Texas took over a failing Houston school district. Will its militaristic structure work?

The state fired teachers and brought in a former army ranger as superintendent, who brought questionable lessons with him

In the fashion of American democracy, when someone believes there's a problem with their local school, they may decide to make a call or send an email to their elected school board members, whom they almost always have to look up first.

Parents might take these minor elected officials by the figurative shirt collar and gently shake them, saying: I want this thing to change." They may then gather their surly neighbors and gang up on the school board to not-so-gently threaten their re-election until someone is thrown out of office or everyone else gives up.