Dallas ISD
If you just walked down the halls of Woodrow Wilson High, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell that some students would need the assistance of a food pantry. But, like far too many students that attend Dallas ISD schools, the only meals some kids at Woodrow got came from the cafeteria. There simply wasn’t…
This may cost me some kind of journalistic cool kids card, but I’m not sure if I care. I mean, I’ve been known to refuse to move with the herd on other occasions as well. I agree with Bernadette Nutall. “Until we start changing some policies that affect African-Americans and Latinos,” Nutall said at Thursday…
The discussion was at times contentious, but overall, Dallas Independent School District trustees were unified in their desire to change the names of four schools currently named for Confederate leaders. The board voted unanimously to require schools named after Albert Sidney Johnson, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and William L. Cabell to change their…
Our readers are generous. I know this first hand because just last week, we asked you to come to the aid of our Dallas ISD teachers and students by funding their DonorsChoose campaigns. And in less than a week, we have raised $12,636 in donations and fully funded 32 campaigns. You are all truly amazing.…
Last Sunday sucked. I pushed save on my story about the Dallas ISD school board meeting for Monday morning and sat, staring at my computer feeling surly. I may have ranted to a few people. As I watched my Facebook and Twitter feeds light up with hot sports takes and recrimination, I realized that I…
