Task Force Examines Teacher Turnover Troubles
Highland Park ISD, Dallas ISD educators serve on statewide group
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Dallas ISD
Letter to the Editor
On behalf of the entire team at Big Thought, we want to say thank you to Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, who plans to leave Dallas ISD later this year.
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Editor Becomes Principal For a Day — and a Student of Schooling
“My dad goes to work,” the tiny kindergartener said one Wednesday after asking me if I went to work. “Do you know him?”
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Dallas ISD Mask Mandate Extended to Martin Luther King Day
Superintendent Hinojosa announced Friday that Dallas ISD’s mask mandate will remain in effect until Martin Luther King Day, which falls on Jan. 17.
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Christmas Gets a Shot in the Arm
COVID vaccinations for younger children could bring holidays closer to normal.
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Want To Make a Difference? Consider a Summer of Service
I clearly remember that feeling of the last day of school and the summer before me — one filled with swimming lessons, Girl Scout camp, and all kinds of fun activities that my mom would find for us.
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Dallas ISD To Seek Zoning Change for Walnut Hill Career Campus
It’s been more than a year since an EF3 tornado struck the Walnut Hill Elementary School building, which had been welcoming students since 1946.
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Voters Approve Nuts and Bolts, But Not Luxuries, on Dallas ISD Bond Package
On the surface, two out of five might not seem like a big win for Dallas ISD. But when two of the five bond propositions on the November ballot equate to $3.54 billion of a $3.7 billion ask, the win becomes much clearer.
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Couple Seeks To Help Bridge Education Disparities
A Preston Hollow couple helped get technology resources for Dallas ISD students in a big way this fall by matching gifts to Teach For America DFW up to $50,000.
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Too Young To Vote, But Not Too Young to Help Others Cast Ballots
Evelyn Altschuler and Mira Aravamuthan are too young to vote in this election, but it’s not keeping them from the polls.
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Dallas ISD, TEA Launch Dashboards To Track COVID-19 Cases
Regardless of whether Dallas ISD parents chose to keep children at home, learning virtually, or felt confident in sending them to school, they were nearly universal in asking for some easy way to track how many cases the district had.
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