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Entries tagged with 'Carla Ranger'Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** (New item) DISD is among about two-dozen districts targeted by the ACLU of Texas and the United Sikhs to receive letters making them aware of Sikh students' right to wear certain religious... Timing is everything. So, let's talk about this DISD mailout...Is it really a good idea for DISD to send out mailers just days before the Nov. 3 election that, other than touting district accomplishments, includes photos of individual trustees with a personal message from each one? Well, trustee Carla... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** (New item) The Arlington school district has decided not to send hundreds of students to an event featuring former President George W. Bush at Cowboys Stadium. The district was heavily criticized about... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** (Added item) U.T. Austin is ending its National Merit Scholar program. ** DISD trustee Carla Ranger says that "democracy wins" in referring to the Nov. 3 school board election. Ranger is correct... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** DISD trustee Carla Ranger writes on her blog about discrepancies noted in an internal district audit for the Adult Basic Education program. (I'm trying to get the report). Ranger states that the... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** It looks like trustee Ron Price's proposal to name schools for President Barack Obama and Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor is running into some trouble. Trustee Carla Ranger, who wasn't happy in... Carla Ranger still has job with Dallas County Community College DistrictDCCCD spokeswoman Ann Hatch said her new position is still being worked out, but Ranger will keep her current salary of around $90,000. Last month, Ranger reported that her contract with DCCCD was not being renewed, and the decision "smells... Carla Ranger for board president?That's what many folks want, if a poll I started Monday is any indication. So far, Ranger is by far the top pick -- of 363 votes cast, 78 percent want her to be the next board president. Jack Lowe... Ranger's contract non-renewed at DCCCDDISD trustee Carla Ranger reports on her blog today that she was told yesterday that her contract with the Dallas County Community College District would not be renewed, effective Aug. 31, 2009. She is District Director of Educational Partnerships at... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** The Opinionaters discuss the future of Learning Centers. Carla Ranger, meanwhile, plays the race card. ** Kim Olson will be meeting her potential new bosses (the public) in Reno on Tuesday, 6... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Sampruce will become ... magnets? ** DISD was one of many local employers seeking visas for immigrant workers while they laid off citizens. [ducking] But it's primarily because of this. ** Carla... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** The SOC cage fights are all over the Interwebs. Too many links to post here, and almost all of it just rehashes our coverage anyway. But here's the take in the NY... AG decision on trustee terms not likely before May electionsA Texas attorney general ruling on whether DISD trustees legally extended their terms from three years to four likely won't come before the May 9 elections. Some folks who opposed the extensions were hoping a decision would come soon considering... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's buffet of hot district morsels ... ** The feds could bail DISD out of its budget mess with a $201 million slice of the stimulus pie. Question: Why would giving money to schools stimulate the economy? ** Kids are... Friday afternoon leftoversYesterday's monthly board briefing lasted nearly eight hours, and I got a notebook of items worth blogging. Early in the meeting, Superintendent Hinojosa spoke cryptically about a bit announcement "coming soon" involving the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He didn't... District preparing PR pushI'm at the monthly board briefing this afternoon where Superintendent Hinojosa has unveiled his plans for a year-long effort to restore the public's confidence in his leadership and the district. Here's a rough draft of the story I'm working on... Dallas ISD Christmas Leftovers DishEverything but the figgy pudding ... ** Seems the district is ending up on some folks' Christmas lists. A suburbanite prays for a DISD "miracle" while a taxpayer wants Santa to eradicate dropouts. Worth reading: The post's first two comments.... Dallas ISD Daily DishWhat the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** Hinojosa got his review last night. We don't know exactly what was said, but he did not get the usual perfunctory contract extension. WFAA reports (via TXCN) as does CBS... DISD trustee Ranger wins Round 1...I just received a copy of TEA Commissioner Robert Scott's request to the Texas attorney general asking him to offer an opinion on whether DISD trustees legally extended their terms from three years to four. Trustees voted to extend the... Dallas ISD Daily DishWhat the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** Carla Ranger continues her fight against the trustee term extension vote. She's got the AG looking into the matter. Also, Jack Lowe still hasn't called for the no-confidence vote meeting.... |