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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

TEI Myth: Over 90% of teachers received a salary increase for the 2017-18 school year. FACT: Although technically a true statement,...

The Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) scorecards for Dallas ISD teachers were released to some teachers this week. However, do to a...

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The Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) scorecards come out today for Dallas ISD teachers. On these cards is a summary of the teacher’s...