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Dallas school trustees could put a $6-plus billion bond proposal before voters in 2026. It would be the largest school bond election in state history.
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Stone was a lover of the arts who held leadership positions at organizations such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Black Dance Theatre and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
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Trustees approved spending up to $5 million on efforts to bring back thousands of chronically absent students. The district鈥檚 chronic absentee rate is 24%, higher than the state average.
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Linda Grubbs criticized the conservative activist online after his death. She sparred with commenters. Then, she lost her job.
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Dallas ISD鈥檚 superintendent told parents of Woodrow Wilson High School students that principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett, who was removed as the school鈥檚 leader following an incident with racial elements, will not return.
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Principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett said in a letter the decision to hold a meeting and the "subsequent discussion that transpired was not appropriate." An interim principal will serve in her place as the district investigates the matter.
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Dallas ISD鈥檚 Citizen鈥檚 Bond Steering Committee has been meeting since March to plan its next bond election. It鈥檚 expected to top 2020鈥檚 $3.5 billion package, which remains the largest voter-approved school bond in Texas history.
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More than half of new Texas classroom teachers who joined the profession last year lacked certification. Education leaders say that's hurting students and district budgets.
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Even with Texas lawmakers鈥 $8.5 billion budget boost for education, Dallas ISD is still operating at a budget deficit, trustee Ben Mackey told a forum Thursday. He said the district has the reserves to manage it well 鈥 but that may not last.
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A teachers group said the district placed a long time teacher on administrative leave for re-sending two Facebook posts about Charlie Kirk, the young conservative activist murdered last week while speaking on a Utah campus.
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Dubbed a 鈥減arent rights鈥 bills, Senate Bill 12 bans DEI programs in K-12 schools 鈥 and prohibits clubs LGBTQ+ students say are vital resources.
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The Texas Education Agency on Friday released 2025 grades along with, after a court delay, scores from 2024. Many North Texas districts earned As, and several improved a full letter grade.