Our kids deserve better.
Together, we can end the takeover.
Being raised by a single mom taught me how to be resilient, but it was my teachers that taught me something even more powerful: that nobody makes it on their own, and everyone has potential when someone believes in them. That's why I know real leadership isn't about having all the answers— it's about listening to people and working together to find solutions.
What's happening in HISD right now is the opposite of that. We have an unelected board making decisions about our children while the people we actually voted for are forced to sit on the sidelines. Right now, we're teaching our kids that their voices don't matter and that ideologues in Austin know what's better for our kids better than we do.
But here's what I do know: together, we can build something better. We can have schools that see our kids as whole human beings, not just test scores. Schools where teachers are treated like the dedicated and hardworking professionals they are, where parents' voices are actually heard, and where students help shape their own education. The pieces are already there: in the relationships across our community, in the diverse lived experiences of our families, and in the teachers who choose to stay and fight for our kids every single day.
Real change happens when we meet communities where they are— where parents, students and teachers become the architects of change, not unelected ideologues 200 miles away.
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Educational justice & equity
Public education must remain accountable to the communities it serves. The state takeover of HISD circumvents voter choice and concentrates power in unelected idealogues in Austin, undermining the democratic foundation of public schooling.
Public funds belong in public schools. State takeovers create pathways for charter conversion and privatization schemes that drain resources from traditional public schools while serving fewer students with disabilities and higher needs.
One-size-fits-all approaches like Mike Miles' NES harm students. Effective education requires flexibility to serve diverse learners, including special education students and English language learners, rather than rigid systems that prioritize test scores over genuine learning.
Fiscal responsibility & transparency
Educational leaders must demonstrate fiscal stewardship. The wasteful spending we've seen under Mike Miles on redundant purchases, excessive administrative salaries, and vanity projects while cutting essential services represents a fundamental breach of public trust.
Policy changes must be grounded in research, not ideology. According to research, state takeovers have consistently failed to improve student outcomes while only increasing costs and administrative chaos.
Student-centered education
Students need access to libraries, arts, field trips, and enrichment activities—not just test preparation. Education should cultivate critical thinking and creativity, not reduce learning to worksheet completion.
educators
Teaching requires expertise. Eliminating certification requirements and treating teachers as interchangeable widgets degrades educational quality and professional standards. Our students suffer as a result.
About Felicity
- Occupation: Mom, small business owner, data scientist
- Hometown: Houston, TX
- Neighborhood: Near Northside
- Background: Latina, Irish, first generation Texan
- Languages spoken: English, Spanish
- HISD schools: Shadowbriar, Revere, Westside
- Colleges and universities: University of Houston, Houston Community College
- Favorite restaurants: Puebla's, Angela's Oven, El Taconazo
- Favorite parks: Moody, Donovan, Montie Beach