Education
Just five years ago, the Dallas Independent School District had to cancel elections for lack of interest. This year, a bumper crop of 12 candidates have chosen to run for four seats – and only one of those 12 is an incumbent. People are taking Dallas ISD seriously these days. It’s an exciting time to…
With early voting for Dallas Independent School District’s board of trustees election coming up quickly, be on the lookout for breakdowns of each race and key endorsements in the days leading up to the polls opening. But before then, we thought we would give you a few other dates to place on your calendar, whether…
I’m going to make a confession: I’ve been to more school finance and budget meetings in my career than I can count. And they’re boring. I mean, stronger-than-Ambien, potentially effective as a torture device boring. And I am one of those weird people that like budgets and reading budgets. If I was going to color…
As legend has it, Project Transformation began on a paper napkin. Sarah Wilke and Dr. Leighton K. Farrell reportedly sketched out the idea for an organization that would both address the needs of urban churches, but also the needs of urban schools. That first year, Project Transformation began with 22 college interns (which are now…
Now that the date to file to run for a trustee seat in Dallas Independent Schools Board of Trustees has passed, I thought we could talk a bit about who is running, and how and when endorsements will begin to shake out. First, the candidates. Districts 4, 5, and 7 are part of the general…
