/tags/dallas-county-schools Dallas County Schools en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:11:58 GMT /news/2025-04-29/dallas-countys-early-voting-turnout-ahead-of-saturdays-election-lower-than-normal Dallas County officials said the number of registered voters who cast ballots early in the local election is about 2 percent lower than normal. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:11:58 GMT /news/2025-04-29/dallas-countys-early-voting-turnout-ahead-of-saturdays-election-lower-than-normal Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2019-08-07/ex-superintendent-of-dallas-county-school-bus-system-sentenced A former executive of Dallas County's school bus system has become the latest figure to be sentenced as part of a multimillion dollar bribery… Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:26:25 GMT /news/2019-08-07/ex-superintendent-of-dallas-county-school-bus-system-sentenced Associated Press /education/2018-10-22/former-dallas-county-schools-board-president-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion Updated, 11:53 a.m. Former Dallas County Schools Board President Larry Duncan, 72, has pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion.According to court… Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:39:22 GMT /education/2018-10-22/former-dallas-county-schools-board-president-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2018-08-09/dallas-mayor-pro-tem-dwaine-caraway-pleads-guilty-to-corruption-resigns-from-city-council Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges Thursday morning. He's also resigned from City Council.Caraway pleaded… Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:03:21 GMT /texas-news/2018-08-09/dallas-mayor-pro-tem-dwaine-caraway-pleads-guilty-to-corruption-resigns-from-city-council /texas-news/2018-04-02/former-leader-of-dallas-county-school-bus-agency-charged-for-taking-3m-in-bribes The former superintendent of the Dallas County Schools bus agency has been charged for his role in taking more than $3 million in bribes and kickback… Mon, 02 Apr 2018 21:34:38 GMT /texas-news/2018-04-02/former-leader-of-dallas-county-school-bus-agency-charged-for-taking-3m-in-bribes Eric Aasen, Bill Zeeble /education/2018-01-18/city-of-dallas-will-pay-for-crossing-guards-through-school-year-covering-tab-for-dcs The city of Dallas will foot the $2.4 million bill to pay for crossing guards through the end of the school year, but a long-term solution is still up in… Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:24:57 GMT /education/2018-01-18/city-of-dallas-will-pay-for-crossing-guards-through-school-year-covering-tab-for-dcs /education/2018-01-04/as-dallas-county-schools-winds-down-the-fate-of-crossing-guard-program-is-uncertain A battle is brewing in the city of Dallas over school crossing guards. It comes after the Dallas County Schools bus agency said it doesn’t have the money… Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:56:13 GMT /education/2018-01-04/as-dallas-county-schools-winds-down-the-fate-of-crossing-guard-program-is-uncertain Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /education/2017-12-04/dallas-other-districts-are-trying-to-figure-out-how-to-provide-bus-service-next-school-year Voters chose to dissolve the school bus agency known as Dallas County Schools last month. The bus service will continue through the end of this school… Tue, 05 Dec 2017 04:55:13 GMT /education/2017-12-04/dallas-other-districts-are-trying-to-figure-out-how-to-provide-bus-service-next-school-year Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2017-12-01/its-a-little-mind-boggling-says-the-ceo-charged-with-closing-dallas-county-schools The new CEO of Dallas County Schools is used to cleaning up financial messes. Six years ago, Alan King calmed things down at Dallas ISD as the interim… Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:14:36 GMT /texas-news/2017-12-01/its-a-little-mind-boggling-says-the-ceo-charged-with-closing-dallas-county-schools Krystina Martinez, Rick Holter /texas-news/2017-11-07/voters-decide-to-get-rid-of-troubled-dallas-county-schools-bus-service Opponents of Dallas County Schools have won a battle to dismantle the troubled bus service provider. About 58 percent of voters chose to force the agency… Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:24:25 GMT /texas-news/2017-11-07/voters-decide-to-get-rid-of-troubled-dallas-county-schools-bus-service Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom