I want teachers to be able to teach children to think critically, to captivate their love of learning, and to nurture the creativity and curiosity within each and every child. I know that our teachers are dedicated professionals whose training and gifts motivate them to do just that, to evaluate a child’s learning style and abilities and make moment to moment, day to day, even year to year adjustments to help ensure that their students are captivated and learning. My experien

With nearly 160,000 students served by Dallas ISD, there is no doubt that the responsibility of the Board of Trustees is great. As the District 2 Trustee, I would work hard to find innovative and effective ways to improve our school district for the children in our community. I look forward to being able to use my experience as a health care professional, DISD parent, former foster mother, and involved community member, to partner with other Trustees and District staff to str

What is the A-F campus grading system? According to the TEA, “much like students receive grades in individual subjects and those are combined for a GPA, the law requires schools and districts to be issued grades based on five different areas of performance or ‘domains’ and those five grades must be combined into a single overall rating.” A-F was started in Florida in 1999. Virginia repealed it, citing the detrimental effects it would have on communities. Michigan has dropped

After having their voucher bill defeated, the pro-voucher Texas senate has now attached its voucher bill to school funding! Send your email to your representatives and tell them to VOTE NO for CSHB 21 today. You can send it here. Then call your state senator and state representative and ask them to oppose CSHB 21 (Committee Substitute House Bill 21). You can find their Austin phone numbers here. Below is what Pastors for Texas Children has to say about this voucher bill. We

My Dallas ISD District 2 opponent is running as a proud supporter of Education Reform. While there was a point that I, too, liked the sound of "reforming" education because I thought it simply meant "improving" education, I've learned what the Education Reform movement really is about. It is a four-step process: 1. The first step is defunding public education, which the state of Texas did in 2011. 2. Their next step is to enact an A-F school accountability system, which Texa

Although Dallas ISD has seen some large improvements over the past several years, there are still issues that need to be addressed in order to improve student achievement and success. The time has come for new ideas. With over 89 percent of the DISD student body considered to be high poverty, it is even more important that these new ideas serve the entire DISD population and not just a few. Focusing on test scores alone has not been working. We need to take a look at Communit