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Entries tagged with 'learning centers'Another view on magnet/learning center staff cutsDMN editorial writer William McKenzie weighs in on our new Education Front blog about the 235 staff cuts at DISD magnet schools and learning centers: I can't say every magnet needed a trim, but the centers did. They haven't produced... Cuts at magnet schools and learning centers: We've got the breakdownI just got a copy of a spreadsheet showing how many positions the magnet schools and learning centers will lose or gain. Last week, DISD was talking about those special campuses losing 276 positions. Now it comes to 235. Read... School's out — what about the list of magnet and LC cuts?Happy last day of school. We're still waiting for the revised list of cuts at magnet and learning centers. Last week's sleep-deprived crowd may recall the board voted early Friday to spare Townview Center and Travis Academy from the cuts,... Headed to a DISD headquarters near youWhat's got brown hair, a shiny laptop and a bewildered look? That will be me, covering tonight's DISD board meeting. Apparently there's something on the agenda about Magneto schools. Should be fun! Seriously, I hope to live blog. But apparently... A possible exclusion for learning centers?DISD trustee Lew Blackburn plans to ask district administrators about a rule that excludes "compensatory education allotments" from comparability computations. The district's learning centers receive the allotments, which are similar to federal Title 1, but come from the state. I'm... Department of Ed official refers to DISD proposed cuts as "radical"If you've been following the controversial proposal to cut funding at DISD's magnet campuses/learning centers, you'll find this posting interesting. Paul Brown, a program analyst with the U.S. Department of Education, has noted in an e-mail to the Texas Education... Hinojosa not budging on magnet cutsDISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa addressed the proposed magnet school/learning center cuts Tuesday at his monthly roundtable with reporters. He said the district is conducting more research on questions that were brought up at last week's school board meeting, mainly whether... Congresswoman urges delay on DISD cuts decisionsWhile Tawnell is busy covering this afternoon's school board proceedings, this press release from Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson just arrived. CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON STATEMENT ON FUNDING STATUS FOR DALLAS ISD LEARNING CENTERS AND MAGNET SCHOOLS Washington, DC - (May... Hinojosa addresses desegregation promisesAt a meeting Tuesday with magnet staffers, DISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa addressed the "commitments and covenants" that were put into place upon the district's release from a desegregation order in 2003. (The board made promises back then, which included maintaining... Breaking News: TEA says funding cuts not needed at seven magnet campusesDISD is saying tonight that seven magnet campuses -- that are considered overfunded -- can be excluded from a comparability test used by the district to determine which campuses are not equitable. That means the schools don't have to undergo... Is Booker T. being gutted?Judging by this new report on proposed staffing formulas, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts would lose 23 magnet teachers -- going from 26 to 3. Parents at Booker T. are in an uproar. I've... DISD board to consider moving forward with a special electionThe DISD school board has called a board meeting for 3:30 p.m. tomorrow to discuss an attorney general opinion that says trustees were "not authorized" to extend their terms last fall. After the meeting, the board will consider moving forward... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday'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... DISD trustees postpone vote on cutting learning center fundingI'm here at the DISD school board meeting where trustees just decided to postpone voting on the controversial recommendation to cut learning center budgets. The vote was tight, 5-4, with board president Jack Lowe and trustees Edwin Flores, Nancy Bingham... Busy night for DISD trusteesTonight's board meeting promises to be long, but interesting. There are a whopping 72 people who have signed up to speak. Many plan to talk about the big topic of the day -- funding cuts to the learning center program.... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** See, the thing about these CEI's is that they're constructed so that the district average moves each year, meaning there are always going to be teachers in the bottom quintile. Also, the... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** The Opinionaters discuss the future of Learning Centers. Carla Ranger, meanwhile, plays the race card. ** Kim Olson will be meeting her potential new bosses (the public) in Reno on Tuesday, 6... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** I expect the future of Learning Centers to be a loud, ugly debate. Prediction: Ron Price will swear and since I'm a betting man, I'm setting the over at three profanities. **... Is it time to close learning centers?By now, you've heard about the big dilemma facing the DISD school board. District administrators informed trustees on Thursday that $16 million in funding would need to be cut from learning center budgets to make per-pupil spending equitable with other... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Is it me, or does this sound like the death knell for the Learning Centers? ** Dallas.org live-blogged yesterday's briefing. ** Yesterday was not kind to Mr. Teacher. ** District administrator Linda... |