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 was 9-14% prior to ...

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 June of 2017 in the ...

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

We hear an awful lot about how the Dallas ISD education Reforms are working. One such Reform is the teacher evaluation system known as the Teacher Excellence...

The DISD Board approved pre-K charter partnerships in February of this year. However, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requiring amendments to the contra...

Recently the Dallas ISD Administration presented to the Board of Trustees a table of accomplishments from the STAAR results and several Trustees took to soci...

While the passing of charter partnerships in Dallas ISD is a huge disappointment, the January and February Board meetings and briefings underscore just how e...

This Thursday February 28th at the Dallas ISD Board meeting, there will be a vote on agenda item 7.03: CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT BOARD POLIC...

Dallas ISD has scheduled four simultaneous community meetings on February 12, 2019 at 6:30 pm (see below) regarding the proposed policy change allowing priva...

Calling all Dallas public education advocates, we need you to act NOW. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees will be meeting and voting on CHARTER PARTNERSHIP thi...

Dallas Kids First (DKF), a local political action committee says they are dedicated to electing education Reform trustees to the Board of Dallas ISD. They se...

I received this letter on July 27, 2018. Other than creating paragraphs, correcting one typo, and explaining the abbreviation DTR it is unedited. Knowing the...

Many folks are asking about the pros and cons of the Dallas ISD Tax Ratification Election (TRE) that is on the November 6th ballot. While DISD has four propo...

The past couple of days I have blogged about recapture funding, the tax ratification election (TRE), and charter schools – what is the solution to the fundin...

Dallas ISD is asking the taxpayers for a tax hike in the form of a Tax Ratification Election (TRE). On its website the District claims additional TRE revenue...

TEI Myth: TEI is needed to identify highly effective teachers. FACT: Master teachers and principals are capable of identifying the most effective teachers....

TEI Myth: DISD Turnover has been 14% with the TEI. Source: Dallas ISD, TEI: 2017 Overview and Update (November 2017, Presentation to the Board of Trustees) F...

TEI Myth: TEI is a great recruiting tool. FACT: TEI attracts new and inexperienced teachers, and encourages the exit of experienced veteran teachers. DISD’...

TEI Myth: TEI is a valid tool for evaluating teachers. FACT: The RAND corporation, in a study released in 2018, concluded that a multi-year experiment in ...