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Entries tagged with 'DISD'24 cents for a home for JaredStudents at L.G. Pinkston High School have launched "Project Jared $.24" a fundraiser to help build a handicap-accessible home for classmate Jared Williams. The Pinkston defensive back was paralyzed after breaking his neck during a football game Oct. 1, and... It's tough to cover student discipline cases, and yes, I do have kidsI learned this in Journalism 101 a zillion years ago: Get all sides of a story and fairly represent those sides. That's incredibly hard to do in student discipline cases, such as the recent incident involving a 6-year-old boy at... The boy in the Pleasant Grove controversy was only 6?So to recap: A student at Pleasant Grove Elementary school was allegedly "acting up" in class yesterday. His mom was called to the school. She called 911, bringing the cops to the campus. DISD officials won't make public why this... Disgruntled parent calls police to Pleasant Grove schoolA "disgruntled parent" called 911 from DISD's Pleasant Grove Elementary School this morning, according to police, bringing about a half dozen cop cars to the campus. DISD spokeswoman Sandra Guerrero said the parent was called to the school after her... Early returns show Flores, Parrott and Nutall with leadDallas County just uploaded the early voting returns. District 1 incumbent Edwin Flores has the lead in his race, with 50 percent of the vote. Kyle Renard is in second with 37 percent. In the District 3 race, Bruce Parrott... A firestorm at TruettWhen I last blogged about George W. Truett Elementary School on Oct. 22, I pointed out the severe crowding problems and other facility issues that have led community members to unite and demand improvements. Since then, a firestorm has erupted... Truett: The school left behind?Crowding, portables without Internet, library book shortages -- the list goes on at George W. Truett Elementary School. I have been meeting with a group of residents-turned-activists who are appalled by conditions at Truett, their neighborhood school in East Dallas.... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** When do you want your kids in school? If you're a Dallas ISD parent, you can provide input into the 2010-11 DISD school calendar. Just go to DISD's website, where you can... Being a principal EVERY day is a tough jobIt was great fun to be a "Principal For A Day" this morning at DISD's Edwin J. Kiest Elementary School. But I realized more than ever how tough it would be to be a school principal EVERY day. I got... Why don't students have textbooks?I think most people would agree that even in the computer age, textbooks are a key learning tool at school, and that even financially-strapped school districts should make it a priority to get textbooks into the hands of students. But... District 1 candidate Spiller won't graduate in December; revises resume to show "clearer picture" of academic backgroundAs of this morning, District 1 School Board candidate Linus Spiller had a resume posted on his campaign website stating that he is a "Bachelor of Arts Candidate, December 2009" at the University of Texas at Arlington. That's incorrect, according... Class scheduling problems, Part II: Skyline has issues after all.Skyline High School principal Harold Wright acknowledged today that his school is still trying to resolve class schedule problems that have left students in the wrong classes, six weeks into the school year. Some of his students also aren't classified... What's going on with DISD's new student information system?Did your child have a problem getting his or her class schedule this year? Did he or she get the right classes, or have holes in his or her schedule? Are all the issues resolved? DISD piloted a new student... More work lies ahead to transform Dallas schoolsThe Dallas Regional Chamber hosted a "State of the District" luncheon this afternoon featuring DISD Supt. Michael Hinojosa and two former Dallas school district superintendents -- Mike Moses and Linus Wright. The accolades flowed about DISD accomplishments, from an increase... DISD: School "organizational health" scores should be confidentialFor those of you interested in the condition of your schools and transparency in government, here's an update: On Friday, I got a letter from a Dallas Independent School District attorney, denying my request for "organizational health" scores for each... Get a clue, districtWhat I'm hearing from some educators about the so-called "organizational health" surveys I wrote about in today's paper is troubling to say the least. Some teachers feel pressured to answer survey questions in a positive way, and fear retribution if... How "healthy" are Dallas schools? The public may never knowI've been working on a story about the "Organizational Health" of Dallas public schools. Based on anonymous staff surveys, the district can get a candid picture of factors that make for a healthy work environment, from morale to the ability... Price tag doesn't add up for freshman programFreshman year is a make-or-break year for students - research shows that performance in 9th grade is a big predictor of whether a student will hang on and graduate. That's why I was impressed to hear about DISD's "High School... Dallas Morning News announces new DISD reporterHello teachers, staff, administrators, parents, students, community members, businesses and taxpayers. I look forward to partnering with you as I start my new job covering Dallas public schools. I call myself a government geek, because I love watching government boards... DISD and UTSW. IJS.Interesting juxtaposition of headlines in today's dead-tree edition.... |