/tags/dallas-isd Dallas ISD en-US Copyright Mon, 12 May 2025 10:07:00 GMT /news/2025-05-12/dallas-isd-student-code-of-conduct-update-school-shooting Following the shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School last month, district trustees are considering opening locked or secured doors a more serious offense. Mon, 12 May 2025 10:07:00 GMT /news/2025-05-12/dallas-isd-student-code-of-conduct-update-school-shooting Olla Mokhtar /education/2025-05-09/dallas-isd-deficit-budget-uncertainties-texas-legislature Dallas ISD’s deficit of $187 million should be down to $128 million by the next fiscal year after the districts cut positions, services, and supplies. Now it waits for state lawmakers to increase state education funding after they passed a bill creating Education Savings Accounts, which will send public dollars to private schools. Fri, 09 May 2025 10:05:00 GMT /education/2025-05-09/dallas-isd-deficit-budget-uncertainties-texas-legislature Bill Zeeble /education/2025-05-07/dallas-isd-superintendent-elizalde-state-of-district-accoutability-rating In her state of the district address, Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said the district is strong, thanks to its employees. That’s even though the state recently lowered the district’s grade from a B to a C. Wed, 07 May 2025 10:20:00 GMT /education/2025-05-07/dallas-isd-superintendent-elizalde-state-of-district-accoutability-rating Bill Zeeble /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/2025-04-28/nolan-estes-former-dallas-isd-superintendent-dies-at-94 Dr. Nolan Estes led the district from 1968 to 1978. During that time, He successfully desegregated the school system and established a network of magnet schools, charter schools and early childhood centers. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:46:56 GMT /news/2025-04-28/nolan-estes-former-dallas-isd-superintendent-dies-at-94 ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº /education/2025-04-25/dallas-fort-worth-school-district-ratings-2023 With the Texas Education Agency’s release of 2023 A-F grades, most area districts fell one grade. Fort Worth and DeSoto dropped two, from a B to a D. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:59:00 GMT /education/2025-04-25/dallas-fort-worth-school-district-ratings-2023 Bill Zeeble /education/2025-04-24/department-of-education-closure-texas-schools-impact If the U.S. Department of Education closes, it’s unclear how much money Texas could lose — or how the state might handle a shut-down Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:04:00 GMT /education/2025-04-24/department-of-education-closure-texas-schools-impact Bill Zeeble /news/2025-04-17/wilmer-hutchins-shooter-was-let-inside-dallas-school-officials-say-but-questions-remain Another student may have opened the door for the suspected gunman at the southern Dallas high school, but it’s not clear why or how he may have obtained a gun. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:40:18 GMT /news/2025-04-17/wilmer-hutchins-shooter-was-let-inside-dallas-school-officials-say-but-questions-remain Penelope Rivera /education/2025-04-11/dallas-isd-attorney-general-paxton-agreement-investigation-transgender-athletes-policy Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton started investigating Dallas ISD after a secretly recorded video suggested a district employee wasn’t following state law requiring students to participate in sports based on their biological sex at birth. That person is no longer with the district. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:30:38 GMT /education/2025-04-11/dallas-isd-attorney-general-paxton-agreement-investigation-transgender-athletes-policy Bill Zeeble /government/2025-04-01/texas-attorney-general-paxton-deposition-dallas-isd-transgender-athletes-policy The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed a legal petition to depose several district officials, including its superintendent, to "ensure that the District is not violating Texas law by permitting biological males to participate in girls’ sports." Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:21:00 GMT /government/2025-04-01/texas-attorney-general-paxton-deposition-dallas-isd-transgender-athletes-policy Bill Zeeble