GISD vote a step toward clarity as well as transparency
Garland ISD trustees’ decision to proceed to televising board meetings is as much a move toward clarity as it is toward transparency. At 58,000 students, seven high schools and a service area that...
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Dan Micciche’s ideas about expanding tutoring could help the mayor and DISD...
Dan Micciche, left, being sworn in by Judge Eric Moye, rightEditor’s Note: This newspaper published an editorial in late July urging Mayor Mike Rawlings to help create an I Tutor Dallas! campaign. One...
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Garland school board takes the video meeting leap
Live from Garland ISD, it’s Tuesday night. Garland school board meetings are at the administration building, 501 S. Jupiter Road. (Ray Leszcynski/Staff) The first-ever telecast … [visit site to read...
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Cedar Hill ISD releases documents related to former superintendent
Today the Cedar Hill school district released documents related to the departure of former Superintendent Horace Williams, which only gives a glimpse as to why he may have left. Williams, who had...
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Some Dallas ISD trustees want to end late night briefings, go back to early...
At least two Dallas ISD trustees want to go back to an earlier start time for board briefings, saying that the meetings are stretching too long into the evening. In June, the board visit site to read...
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Dallas ISD trustees to discuss planned teacher evaluation and pay plan Saturday
Dallas ISD trustees will hold a workshop Saturday to hear information on a planned new teacher evaluation system, which in-part will base teacher pay on student performance. The workshop starts at 9...
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Filing period starts tomorrow for three Dallas school board seats
The filing period for three Dallas school board seats begins Wednesday and ends Feb. 28. One seat in particular is expected to draw much attention. Trustee Carla Ranger has announced that she will not...
View ArticlePoll: Should Dallas school board members be paid?
A Texas law dating back to at least 1905 prevents school board members from receiving pay. Back then, the Dallas school district was much smaller — several thousand kids compared to about 160,000...
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(Updated) Dallas ISD’s proposed use of search firms to find new hires raises...
Updated, 9:40 p.m.: Dallas ISD trustees approved the search firm proposal in a 6-3 vote. Trustees Bernadette Nutall, Joyce Foreman and Elizabeth Jones voted … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleIf you think Dallas ISD board meetings can be a bit contentious, watch this...
Dallas ISD trustees received training last month on matters involving board governance (helping meetings run efficiently, getting items on the agenda, etc.). Trustees also received a “case study” as...
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Should Dallas ISD execs be allowed to accept gifts to the district up to...
Gift giving by nature is a happy occasion. But for a Dallas ISD trustee, it can come with a bit of caution. Some organizations, vendors and individuals aren’t above looking for a way to get in good...
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Dallas ISD trustees will discuss board, superintendent roles after trustee...
Dallas ISD trustees will discuss their roles and limitations and those of the superintendent at a called meeting on Monday. Trustee Bernadette Nutall and at least two other trustees visit site to read...
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Community members demand Superintendent Mike Miles apologize for ousting...
Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles addresses an audience at a community meeting in South Dallas Thursday to talk about problems at Dade Middle School. Some audience members demanded that he...
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Audience members at Dallas ISD board meeting demand that Superintendent Mike...
Dallas ISD trustees take a recess at Wednesday's board meeting after some audience members continued to chant their desire to have Superintendent Mike Miles resign. They are upset that Miles had DISD...
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Dallas ISD trustee Bernadette Nutall files complaint with District Attorney’s...
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Dallas ISD trustees to make decisions concerning fellow member’s removal from...
Dallas ISD trustees will meet Thursday to decide whether to seek outside investigations concerning trustee Bernadette Nutall’s removal from Dade Middle School at the request of Superintendent Mike …...
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Video: Miguel Solis removed as chair of Dallas ISD board meeting because of...
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Dallas ISD hires former U.S. Attorney to investigate trustee Bernadette...
Superintendent Mike Miles, left, and trustee Bernadette Nutall By Tawnell D. Hobbs and Matthew Haag Staff Writers Dallas ISD administrators have hired an … [visit site to read more]
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Dallas ISD releases complaints that detail allegations against trustee...
Tonya Sadler Grayson By TAWNELL D. HOBBS and MATTHEW HAAG Staff Writers A Dallas ISD administrator who filed a complaint … [visit site to read more]
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Dallas attorney says Superintendent Mike Miles encouraged him to run against...
(LinkedIn)Justin Henry A Dallas attorney says that Superintendent Mike Miles encouraged him this month to run against trustee Bernadette Nutall in the May election. Justin … [visit site to read more]
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Texas Education Agency declines to investigate trustee’s removal from school
Superintendent Mike Miles, left, and trustee Bernadette Nutall The Texas Education Agency has declined to look into an incident involving Dallas ISD … [visit site to read more]
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Dallas ISD board plans to discuss review that found possible harassment,...
Miguel Solis, Dallas ISD board president The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees plans to discuss a preliminary internal review that alleged … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleDallas ISD meeting on human resources scandal cut short over agenda issue as...
