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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

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

Dallas ISD amends grading policy

From now on, it's all A's, buddy!

Monday, May 11, 2009


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