Trustees oust the superintendent of El Paso's biggest school district. Here's what to know.

El Paso Independent School District's board of trustees on Tuesday approved the retirement of Superintendent Diana Sayavedra, who accepted a voluntary separation agreement, weeks after an election created a new majority on the district's board. The trustees have said little about why they ousted Sayavedra. But her exit comes as the district wrestles with a budget deficit and a plan to close numerous aging schools amid dwindling enrollment. El Paso Matters Education Reporter Claudia Silva joins the podcast to talk through Sayavedra's dramatic departure.