About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Texas Education Agency's potential takeover of Austin ISD with insights from a PhD student researching similar events in Houston ISD.

Candace Sharyn and Cuitlahuac are joined by Daniel Dawer, a PhD student at UT-Austin who is researching the Texas Education Agency takeover of Houston ISD. They discuss the news that the 1882 partnership proposed by Austin ISD was rejected by TEA setting up the possibility of a state takeover. What does the TEA takeover look like in Houston ISD and other districts in Texas, and how might a takeover in Austin ISD play out?

People in this episode

Hosts: Candace Sharyn, Cuitlahuac

Guest: Daniel Dawer

Topics covered

• Texas Education Agency
• Austin ISD
• Houston ISD
• state takeover
• education policy
• research
• PhD studies

Keywords

• Texas Education Agency
• Austin ISD
• Houston ISD
• state takeover
• education policy
• PhD research
• Daniel Dawer
• Candace Sharyn
• Cuitlahuac

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Organizations: Texas Education Agency, Austin ISD, Houston ISD

Places: Texas

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