So to recap: A student at Pleasant Grove Elementary school was allegedly "acting up" in class yesterday. His mom was called to the school. She called 911, bringing the cops to the campus. DISD officials won't make public why this...
Alliance-AFT says it's filing a grievance against DISD because it is not renewing contracts for teachers with low CEI's. The "Classroom Effectiveness Index" was never supposed to be used to terminate teachers, Rena Honea of Alliance-AFT said this afternoon. More...
UPDATE! DISD trustees vote 8-0 to declare a financial emergency -- but do not call for a reduction in force. No job cuts for now. Here's what happened at the meeting: 2:00 p.m. It's just a little after 2 p.m....
Teachers planning to get away this weekend to kick-start their summer break, DFW Airport has a deal for you -- free parking. For the particulars, click here to go to our airline biz blog for a posting on the giveaway....
Dallas school teachers can apply to transfer to other DISD campuses for whatever reason -- 424 teachers received approval last year. I've always wondered about this practice. Most teachers want to be in the best performing schools in this...
Some teachers have said they've been told by superiors that they can't comment on DISD's upcoming $1.3 billion bond election. I just talked to Tim Sorrells, deputy general counsel with the Texas Ethics Commission, and he said there's nothing in...
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