Andre Riley

Blogs
September 10, 2014
Lakewood Parents Nix School-Roof Cell Tower, But Their Cell Phones Are the Bigger Danger
Congrats to the concerned parents of Lakewood Elementary. Seriously. You guys piled into a public meeting and shot down a Dallas ISD proposal to stick a Verizon cell tower on the school's roof. That's how democracy's supposed to work. Good on DISD, too, which has the bureaucratic heft to plow throug ... More >>
Blogs
August 27, 2014
Over 17,000 DISD Kids Didn't Show Up for the First Day of School. What Happened?
Every year districts typically fall short of the number of kids expected on the first day. Between personal issues and confusion or simple failure to meet registration deadlines, it's an annual problem most districts have to combat. Approximately 17,448 kids did not show up Monday for the first day ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2014
How Dallas' Schools Are Preparing for the Surge of Kids from Central America
Exactly one year ago, Dallas ISD's Student Intake Center began taking responsibility for every immigrant student coming into the district. The Center focuses on processing the kids who have never attended American schools before, by checking immunization records and other documents, and evaluating t ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2014
DISD Wants in the News Reporting Biz? That's Like Letting Us Look After Your Kids.
Dallas Independent School District has some important things to tell you, stuff that doesn't get reported in the regular old media, so the district is looking at getting into the news media business, Superintendent Mike Miles said this week. Or we guess he said it. The Dallas Morning News said he di ... More >>