Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law a package of education bills today...
Texas Association of School Boards Update: Governor signs HB 5 into Law"Gov. Rick Perry today signed into law a package of education bills today that he said will improve opportunities for Texas...
View ArticleTexas Education Agency House Bill 5 Guidance
From Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Governmental Relations"The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced initial requirements regarding the assessment component of House Bill 5, recently signed...
View ArticleSuperintendent Mike Miles' elimination of Chief of Staff position violates...
"Miles said he has decided not to name a new Chief of Staff. Instead, he has distributed those operational duties among his senior staff." Dallas ISD News Release - Thursday, June 20, 2013Dallas ISD...
View ArticleTexas Association of School Boards Legal Services summary of House Bill 5
HB 5 Summary"TASB Legal Services has completed its summary of House Bill 5 (HB 5), which makes significant changes to public school curriculum, assessment and accountability.This and a complete list of...
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Dallas ISD Communications Chief Rebecca Rodriguez expected to resign today
Superintendent Mike Miles has confirmed that Communications Chief, Rebecca Rodriguez, the first Hispanic woman to lead the district’s Communications Department, will resign...
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Dallas ISD 2013 Summer Arts Cultural Enrichment Partnership - Motown The...
Friday, June 28, 2013 at 8 PMSaturday, June 29, 2013 at 1PM and 4 PM
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Dallas ISD OPR Report alleges Superintendent Mike Miles obstructed investigation
The Office of Professional Responsibility Report started with the complaint of former Chief of Communications, Rebecca Rodriguez."Superintendent of Schools, Floyd Mike Miles used 'undue influence' by...
View ArticleDallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles' comments violate the spirit of the...
On Saturday I posted the Office of Professional Responsibility 'Final Report' of the 'investigation' of "allegations made by the Chief of Communications, Rebecca Rodriguez, that Superintendent of...
View ArticleAFT President Randi Weingarten calls for "Reclaiming the Promise" of Public...
"Public education is under assault." "They aren't in education to make a difference. They are in education to make a buck." -- Randi WeingartenAFTReclaiming the Promise - Uniting for Public...
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Debunking the Myths of School Closures
In cities across the country, education officials are closing public schools en masse, impacting thousands of students, disproportionately those from communities of color or low-income families....
View ArticleTexas Association of School Boards (TASB) and Entity Board summer meeting -...
The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) hosted the Summer TASB and Entity Board and meeting last week in Houston, Texas - from Wednesday to Saturday, July 24-July 27, 2013. A packed agenda called...
View ArticleDallas ISD Trustees did not employ Superintendent Mike Miles by a unanimous...
The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board continues to falsely report that Superintendent Floyd Mike Miles was hired by a unanimous vote of Dallas ISD Trustees. The vote was 8-1 with Carla Ranger voting...
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Pay for performance promotes adult cheating for dollars and exploits children...
"We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)" "We...
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Dallas ISD teacher feels despised and not valued any longer
"2 Teach is 2 Touch Lives 4 Ever"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Before I...
View ArticleCommit Executive Director Todd Williams - former Dallas ISD principal and...
Dallas ISD Trustees received the communication below from Commit Executive Director Todd Willlliams and Education Advisor to Mayor Mike Rawlings regarding the opening of a new charter school headed by...
View ArticleJim Schutze of the Dallas Observer falsely says black board member Carla...
"Black board member Carla Ranger had been a fiercely independent voice on the school board who often traded verbal blows with Blackburn and other black board members. But after Price declared Miles as...
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“Tell them about the dream”-- a teacher remembers - NSBA
It was a good speech, but something was missing, retired teacher Harry Klugel recalled. Sitting near the front of the stage, Klugel, now 72, saw singer Mahalia Jackson implore Dr. Martin Luther King...
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Dallas ISD Final Investigation Report - OPR Case No.11335 - Rebecca Rodriguez...
The citizens of Dallas pay the bills at Dallas ISD. Taxpayers and stakeholders have a right to know.The Texas Public Information Act clearly states that a completed report or investigation prepared for...
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Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to...
Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools by Ravitch, Diane (Sep 17, 2013) "From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United...
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Dallas ISD meeting to discuss the Paul Coggins Final Investigation Report...
Board Members EthicsI will consistently uphold all applicablelaws,rules, policies, and governance procedures. BBF (Local)Dallas ISD trustees approve audit on hiring practices and moving...
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