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 happe...

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

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 a...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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 ad...

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