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Entries tagged with 'DISD'Hinojosa's Potemkin schoolsYou know the story of Potemkin villages, right? Well, the other day I was talking to a friend who's on staff at a DISD school. She said that a week or so before Superintendent Michael Hinojosa was scheduled to make... Renard's 'risk' statementRe: "Candidates facing formidable dichotomy -- District 1's students are largely Latino, and voters largely Anglo," Thursday news story. Kyle Renard's assessment that she can't tell parents it's not risky to put children in DISD schools only proves that she... Recognize trustees who attendedRe: "Trustees accused of meeting boycott -- Only 4 came to session that could have led to Hinojosa reprimand," Friday news story. Thank you to DISD trustees Lew Blackburn, Jerome Garza, Leigh Ann Ellis and Adam Medrano for attending Thursday's... Attention, school boardRe: "DISD superintendent may face reprimand -- Administrator's raise added to agenda by mistake, Hinojosa says," Tuesday news story. The DISD superintendent may not be the only one who needs a reprimand. Did the school board not know what they... Booker T. principal says thanks ..... to all those officials who worked quickly to line up school zone status for the downtown magnet school after student Kelsey McKinney wrote a column for this newspaper about the traffic dangers there. Tracie J. Fraley, principal of Booker... Naming schools prematureRe: "Schools may be named for Obama, justice," Friday news story. DISD, please give us a break. President Barack Obama and Sonia Sotomayor do not deserve to have schools named after them at this time. They have not spent enough... Preserving Adamson buildingRe: "Adamson deserves the best," by Jerome Garza, Saturday Letters. DISD Trustee Jerome Garza wrote this about the W.H. Adamson High School building, "The foundation has continued shifting ... which has resulted in considerable and mounting damage." He says this... Ways to discourage dropoutsRe: "Official urges ban on hiring dropouts -- TEA seeks businesses' help after criticism of how state reports graduation rates," Friday news story. With a public education system that is already failing many Texas families, Texas State Education Commissioner Robert... Adamson deserves the bestThere have been many changes at W.H. Adamson High School, and we are very proud of them. The school has shown such solid academic improvement that it's set to earn the Texas Education Agency's recognized designation. The students and teachers... Student learning questionedRe: "Scores plunge on retest -- Now writing results at Lang raise suspicions," Thursday news story. The article on the Lang Middle School students who had to retake the TAKS test quotes DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa as saying that the... Vickery valuable to industryRe: "Greenhouse wary of school's growth -- DISD sees next-door business as option for new O.M. Roberts," Sunday news story. Losing Vickery Wholesale Greenhouse due to eminent domain to rebuild DISD's O.M. Roberts elementary school would have a great economic... Rebuild Adamson nowRe: "Two schools of thought -- As DISD considers new building for Adamson, preservationists seek restoration, landmark status," Wednesday news story. The Adamson building has been modified several times since it was built. The administration and board have already agreed... DISD program equity questionsRe: "DISD approves budget -- Trustees question expansion of Academic Success Program, but push to amend plan rejected," Friday Metro. The academic year 2008 to 2009 began with DISD in a financial hole, resulting in the loss of several hundred... DISD trustees, take noticeThe city of Dallas and Mayor Tom Leppert are doing a great job of hitting the city budget issue head-on. They realized early on that tax revenues would fall and the budget would have a deficit, so they did what... DISD's active summerWhile my grandson spent a productive year at Lakewood Elementary, he did not meet all the learner standards and was required to attend summer school at Mount Auburn Elementary. I was surprised and a bit overwhelmed with the programs that... Why promote based on a test?Re: "8th-graders at school to retake TAKS -- 'Irregularities' prompt TEA to ask Lang students to redo math exam June 30," Friday news story. How does TAKS, the prototype for the federal No Child Left Behind law, benefit students if... Improve mentoring guidelinesRe: "Teacher resigns amid sex scandal -- Police had found her and teen student in car in parking lot," Friday news story. The teen student claims he told the officer the truth, but she forced him to say what she... Spare superintendent's sonRe: "Plan aids young Hinojosa -- District defends program meant for disadvantaged," Saturday news story. On an almost weekly basis you can open The Dallas Morning News and find a story on DISD. I understand the need for everything, good... How gullible would you have to be to believe this?I think forwarded emails containing complete hoaxes are a modern evil, but I have to remember that lies and hoaxes have been with us forever and come in many forms. Check out this disturbing video from dallas.org and see not... DISD cuts magnet schools and learning centers--- DId it have to happen? (Topic of the Day)We're talked about this before but now the deed has been done. At a an hour when most people were in bed, the DISD board voted early this morning to slash funding at magnet schools and learning centers. The learning... |