THE BLIND SIDE The first I had heard of Uplift Charter School wanting to build in east Dallas was in the latter part of 2020, a friend...

With all of the buzz questioning the continuance of standardized testing during a pandemic, I was really surprised this week to read that...

As I attended the Zoom PTA meeting last week I was reminded of the concept group think. Yale social psychologist Irving Janis studied and...

Ignore the distractions, look at the facts, and help protect our schools. With less funding coming from the state in 2021 because of...

If you can't run for school board trustee on a record of having improved education for Dallas ISD students, then apparently you run on...

Dustin Marshall continues to boast about progress in Dallas ISD, even though by the most respected of measures the district has declined....

While serving on the board of Uplift Education, Dustin Marshall forced DISD into a long-term, losing proposition.

The CEO of the company making the MAP test says MAP is not reliable for high-stakes purposes, such as teacher evaluation.

The fact is Dustin Marshall was endorsed by Empower Texans. All I can say about Schutze is, "Bless your heart."

The reality is that MAP is the tool DISD will use this year to pay teachers for standardized test scores.

This ad for Dustin Marshall came across my Facebook feed this morning. If you vote for Dustin Marshall it shouldn't be because of Mr....

TEA Commissioner Morath just approved 8 new charters in Texas. Now the decisions go to the State Board of Education (SBOE) for...

KIPP Academy is D rated with an F in student achievement, yet the Dallas Morning News is keen on continuing to support the charter.

I always knew the Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) would die out. I just didn’t think it would take a global pandemic to make it...

Waxahachie Faith Family Academy Charter (FFA) and Uplift Education Charter Schools have asked the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for...

A few years ago, I remember a friend telling me she was going to homeschool, and I distinctly remember thinking she had lost her mind. I...

A 2019 study found that the models measuring teachers’ effects on students’ standardized test scores were only slightly more valid than if t

Raising teacher salaries is to be congratulated. BRAVO DISD! A few clarifications and questions are in order however. 1. Teacher turnover...

I have been asked over and over if I am running for the Dallas ISD District 2 seat this year. This has been my intention since I lost in...

Often in education we hear the term “data-driven”, and this is supposed to reassure us that the data has been accurately analyzed. More...