Remember former DISD Superintendent Mike Moses? I ran into him today at a function hosted by the Dallas Regional Chamber. I barely recognized him when he took his seat on the stage — he's like half the person that...
Last week, I blogged about Senate Bill 503, which would require school boards to make public the names of those interviewed during a superintendent search. Naturally, administrators and school board types oppose this idea. This morning, colleague Katherine Unmuth relays...
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Plano ISD employees face a RIF, but not teachers and not because the district's accountants can't count. ** DISD has Steve Salazar's support. (4th item down) ** BackTalk calls Hinojosa's PR push...
Today'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...
Today's buffet of hot district morsels ... ** Mike Moses, king maker. ** Sounds like Mr. Teacher could use some Maker's Mark in that coke. ** The crappy economy might mean fewer textbooks for kids. Seems the state investment fund...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** A former teacher and candidate for state House says the Killeen ISD board is wrong wrong wrong to hire Mike Moses to find that district's next superintendent. ** Mr. Teacher...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** KERA reports on how DISD is using computers to reach hearing-impaired kids. ** Houston ISD scores a coup in hiring its new HR director. ** "Sandy Kress, Jim Windham, David...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** Back-to-school related stories from the weekend papers and this morning: Early College, an editorial (It's all about the kids, folks.), from Fox 4; Point of Contact with a district principal,...
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