Lori Kirkpatrick
Uplift Charter School Inches Closer to Building New Campus in East Dallas
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...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Apr 8, 2021
- 2 min
Hey Lakewood-The CEO of the MAP Test Company Says Don't Use MAP for Student Placement Decisions!
With all of the buzz questioning the continuance of standardized testing during a pandemic, I was really surprised this week to read that...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
Group Think...In My Neighborhood School Feeder Pattern?
As I attended the Zoom PTA meeting last week I was reminded of the concept group think. Yale social psychologist Irving Janis studied and...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Election Day is Today! Put the Trust Back in Trustee.
Ignore the distractions, look at the facts, and help protect our schools. With less funding coming from the state in 2021 because of...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Nov 28, 2020
- 2 min
Dustin Marshall Has Failed Dallas ISD Students. Period.
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...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
Dallas ISD Runoff in District 2 - Early Voting Starts Tomorrow!
Dustin Marshall continues to boast about progress in Dallas ISD, even though by the most respected of measures the district has declined....
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
Dustin Marshall - Friend or Foe?
While serving on the board of Uplift Education, Dustin Marshall forced DISD into a long-term, losing proposition.
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Sep 26, 2020
- 2 min
Hey DISD - The CEO of the MAP Test Company Says MAP Shouldn't Be Used for Teacher Evaluations!
The CEO of the company making the MAP test says MAP is not reliable for high-stakes purposes, such as teacher evaluation.
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
I almost forgot Dustin Marshall was Endorsed by Empower Texans
The fact is Dustin Marshall was endorsed by Empower Texans. All I can say about Schutze is, "Bless your heart."
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Sep 12, 2020
- 2 min
The New MAP of High-Stakes Testing
The reality is that MAP is the tool DISD will use this year to pay teachers for standardized test scores.
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Sep 5, 2020
- 2 min
The Stakes are High - Vote Nancy
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....
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
Charter Action Alert!
TEA Commissioner Morath just approved 8 new charters in Texas. Now the decisions go to the State Board of Education (SBOE) for...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
Breaking - DMN to consider a name change...Dallas Charter News
KIPP Academy is D rated with an F in student achievement, yet the Dallas Morning News is keen on continuing to support the charter.
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Bye Bye TEI
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...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- May 11, 2020
- 2 min
New Charter Campuses Proposed in DISD Boundaries
Waxahachie Faith Family Academy Charter (FFA) and Uplift Education Charter Schools have asked the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
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...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
Other states jettison merit pay, with good reason
A 2019 study found that the models measuring teachers’ effects on students’ standardized test scores were only slightly more valid than if t
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Feb 19, 2020
- 1 min
YES to Teacher Raises
Raising teacher salaries is to be congratulated. BRAVO DISD! A few clarifications and questions are in order however. 1. Teacher turnover...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
My School Board Race Is Finally Here
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...
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Lori Kirkpatrick
- Jan 4, 2020
- 2 min
A New Years "Data-Driven" Resolution
Often in education we hear the term “data-driven”, and this is supposed to reassure us that the data has been accurately analyzed. More...
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