When 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...
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....
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** A student from Carr Elementary was hit and killed yesterday. CBS 11 says the driver was a school counselor. ** The state's pull back on school bond guarantees will last through the...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** DISD dodged a multi-million dollar bullet by selling its bonds just a few days ago, as Texas has suspended its backing of school bonds. ** The district's "boatgate" scandal appears...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** Three stories from us today: First, the RIF. Second, DISD's administration isn't all that fat. Third, the RIF has exposed resentment between U.S. born citizens and foreign-born teachers. ** The...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** The delayed RIF, which you all undoubtedly know about by now. ** The delayed bond sale is going to a mediator. ** Didn't have time to look at DISD's AYP...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** Remember the good ole days when the bonds were the biggest story in town? Seems so long ago, doesn't it? The Observer thinks the district's supporters in this case are...
More town hall meetings have been scheduled to provide information on DISD's $1.35 billion bond package -- just in time for early voting on Monday (April 28). The town hall meetings, hosted by trustees, will run through May 6, the...
Some former Adamson grads don't like the idea that their school could be demolished and replaced under the proposed $1.3 billion bond construction program. The group wants to preserve as much of the old building as possible. Read the latest...
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