DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa is being accused of interfering in a school board runoff election on an incumbent's behalf. District 3 incumbent Leigh Ann Ellis is in a runoff Dec. 8 against newcomer Bruce Parrott, who was the top vote...
As you can recall, NEA-Dallas did not endorse any Dallas school candidate in District 3 in the special election Nov. 3. Well, that's changed. NEA-Dallas president Dale Kaiser just announced in a news release that the group is endorsing Bruce...
Enough results are in to call the school board races. District 1 candidate Edwin Flores has won another seat to the Dallas school board without the need of a runoff. But there's no clear winner in the District 3 and...
More results just came in with the majority of precincts reporting. In District 1, incumbent Edwin Flores probably has too healthy of a lead for Kyle Renard to catch. Flores has 52 percent of the vote with Renard coming in...
District 3 candidate Bruce Parrott is ready for these election to be over — with him the winner without a runoff. "Not bad for a first timer," Parrott said in his showing so far with 38 percent of the votes...
Here's what I know so far: *District 3 candidate Bruce Parrott will mark his "final campaign outreach" by greeting potential District 3 voters at the corner of Garland Road and Buckner Boulevard from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. *District 3...
The editorial board of the Dallas Morning News endorsed DISD board candidates in today's newspaper. The winners are: Edwin Flores, District 1 (incumbent) Leigh Ann Ellis, District 3 (incumbent) Bernadette Nutall, District 9 The endorsements for the incumbents came with...
DISD District 3 candidate Bruce Parrott has been going round and round with district officials on whether he should be allowed to participate in Bryan Adams High School's homecoming parade this Saturday. Trustee Leigh Ann Ellis, who is running for...
DISD District 3 incumbent Leigh Ann Ellis spent time Tuesday counteracting criticism by her three opponents during an endorsement interview with the Dallas Morning News' editorial board. Ellis faces real estate broker Bea Martinez, retired video producer Bruce Parrott and...
As soon as DISD District 3 trustee Leigh Ann Ellis' campaign literature hit mailboxes, talk began about comments she included in the mailer. On the same page of the mailout that Ellis uses to make the case that DISD schools...
Yesterday'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...
I'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...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** We follow the Houston Chronicle's report from yesterday about the state backing out of the school bond business for at least a month. While DISD got lucky, Allen and Keller...
Trustee Leigh Ann Ellis will host an informal discussion at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bryan Adams High School, 2101 Millmar Dr. She will be joined by Superintendent Michael Hinojosa. The two will take questions and respond to concerns from those...
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