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Empty school desks sit on a lawn. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Texas Schools Take Their Case To Court — Again

The sweeping school finance lawsuit going to trial Monday in Austin isn’t only about money.

2012/10/21

DISD Board Reviews Miles’ Improvement Plan

The Dallas School Board is receiving its first look at Superintendent Mike Miles’ improvement list for area schools.

2012/10/11

New Dallas Independent School District superintendent talks with CBS 11 News on his first official day on the job. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)

New DISD Super Miles Has Homework For Top Brass

New Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles is giving himself and his top administrators a major assignment to improve the quality of education and how the district works.

2012/10/09

Students read books in an elementary school. (credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

More State Schools Giving $ To “Robin Hood” Finance System

A record number of Texas school districts now have to give up money to the state. According to the Texas Education Agency, an additional 23 state school districts are now considered property wealthy.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/12

Before sitting in the Oval Office, many former presidents worked in the classroom as schoolteachers including John Adams, James Garfield, Chester Arthur and Lyndon Johnson.

48 Percent Of Texas Schools Fail Federal Standards

Nearly half of Texas public and charter schools failed to meet federal accountability standards based on the No Child Left Behind Law.

2012/08/08

Mike Miles, the lone finalist for superintendent of the Dallas Independent School District. (Credit: Jay Gormley/KTVT)

Many Dallas ISD Administrators Will Have To Reapply For Jobs

Newly hired Dallas Schools Superintendent Mike Miles is completing his revamped School Leadership Team, and it does not include a large number of DISD administrators who anticipated being re-hired under the plan.

2012/06/27

FWISD Chief Wants One-Time Payment For Employees

First the head of the Fort Worth ISD announced a district headquarters shake-up, then the district approved a $600 million budget for the coming school year, now Walter Dansby is out to give a monetary reward all district employees.

2012/06/27

New Dallas schools Superintendent Mike Miles. (credit: DISD)

Dallas ISD Superintendent Finalizes Cabinet Members

Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles continues to add high-ranking and high-paid executives to his staff.

2012/06/26

Education Advocate: DISD Cabinet Members Salaries ‘Exorbitant’

The Dallas Independent School District has already announced an anticipated $38 million budget deficit for the 2012-13 school year –– but four cabinet members will see salaries that range from $182,000 to $220,000.

2012/06/06

Teachers talk in an empty school hallway as a pupil leaves a classroom. (credit: Boryana Katsarova/AFP/Getty Images)

Many Fort Worth Teachers Unsure Where They Will Go In August

Hundreds of Fort Worth teachers leave their schools this week not knowing when — or if — they’ll return. Major scheduling changes district wide mean new assignments for the teachers, maybe new teaching roles including being moved to substitute teacher.

2012/06/04

Lawmakers To Assess School Discipline Programs

This week lawmakers will examine one of the most expensive and controversial questions facing school districts: what to do with undisciplined kids.

2012/04/29

New DISD Chief’s Contract Has Lots Of Incentives Based On Progress

Newly hired Dallas School District Superintendent Mike Miles signed a contract that will pay him $300,000 yearly for the next three years. And also inside that contract are incentive offers that provide up to $250,000 more in yearly payments.

2012/04/27

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