I thought I'd share the thoughts of two foreign exchange students who attended Woodrow Wilson High School this past year. (Thanks to Ashlee McClelland, who hosted the girls along with her husband, for asking them to do this). From Vanessa...
The end of the school year is obviously near -- if the prank played on Woodrow Wilson High School staffers is any indication. Seniors at the school scattered hundreds of boxes in the parking lot where staff members park, and...
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** When in doubt, delay. But why delay the inevitable? ** Looks like a DISD cop stumbled upon a political dirty trick. ** Woodrow backers are having another party. ** Ed Sector says...
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** I stopped by the Advocate Magazine offices yesterday to participate in a podcast on DISD with Rick Wamre and Norm Alston. You can listen to it here. ** Looks like DISD administrator...
A blog post about the arrest of a Woodrow Wilson High School teacher charged with an improper relationship with a student was taken down from the Dallas ISD blog because many comments left by readers deviated from our Terms of...
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Hinojosa's plan to extend the school year and school day at the district's struggling high schools brought out the TV cameras for yesterday's meeting. Here are the links: CBS 11; NBC 5;...
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Frankie Wong enters prison. (Far right-hand column.) ** BackTalk comments on our comments re: yesterday's Woodrow IB discussion. ** The TX Association of School Boards researched how state laws and policies support...
Today's buffet of hot district morsels ... ** Former DISD boss Linus Wright is appointed to the TRS board. ** Two teachers earn national board certification. (An aside: this certification was once all the rage, but seems to have cooled...
... to cover for their RIF'd staff. Woodrow PTA President Emily Martin earlier today put out a call for volunteers to help take on some of the responsibilities opening up because of the staff reductions. Starting Oct. 20, schools will...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** Today is the big day. I'm pretty good at reading DISD's tea leaves, but honestly, if they don't approve a RIF today, I have no idea what will happen next....
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** While kids now get second chances on tests and homework, there's no do-overs when it comes to the dress code. ** Remember that dust-up a while back over DISD's logo...
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