A fair amount of ink and indignation has flowed from my newspaper of late in defense of J.D. Mayo (right), who was fired in the spring as Skyline High School's basketball coach after 33 years and nearly 700 wins. "Bizarre"...
Is the sky falling? Fear not, Chicken Little. It was only the ceiling at a north Oak Cliff school attended by 740 little kids. A relatively new facility called Kahn Elementary (right) was the place, The Dallas Morning News reports....
Robert Peters (right), the former DISD principal we wondered about in this morning's Hot Links, has surfaced: He is a principal in the Manor school district, just outside Austin. Officials there say he has "cooperated fully" with the Dallas district's...
Today's Hot Links look at twists in ongoing Dallas scandals: 1. What has become of Robert Peters? He was principal of Lang Middle School (right) but "left" DISD after a TAKS cheating scandal recently came to light, my co-worker Tawnell...
There's an interesting new twist to Dallas ISD's controversial use of a program touted as prepping local students for Ivy League colleges. Come to find out, the Academic Success Program's biggest backer, trustee Edwin Flores (at right), brought it to...
Here are a couple of stories about schools and rules that caught my eye in The Dallas Morning News this morning: 1. "Severe testing irregularities" mean that hundreds of Dallas middle-schoolers must retake the state math exam, The Dallas Morning...
As we wind down for the weekend, here's a DISD-themed look at some of the public-interest stories in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere: 1. Parents, teachers and students continued to their fight to preserve jobs at DISD...
Before everyone breaks for Memorial Day, let's take a look at a few of the public-interest stories in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere: 1. Carla Ranger -- the popular, watchdogging Dallas ISD board member -- learned this...
It's Monday. So let's catch up on a few public-interest stories that caught our eye this weekend in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere: 1. A man held in Collin County jail for 83 days for missing jury...
Let's catch up on a few of the public-interest stories in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere: 1. Dallas ISD faces a robbing-Peter-to-pay-Paul quandary. Make cuts in 31 specialized programs, including magnet schools and learning centers? Or give...
Here are a few public-interest stories catching our eye in The Dallas Morning News and around the Web-o-sphere: 1. A law firm hired by Dallas ISD found "no evidence of criminal or intentional wrongdoing" in the past practice of giving...
Hope you've had a good start to the weekend. Here are some of today's interesting stories in The Dallas Morning News: 1. AIG's public skewering over its post-bailout bonuses isn't deterring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Both plan to pay...
Some of today's interesting stories in The Dallas Morning News to help your water cooler conversation: 1. Dallas ISD is mum on why its police force dropped an investigation in the severe paddling of a Lincoln High student. The DA's...
Some of today's interesting stories in The Dallas Morning News to help your water cooler conversation: 1.) Going over your boss's head is dicey. Legislatures in states where governors balked at federal stimulus money shouldn't try it either, the White...
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