/tags/home-rule home-rule en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:36:55 GMT /education/2015-12-15/all-hands-on-deck-mike-morath-on-being-the-next-texas-education-commissioner Mike Morath got the nod Monday to be the next Texas education commissioner.Morath made his name as a member of the Dallas school board. He supported the… Wed, 16 Dec 2015 02:36:55 GMT /education/2015-12-15/all-hands-on-deck-mike-morath-on-being-the-next-texas-education-commissioner Bill Zeeble /education/2015-01-23/why-home-rule-the-controversial-effort-to-transform-dallas-isd-fizzled The Dallas school district’s home-rule commission voted Tuesday against writing a new charter for the district. That ended a nearly year-long process… Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:32:38 GMT /education/2015-01-23/why-home-rule-the-controversial-effort-to-transform-dallas-isd-fizzled Krystina Martinez /education/2014-08-05/dallas-home-rule-charter-wont-be-on-fall-ballot There will be no new Dallas home-rule school charter on November’s ballot. That outcome became clear soon after the home-rule commission met Monday night… Tue, 05 Aug 2014 17:05:00 GMT /education/2014-08-05/dallas-home-rule-charter-wont-be-on-fall-ballot Bill Zeeble /education/2014-07-23/clock-is-ticking-on-dallas-school-home-rule-charter-for-november-ballot More than a month ago, a committee was appointed to rewrite the Dallas school system’s charter under the controversial home-rule process. The panel has to… Thu, 24 Jul 2014 01:39:36 GMT /education/2014-07-23/clock-is-ticking-on-dallas-school-home-rule-charter-for-november-ballot Bill Zeeble /education/2014-07-07/dallas-school-home-rule-commission-holds-first-meeting The 15-member Dallas school home-rule commission met for the first time Monday. Its job is to rewrite the Dallas school district’s rules that could change… Tue, 08 Jul 2014 03:13:15 GMT /education/2014-07-07/dallas-school-home-rule-commission-holds-first-meeting Bill Zeeble /education/2014-06-20/dallas-school-board-names-home-rule-charter-commission-members The 15-person Dallas home-rule charter commission has been named and members include some trustees’ relatives, and others with education and business… Fri, 20 Jun 2014 05:07:13 GMT /education/2014-06-20/dallas-school-board-names-home-rule-charter-commission-members Bill Zeeble /education/2014-06-19/judge-denies-dallas-teacher-groups-attempt-to-stop-home-rule-effort District Judge Carl Ginsberg has ruled in favor of the Dallas ISD in the home-rule charter case regarding four teachers named so far to the 15-member… Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:01:00 GMT /education/2014-06-19/judge-denies-dallas-teacher-groups-attempt-to-stop-home-rule-effort Bill Zeeble /education/2014-06-13/judge-s-order-stops-dallas-isd-from-appointing-teachers-to-home-rule-commission A judge this afternoon issued a temporary restraining order in the Dallas home-rule charter matter. Under the order, the Dallas school district cannot… Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:02:25 GMT /education/2014-06-13/judge-s-order-stops-dallas-isd-from-appointing-teachers-to-home-rule-commission Bill Zeeble /education/2014-06-12/dallas-teachers-hope-to-stop-home-rule-effort-through-court-action-friday Dallas teachers hope a court hearing Friday will stop the home-rule effort designed to change the way the Dallas school district operates. The… Thu, 12 Jun 2014 23:52:09 GMT /education/2014-06-12/dallas-teachers-hope-to-stop-home-rule-effort-through-court-action-friday Bill Zeeble /education/2014-06-06/four-teachers-chosen-to-join-dallas-isd-home-rule-charter-commission Four Dallas ISD teachers have been chosen to help write the home-rule school charter. Of the 15 commission members, four must be teachers.The four… Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:00:57 GMT /education/2014-06-06/four-teachers-chosen-to-join-dallas-isd-home-rule-charter-commission Bill Zeeble