Dallas ISD school board meeting Tuesday night to discuss the allegations against the human resources administrators was shorter than expected because its attorneys said the meeting possibly violated...
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Fort Worth to name lone finalist for schools superintendent
Saturday morning the Fort Worth school board will announce their lone finalist for the district’s next superintendent. The announcement, expected at 10 a.m., comes eight months after the sudden and...
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Dallas ISD trustees to discuss human resources scandal, completed...
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Report clears Dallas ISD trustee Bernadette Nutall; Miles’ involvement in...
Ashley Landis/Staff PhotographerTrustee Bernadette Nutall addressed Dallas ISD's chief internal auditor, Mike Singleton, during Monday night's closed session.visit site to read more]
View ArticleDallas ISD proposal would require board approval for severance payments
Following concerns that two ousted Dallas ISD human resources employees received severance payments, trustees will begin discussing a proposal Thursday that would require their approval for such...
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Dallas ISD trustees approve $129.5 million improvement plan after lengthy...
After much discussion and negotiation, Dallas ISD trustees on Friday unanimously approved a $129.5 million plan to pay for improvements at some campuses. The “interim bridge plan” will include the...
View ArticleMotion fails that could have allowed trustees to set date to discuss...
Several Dallas ISD trustees tried unsuccessfully Thursday to remove the board president as chairman of the meeting to set a date to discuss the superintendent’s performance. Trustees Joyce Foreman,...
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Three Dallas ISD trustees sue board president over meeting deadline
By Tawnell D. Hobbs and Matthew Haag, staff writers Dallas ISD trustees Elizabeth Jones, Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall have filed a lawsuit against board President Miguel Solis for not … [visit...
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Mesquite trustees field 28 superintendent applications
The Mesquite school board spent Monday night narrowing 28 superintendent applications to a handful they’ll invite for an interview. visit site to read more]
View ArticleIt’s election day! Three Dallas ISD seats up for grabs.
It’s election day! We will have results for Dallas ISD board seats all night long, beginning at 7 p.m., when the polls close and early voting results are released. Follow us here on the Dallas Morning...
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Eric Cowan named Dallas ISD school board president
Eric Cowan, the new Dallas ISD board president. Dallas ISD trustee Eric Cowan was named the new school board president Thursday. He replaces trustee Miguel Solis, who said he would … [visit site to...
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Mesquite ISD board president resigns
Mesquite ISD school board President Phil Appenzeller resigned today, less than a month after he was elected to a three-year term and days before his term as president ended. visit site to read more]
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Garland ISD accepting trustee applications
Garland ISD will accept applications for a vacated board position through Aug. 28. Cindy Castaneda is resigning the Place 4 seat. The term runs through May 2017 in the 58,000-student district that...
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Three years after 'scathing' report, latest look says Dallas ISD's HR...
The exterior of the Dallas ISD Human Resources Building on Ross Ave., where, according to a new report, things are looking up. (Kye R. Lee/Staff photographer) Back in January 2012 the Dallas...
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Dallas ISD trustees yet to decide on a bond election for November, more...
The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees hasn’t decided if it will call for a $1.6 billion bond election for November or wait until next year. Trustees had a workshop Wednesday to discuss a draft plan of the...
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What they said: Confederate symbolism removed at South Garland High School
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Things to know: Garland ISD passes $454 million 2015-16 budget
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Interactive picture: What Dallas ISD trustees said about Michael Hinojosa
This interactive picture allows you to scroll over the Dallas ISD trustees to hear what each said before they took a vote Tuesday to make Michael Hinojosa sole finalist for the superintendent job. The...
View ArticleFrom finger guns to #IstandwithAhmed clock, zero-tolerance gone too far?
The arrest and suspension of a teen boy taking his invention to school may have been more than anti-Muslim sentiments. Some juvenile justice experts say the zero-tolerance stance that often drives...
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Garland school board cites extra effort on trustee appointment, bond project...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott names Dallas ISD trustee Mike Morath to lead new...
Dallas ISD trustee Mike Morath has been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to lead a new commission to recommend changes to improve student assessment and school accountability … [visit site to read...
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Morath sworn in as Texas Commissioner of Education
Ex-Dallas ISD trustee Mike Morath was sworn in today as the new Texas Commissioner of Education. Morath, who served as a DISD trustee since 2011, was appointed to the post by Gov. Greg Abbott last...
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Record crowd bidding for May 7 seats at Garland ISD's horseshoe
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Crowded field bidding to tackle Garland ISD's legal crossroads and morale issues
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Frisco, other Dallas-area districts will be biggest losers if school-funding...
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Should kindergartners be kicked out of school? Dallas ISD may prohibit...
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What's at stake in the battle over transgender rights in schools?
(Agence France-Presse) The battle for transgender rights reached a boiling point across the nation Friday as the U.S. Justice and Education departments issued a joint … [visit site to read more]
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Lancaster ISD, city unveil Village 2020 partnership 'to improve opportunities...
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