Op-ed: Houston public school students deserve our leadership on the Board of Managers

Houstonians can disagree on whether Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath’s decision to appoint a Board of Managers to replace Houston ISD’s current elected board is the right thing to do, but there is something we can all agree on: In a democracy, the people rule. 

In our country, we rule through our representatives, and our elected leaders have spoken: 100 percent of Houston area State Senators and 71 percent of our State Representatives voted for HB 1842, the law mandating…