Many students skip TAKS retest at Dallas’ Lang Middle School
The students who failed to appear may not be allowed to advance to the ninth grade since they must pass both portions of the test to do so.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Dallas ISD board of trustees approve names for 12 new schools
The schools will be constructed under the $1.35 billion bond program passed by voters last year.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Dallas ISD forced to pay $750,000 and drop $150 million in tech requests to settle funding abuse claims
They're leftover effects of former DISD technology chief and criminal Ruben Bohuchot.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Dallas ISD trustees adopt $1.24 billion budget for 2009-10 school year
That's a lot of books.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Adelfa Callejo’s Obama remarks could scuttle Dallas school naming
Callejo will be forever linked to the progress Latinos made in Dallas. It would be a gross injustice to pretend she never existed.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Eighth-graders at Dallas ISD’s Lang Middle School will have to retake TAKS test
Their summer break will be interrupted thanks to "severe testing irregularities."
Friday, June 19, 2009
Dallas ISD schools vying for $10,000 prize in video competition
Both L.G. Pinkston High School and George W. Truett Elementary School are competing.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Kimball, Spruce among record number of Dallas ISD schools to be acceptable, recognized or exemplary
As many as 127 DISD schools will be rated either exemplary or recognized, up from 103 this school year.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Dallas ISD to host federal funding public forum
The purpose of the forum is to discuss the district’s Entitlement Funding Plan for the upcoming school year and receive the public’s input and concerns.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Two Dallas ISD high schools top Newsweek‘s list of nation’s best high schools
Both schools made the top 5 last year, so their success comes as no surprise.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Two Dallas ISD librarians named top librarians in their field
One named Elementary Librarian of the Year, and one named Secondary Librarian of the Year.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to award $1 million in college scholarships to Dallas-area students
Hey, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, I'm a student. No really, I am. Seriously.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
First Hispanic youth symposium in Dallas coming up at end of June
Dallas ISD students can network, get tools for college, plan a career, and experience being “college students” and living in the dorms.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Mixed feelings through DISD over news that Hinojosa’s son aided by program for disadvantaged students
The Academic Success Program (ASP), which uses federal Title 1 funds, helps first generation and otherwise disadvantaged students achieve academic success and get into Ivy League universities.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Dallas ISD administrative offices closed from June 29 through July 10
Must be nice.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Dallas ISD magnet schools and learning centers cut 235 jobs
All employees will be reassigned to different schools in the district.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Dallas ISD to host “Major Mania” event for 2009 high school graduates
Event offers college and/or career advice.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Students at 11 Dallas ISD high schools will get lessons in money management in summer program
Will they use Monopoly money or the real thing?
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Dallas ISD to provide free lunch and snacks during summer to Dallas youth
Summer Food Program will run from June 8 through August 7.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Sprayground at Ferguson Park opens with Family Fun Day on June 6
Has an advanced filtration system so you don't have to worry (as much) about those little bacterial critters.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Dallas ISD summer school starts Monday June 8
The last day for enrollment is Tuesday June 9.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Dallas ISD board president election was un-American
As Adam Medrano was elected, trustees voted twice for board president, while four others never even got a chance to vote.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Dallas ISD votes (barely) to cut positions at Magnet Schools
... because they've been spending more on magnet students than others, which puts them in non-compliance with a federal funding mandate.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Record number of Dallas schools expected to be recognized or ranked as exemplary
As many as 127 Dallas ISD schools will be rated either exemplary or recognized, up from 103.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Uproar follows Dallas ISD Trustee Carla Ranger’s job loss
Many believe the situation is closely tied to bold actions Ranger has taken as a DISD trustee.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School in Dallas to graduate first senior class on June 6
This is the first all-female school, and 21 seniors will graduate during the ceremony.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Dallas ISD names Youlonda Green-Fuller 2009-2010 Teacher Assistant Of The Year
A graduate of Justin F. Kimball High School, Green-Fuller has served the district for 10 years.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Dallas ISD names Bryan Adams High School’s John B. McCollum 2009-2010 Teacher Of The Year
John B. McCollum has served Dallas ISD for 26 years.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Dallas ISD e-mails employees their walking papers
Eight employees at Herrera Student Intake Center learned of their fates via a mass e-mail.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Teachers at Dallas’ Woodrow Wilson High School get a Friday morning surprise
Senior wagsters apparently spent Thursday night unloading boxes in the parking lot. (Yuk, yuk!)
Friday, May 22, 2009
Dallas ISD officials dedicated renovated Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts on Saturday
The ceremony marked the final school to be dedicated from the 2002 Dallas ISD Bond Program.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Dallas ISD’s Spruce and Samuell High Schools improve TAKS scores
So maybe they won't have to be shut down after all.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Dallas ISD may cut teaching staff at magnet schools
The problem involves a federal mandate that says all schools should be receiving equal funding.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Dayanna Carson, of Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, named 2009 Associate Principal of the Year
Carson is known as a dynamic leader who brings fresh ideas to life.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Cynthia Goodsell, at Dallas ISD’s Bryan Adams High School, named 2009 Principal of the Year
Goodsell has been principal at Bryan Adams since 2006 and is a visionary educator and administrator with more than 30 years of experience.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Seven Dallas ISD teachers to receive Innovative Teaching Awards
Each teacher will receive $10,000, $5,000 of which is to be used for professional purposes.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Dallas ISD to host Chefology 101 class
Students will learn cooking techniques, basic nutrition, aspects of menu planning, recipe development, and banquet service.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Dallas ISD administration staff to work four 10-hour days during summer and take Fridays off
Ooooooh, must be nice.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Dallas ISD students to be honored by Dallas Bar Association and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
The students who will attend the banquets participate in the E-Mentoring, Esq. Program.
Monday, May 11, 2009
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