The DISD Board approved pre-K charter partnerships in February of this year. However, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requiring amendments to the contracts, and these amendments require Board approval. It looked as though these contracts would be amended without discussion since at least two trustees must request to have an item pulled from the consent agenda for a separate discussion and vote. Trustee Foreman was joined yesterday by Trustees Johnson and Mackey, thus the

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 POLICY [for] CHARTER PARTNERSHIP. A partnership of this nature is a pass-through to private operators. This allows public dollars (taxpayer money) to be controlled by independent, non-elected governing boards. This is a total loss of elected representation for students, families and community members. If you believe that Dalla

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 this Thursday January 24, 2019. Please do at least one (if not all three) of the following: Email the Board of Trustees today. Sign up to speak in opposition at the Board meeting by 5:00 pm Wednesday January 23, 2019. Attend the Board meeting Thursday January 24, 2019 at 6:00 pm in support of opposition speakers. #charter #p

PUBLIC EDUCATION IS UNDER ATTACK and we need not look all the way to the state or national levels of education policy to see this. As is detailed in this article, three years ago, a few wealthy individuals in our city worked to pass a Home Rule Charter, which could have removed the DISD Board of Trustees and privatized our school district. Fortunately, they were not successful. Is it far-fetched to think that if my opponent wins this seat, we may go down that same road? The t