That Big Sucking Sound and the Marsh “Miracle”
If the Great Halloween Pumpkin granted Dallas teachers just two wishes, we are all sure that a UHaul for Mike Miles might top the list. Our second wish might be a fact checker for Bill McKenzie at the...
View ArticleA New Day in Dallas ISD
The bonfire is out and we are sifting through the ashes. Lourdes Vasquez of the Spanish language Al Dia’ is elated she has a Latino voice on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees with the election of former...
View ArticleWill Dallas ISD Ever Make Any Sense?
The recent DISD board of trustees meeting, which began on July 21, 2014 and extended into the wee hours of July 22, was a window into who is really in control of the district. Despite grand statements...
View ArticleBIG ALEC and little alec: Together in Dallas
Dallas hosted the national conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council this week. These are the Big Guys, the consortium of elected officials and lobbyists that conspire to develop,...
View ArticleDallas ISD and the New Jim Crow
Who would have ever thought? One pug-ugly Republican known for his right-wing rants, Newt Gingrich, and the other the handsome, debonair Democrat know-nothing, Arne Duncan. Could these boys be twins...
View ArticleThe Sounds of Justice at Dallas ISD
It seems that Dallas ISD Board President and former Teach for America grad Miguel Solis huddled up last weekend with Broad-trained Superintendent Mike Miles in a joint effort to oust Trustee Bernadette...
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Dallas ISD and the HR Train Wreck: Time to Put the Brakes On
“The events surrounding the resignation of two high-ranking district administrators are not reflective of who we are as a school district, or who you are as a staff of our organization,” said...
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This DISD Teacher Remembers Jim Jones
If you’ve ever wondered where the phrase “drinking the kool-aid” comes from, it comes from a horrific event several decades ago. In 1978, Jim Jones was the leader of a cult. In November of that year,...
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