The state took over Houston ISD after one of its schools continuously failed to meet academic standards. But an analysis of records shows it’s been more generous with underperforming charter schools, waiving expansion requirements at least 17 times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/us/schools-pandemic-defense-department.html

Department of Defense run schools on military bases wildly outperform Texas schools.

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