Dallas public schools

Dallas Public Schools: Miles to Resign Today

By Bethany Erickson / June 23, 2015 /

Multiple news outlets are reporting that Dallas ISD superintendent Mike Miles will resign at a 9:30 a.m. press conference. Frankly, I don’t blame him. Even more frankly, I’m a little stunned he didn’t flip everyone the double bird months ago, and walk out backwards just to make sure we got the longest view of that…

Dallas Public Schools: A Love Letter

By Bethany Erickson / June 2, 2015 /

In a news cycle that only lends itself to the worst and the very best of public education in Dallas, we rarely hear of the experience of the non-Harvard bound, magnet-school-attending student. Today, I’d like to tell you all about one of those students. I know this student, Chris, because I’ve fretted and worried and…

Dallas Public Schools: When Two People Realize the Same Thing

By Bethany Erickson / May 11, 2015 /

See this? This is the porch of shame. I’ll start with the porch of shame because it’s my porch of shame, and it’s also the start of what will be a series of renovations and improvements on our cute little Midway Hollow home. As we’ve talked about before, we have been weighing several schools, knowing…

Election Day in Dallas, the Live-Blog

By Bethany Erickson / May 9, 2015 /

As I mentioned last week, we will be live-blogging the election all day today. If you’re out and about, swing by your local polling place and punch a few buttons, won’t you, and then let us know how it went. If you’ve already voted, swing by anyway, and give those hardy souls volunteering for their…

Dallas Public Schools: Running an Urban School District

By Bethany Erickson / May 2, 2015 /

A lot of numbers, a lot of jargon, and a lot of arguing about data occurred last night as Dallas ISD trustees discussed Superintendent Mike Miles’ future with Dallas public schools. And a lot of people argue passionately on both sides of the issue about which data points we should listen to. It’s a lot…