Laura Henry

Ex-playwright. Carnegie Vanguard/Meyerland PVA mom. National Board certified teacher. Passionate about arts education. Opinions are my own.

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@TXLeftLib @MikeJoh14725926 OMG, yes. https://t.co/bP6DJJh36h

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

How much do STAAR scores really matter when everything always changes? 348,435 kids took the 3rd grade English STAAR. 49% of them made a 0 on the essay. ONLY 83 STUDENTS IN THE ENTIRE STATE made a 10. That's a test problem. And this is how we determine reading ability?

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@edwonkkimmy It's an election year. They lowered the cut scores and changed the test.

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@meganmmenchaca @HoustonISD Beaumont did better. Maybe Sandi Massey can learn something from the teachers there.

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

What kinds of games is TEA playing? I'm mad enough to be in HISD, but I'd be furious if I were Beaumont.
@BuildUpHISD @TXSBOE @houston_tsta @MollyforTexas

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@GregAbbott_TX When you play games, you play with kids' lives. Just stop. I'm mad enough to be in HISD, but I'd be furious if I were Beaumont.

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@Robaceratops https://t.co/Q2ewfWmEMQ

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

My daughter's last day of high school is tomorrow. During the last 2.5 years of the takeover, she's lost five teachers during the school year. Lisa Falkenberg aptly describes what is happening to our kids here in Houston ISD: https://t.co/k9pU3mybTa

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@gusbova @josephineklee @propublica What's whild is the fact that the school that triggered the Beaumont takeover (Fehl-Price) had been handed over to Third Future, Miles' charter. They gave the entire district to the "system" that triggered the takeover.

[Dr. Maria Benzon, PhD @benzon4hisd]

"Laura Henry, Andrew Taylor, and Ella Taylor. Current Carnegie family and former Meyerland and Poe family. We support Maria!" Thank you & your family for endorsing me!

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@LASimmonsTX146 Truly, thank you for all that you do. We are very fortunate to have you representing Houston.

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

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[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@TXSBOE Why not wait a week? Educators can not attend sessions that take place during final exams.

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

“'The district's being fairly optimistic to indicate that the lower application rate is that people are satisfied. That's not what I'm hearing within the community,' Klussmann said." Are you listening HISD BOM? NO. We do not want your low expectations for our kids.

[Houston Education Association-TSTA/NEA @houston_tsta]

In late April, Arata submitted the paperwork to enroll her two daughters – a kindergartner and fourth grader – in Katy ISD for the 2025-26 school year. This summer, her family will be moving out of the state’s largest school district. https://t.co/dHEtpQmqtY

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

This HISD parent completely agrees.

[Houston Education Association-TSTA/NEA @houston_tsta]

Parents deserve real choices in education—not systems that only benefit a few. Vouchers don’t create options for everyone, and dismantling public schools like Houston ISD takes choices away. Let’s fight for equitable education for all. #EducationForAll #PublicSchools

[Friends of HISD Libraries @HisdLibFrnds]

170+ Houston ISD schools (most in high-poverty areas) now have no libraries. In English class, kids in New Education System schools use AI-produced texts & study AI illustrations instead of real photos/art. Look at the faces & words in this lesson based on the Harlem Renaissance.

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@HisdLibFrnds Note that "Renaissance" is misspelled.

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

@AliB_iCoach @ehanford @HoustonCVPE @BuildUpHISD @TxEdHouston Well, hopefully the teachers didn't try to follow this script! #typos

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

Just another piece of Houston ISD's high-quality science of reading curriculum that teachers are required to teach....

[Laura Henry @lauraehenry]

If you don't know Jason Reynolds, you should. https://t.co/CzJeefzGA2