Dallas lawyer says DISD chief encouraged him to run against trustee Nutall
Justin Henry said Miles offered to him help better understand Dallas ISD and Nutall’s district.
Dallas ISD releases complaints that detail allegations against trustee
Bernadette Nutall denies the allegations and awaits the results of an outside investigation.
DISD releases complaints detailing allegations against trustee Nutall
Human resources executive Tonya Sadler Grayson wrote that she felt threatened following conversations in June with Bernadette Nutall about the firing of some athletics personnel.
Texas education officials may try to ease stress of new math standards
Pushing math STAAR tests later in the school year and lowering the importance of the scores on accountability ratings could ease some anxiety.
Texas education board approves new social studies textbooks in partisan vote
The 89 social studies books and e-books reflect a more conservative view of U.S. history than materials used for the past 12 years.
Dallas charter school shuts down abruptly
Closure of Honors Academy leaves parents scrambling to find new schools for their kids.
Texas may ease some pressure from new math standards on teachers, students
The math STAAR tests may get pushed back later in the school year, and whatever those test scores are used for may get ratcheted down.
State Board of Education's Republican majority OKs new social studies textbooks over Democrats' unanimous objection
The 89 books on the list were adopted along partisan lines, with all 10 Republicans voting yes and all five Democrats voting no.
State Board of Education faces final vote on Texas social studies textbooks, e-books
The panel is under a deadline to approve the materials on Friday so they can be printed and in classrooms by the fall of 2015.
Dallas ISD teachers and parents demand removal of Mike Miles
At a town hall meeting Wednesday, teachers and parents said the superintendent’s reform effort and leadership style are hurting the district.
