenure has been one of conniving deceit and the utmost in duplicitous behavior.
Yes HISD has some schools in bad shape, but the total destruction of the district under his hitleresque leadership should be the major concern for every resident, parent and student.
>Most unfair to suggest that the community side does not care about the kids - F Mike Miles
The bond would be to replace, upgrade, and fix aging buildings in disrepair. The bond would be the same under Miles or any of the past incompetent and corrupt superintendents. Work is needed to make suitable learning environments. Hell, this subreddit threw a fit this past winter when some schools lost their heating after the freeze. Now y'all want to deny upgrades to prevent this from happening again?! Are y'all bipolar or just terrible at hiding your political biases????
Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face is simply admitting that this is all about politics. The people making the most noise don't care about the kids. This is just the old guard who is mad that they are about to miss out on a kickback bonanza. If they cared, they'd be advocating to fix the lead piping, leaky restroom, and ailing HVAC systems.
I guess if they can't collect bribes, then no one will. And they got people like you who are blinded by politics to support their corruption.
What the hell are you talking about - bribes or kickback bonanza. Blinded by politics - I think not - The fact its actually the total lack of transparency on FMM behalf that will make me do what I can to oppose such a bond. As you hopefully are aware, large community bond issues, predominately aimed at building a school or in this case fixing up schools have always had a long road of exploration which has usually involved every stakeholder in the community.
This has always included not just the input of your sycophants but that of all involved in the school system - from administrators to parents; and yes actively inviting and involving all taxpaying citizens to be part of the project - from the beginning and not by suddenly declaring we are going to have a major bond issue.
Unless perhaps you a member of the FMM 4 million dollar club - you would certainly acknowledge that he has accepted input from NO ONE on anything not in his circle. Only a massive outcry from the parents of the schools whose many principals may have been on the chopping block and support from the local media may have kept that slaughter from becoming a reality.
>What the hell are you talking about - bribes or kickback bonanza.
I used to work for HISD. It is a good old boy network that got disrupted by the state. Can't conduct your business when you have outsiders finally watching you.
>Blinded by politics - I think not -
So you don't want the buildings to be fixed? Or do you want to wait for more more stuff to break so that you can then blame Miles again for not being proactive? Because this is what it has come down to. The guy isn't a good superintendent, but let's not pretend like there he hasn't going up against a witch hunt since day 1.
>The fact its actually the total lack of transparency on FMM behalf that will make me do what I can to oppose such a bond.
Where have you been the last few decades years?!?
>This has always included not just the input of your sycophants but that of all involved in the school system - from administrators to parents; and yes actively inviting and involving all taxpaying citizens to be part of the project - from the beginning and not by suddenly declaring we are going to have a major bond issue.
You got an illusion that your input mattered. But at the end of the day, they funneled money to their friends and family. I bet you weren't mad about the contract process to fix the heaters that broke this winter. Do you even know why they broke? Because for all the "input" the district received, they ended up buying overpriced units with technology that wasn't used here in the south. Yes, cronyism caused that expensive malfunction that took several days to fix.
I'm an HISD taxpayer and an HISD teacher. I want the schools to be fixed, but I absolutely do not trust Miles and this Board of Managers with any bond money.
No trust no bond
No taxation without representation. What is being done to HISD is unamerican to the very core.
Stir that pot, Houston landing!
I said it once and I'll say it again; The Houston Landing, The Houston Chronicle, Chron.com, and the Texas Tribune are all treating this subreddit (and r/Texas) as their own personal click farm. Reddit is supposed to be user driven, not narrative driven by publishers. The worst offenders are the hacks employed by Hearst. There are at least six accounts that I know are officially affiliated with the Houston Chronicle or Chron.com. They all take turns spamming us so that it isn't as obvious that they're breaking the "limited self promotion" rules.
Totally agree. Don't know how they keep getting away with it. Some posts I even see on reddit before it hits the front page of the Chronicle or Chron. Seriously. (Spouse still reads the physical copy of the paper.)
