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• Ethics complaint sparks controversy in District 3 race

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 135
  Blogger Allen Gwinn has posted a copy of the ethics complaint he filed against District 3 DISD candidate Bruce Parrott, alleging that Parrott filed a campaign finance report due in October four days late.Gwinn supports incumbent Leigh Ann Ellis in the race, but said that wasnt his motivation in filing the complaint ...
  4 days ago

• 24 cents for a home for Jared

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 135
  Students at L.G. Pinkston High School have launched "Project Jared $.24" a fundraiser to help build a handicap-accessible home for classmate Jared Williams.The Pinkston defensive back was paralyzed after breaking his neck during a football game Oct. 1, and his current apartment isnt equipped for his needs.Pinkston ...
  6 days ago

• Its tough to cover student discipline cases, and yes, I do have kids

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 135
  I learned this in Journalism 101 a zillion years ago: Get all sides of a story and fairly represent those sides.Thats incredibly hard to do in student discipline cases, such as the recent incident involving a 6-year-old boy at Pleasant Grove Elementary. His mom called 911 after the boy was disciplined by his ...
  1 week ago

• The boy in the Pleasant Grove controversy was only 6?

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 135
  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 wont make public why this parent felt the need to call police to the school and they define this situation as a ...
  1 week ago

• Disgruntled parent calls police to Pleasant Grove school

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 135
  A "disgruntled parent" called 911 from DISDs Pleasant Grove Elementary School this morning, according to police, bringing about a half dozen cop cars to the campus.DISD spokeswoman Sandra Guerrero said the parent was called to the school after her child was accused of "acting up in class." What happened after that ...
  1 week ago

• DISDs report card: Progress, problems, principals and portables

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 135
  Like a kid, DISD gets a report card too.The district recently was rated on a four-point scale for progress on 2005 recommendations to improve curriculum and student achievement, train teachers, and develop good principals. The report was presented yesterday to school board members by the National Center for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Early returns show Flores, Parrott and Nutall with lead

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 135
  Dallas County just uploaded the early voting returns. District 1 incumbent Edwin Flores has the lead in his race, with 50 percent of the vote. Kyle Renard is in second with 37 percent.In the District 3 race, Bruce Parrott is holding the lead with 41 percent of the vote. Incumbent Leigh Ann Ellis is trailing him with ...
  3 weeks ago

• DISD trustees: Two goals the new board must meet

  
  THE EDUCATION FRONT — Authority: 463
  No matter who wins the Dallas school elections today, the board has two primary responsibilities ahead of it. The first -- and most important -- one is to reassure the public that it is paying very close attention to the districts financial, management and administrative issues. Without stronger oversight, the ...
  3 weeks ago

• A firestorm at Truett

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 135
  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 at Truett, with a torrent of complaints about the school building, staff ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dallas ISD Daily Dish

  
  DALLAS ISD — Authority: 135
  Todays tray of hot district morsels ... ** (New item) Bad news for DISD trustee Jack Lowe. Zale Corp., where he is chairman, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for accounting matters. ** DISD Supt. Michael Hinojosa points out that passing state achievement tests doesnt mean kids ...
  3 weeks ago

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