Episode 53: Retaliation 101- Michelle Williams vs Mike Miles & HISD
Send us a text On this episode, I sit down with Michelle Williams, an educator and advocate who has no problem saying what everybody else is too scared to say about Houston ISD. Michelle lays it all out—how the district has slapped her with administrative leave more times than she can count just because she refuses to play nice with corruption. She talks about what it’s like to fight for kids in a system that protects adults, buries the truth, and punishes teachers who don’t fall in line. We ...
On this episode, I sit down with Michelle Williams, an educator and advocate who has no problem saying what everybody else is too scared to say about Houston ISD. Michelle lays it all out—how the district has slapped her with administrative leave more times than she can count just because she refuses to play nice with corruption. She talks about what it’s like to fight for kids in a system that protects adults, buries the truth, and punishes teachers who don’t fall in line.
We tear apart the NES model and why it’s nothing but smoke and mirrors. Michelle calls it what it is: a setup that forces teachers into breaking the rules while leaving bilingual students hanging. She exposes how HISD plays games with contracts, makes shady decisions behind closed doors, and tries to silence anybody who dares to pull back the curtain.
Michelle also explains why union backing is the only reason she’s still standing. The district wants teachers scared and isolated, but she’s proof that solidarity is the only way to survive. We also get into her campaign for House District 127 and why it’s about time somebody who has actually been in the trenches of a classroom takes a seat at the table.
By the end, the message is clear: parents, community, and teachers need to stop watching from the sidelines. HISD banks on people being quiet, and that silence is exactly how they keep getting away with it. This episode is about exposing the mess, calling out the retaliation, and reminding everybody that the fight for public education is not just about schools—it’s about our kids’ future.
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