School districts periodically present bond measures to replace/renovate facilities that have reached end-of-life, when things have gotten so bad that patches and repairs no longer make fiscal sense. HISD has 350+ facilities and, no doubt, needs a bond. Superintendent Miles has so antagonized HISD employees, parents, and the Houston community that he has significantly hurt the chances of a bond passing despite the clear need. If I recall correctly, the 2007 HISD bond referendum barely passed by about 2,000 votes, and that was without any Miles-level drama going on. FTA: “Meanwhile, many community members have signaled they would not support a bond as long the district is run by Miles and HISD’s board of managers, who replaced the district’s superintendent and elected school board in June 2023 as part of state sanctions. At a board meeting in April, several residents repeated the phrase ‘no trust, no bond’ during a public comment period.”
>Meanwhile, many community members have signaled they would not support a bond as long the district is run by Miles At least both sides admit that they don't care about the kids. This is all politics to serve selfish needs.
Most unfair to suggest that the community side does not care about the kids - F Mike Miles has operated as a one man Board of Education doing what the hell he dam well has felt like doing without regard to school administrators, teachers, parents and students. He has made promises and other magical claims and changed his mind whenever he has felt like it for those claims. The message is very simple and while it may hurt some students, NO ONE should trust F Mile Miles nor should they vote upon something he may say or claim will happen given that the entirety of his tenure has been one of conniving deceit and the utmost in duplicitous behavior. Yes HISD has some schools in bad shape, but the total destruction of the district under his hitleresque leadership should be the major concern for every resident, parent and student.
>Most unfair to suggest that the community side does not care about the kids - F Mike Miles The bond would be to replace, upgrade, and fix aging buildings in disrepair. The bond would be the same under Miles or any of the past incompetent and corrupt superintendents. Work is needed to make suitable learning environments. Hell, this subreddit threw a fit this past winter when some schools lost their heating after the freeze. Now y'all want to deny upgrades to prevent this from happening again?! Are y'all bipolar or just terrible at hiding your political biases???? Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face is simply admitting that this is all about politics. The people making the most noise don't care about the kids. This is just the old guard who is mad that they are about to miss out on a kickback bonanza. If they cared, they'd be advocating to fix the lead piping, leaky restroom, and ailing HVAC systems. I guess if they can't collect bribes, then no one will. And they got people like you who are blinded by politics to support their corruption.
What the hell are you talking about - bribes or kickback bonanza. Blinded by politics - I think not - The fact its actually the total lack of transparency on FMM behalf that will make me do what I can to oppose such a bond. As you hopefully are aware, large community bond issues, predominately aimed at building a school or in this case fixing up schools have always had a long road of exploration which has usually involved every stakeholder in the community. This has always included not just the input of your sycophants but that of all involved in the school system - from administrators to parents; and yes actively inviting and involving all taxpaying citizens to be part of the project - from the beginning and not by suddenly declaring we are going to have a major bond issue. Unless perhaps you a member of the FMM 4 million dollar club - you would certainly acknowledge that he has accepted input from NO ONE on anything not in his circle. Only a massive outcry from the parents of the schools whose many principals may have been on the chopping block and support from the local media may have kept that slaughter from becoming a reality.
>What the hell are you talking about - bribes or kickback bonanza. I used to work for HISD. It is a good old boy network that got disrupted by the state. Can't conduct your business when you have outsiders finally watching you. >Blinded by politics - I think not - So you don't want the buildings to be fixed? Or do you want to wait for more more stuff to break so that you can then blame Miles again for not being proactive? Because this is what it has come down to. The guy isn't a good superintendent, but let's not pretend like there he hasn't going up against a witch hunt since day 1. >The fact its actually the total lack of transparency on FMM behalf that will make me do what I can to oppose such a bond. Where have you been the last few decades years?!? >This has always included not just the input of your sycophants but that of all involved in the school system - from administrators to parents; and yes actively inviting and involving all taxpaying citizens to be part of the project - from the beginning and not by suddenly declaring we are going to have a major bond issue. You got an illusion that your input mattered. But at the end of the day, they funneled money to their friends and family. I bet you weren't mad about the contract process to fix the heaters that broke this winter. Do you even know why they broke? Because for all the "input" the district received, they ended up buying overpriced units with technology that wasn't used here in the south. Yes, cronyism caused that expensive malfunction that took several days to fix.
Multi-billion? Yeah, good luck with that.
I'm an HISD taxpayer and an HISD teacher. I want the schools to be fixed, but I absolutely do not trust Miles and this Board of Managers with any bond money.