“This is T-E-A ISD”: Thousands Start School Under State Control
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The episode discusses the Texas Education Agency's control over school districts and its impact on education in Texas.
The Texas Education Agency is inserting itself right into classrooms across the state. If just one school fails for 5 years, the TEA can take over the whole district, installing appointed leaders who can make wholesale changes without being accountable to district voters. It’s happening in 8 districts right now, with more additions possible. To see what the start of the school year looks like under recent state takeover, the Jasons check in on Fort Worth ISD, which one close observer now calls "T-E-A ISD." Guests: Dia Wall, Education reporter at WFAA-TV Dallas Steven Poole, Exec. Director of the United Educators Association
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