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Dallas ISD Takes Wait and See Approach to Potential Closure

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 Bethany Erickson 1 Comment coronavirus, COVID 19, Dallas ISD

Although several North Texas school districts have opted to extend their spring breaks to assist with social distancing in a

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Dallas ISD Gets High B in TEA A-F Scores

October 22, 2019November 15, 2019 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Dallas ISD, dallas schools, DISD, education, schools, students, Teachers, Texas Education Agency

When the Texas Education Agency announced its yearly A through F grades for districts and schools, it was mostly good news for the Dallas Independent School District.

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HPISD Board of Trustees Approves Raise

June 14, 2013November 15, 2019 Michelle Saunders 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Park Cities People, Schools, University Park

While your students are on break, HPISD’s Board of Trustees is hard at work preparing for the upcoming school year.

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The Scores Are in, and Many HPISD Students Got Top Marks

August 23, 2024August 26, 2024 Sarah Hodges 0 Comments Park Cities People

Texas hasn’t announced A-F grades yet, but based on this year’s standardized test results, each of Highland Park’s schools should make the honor roll.

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Highland Park ISD Board of Trustees Place 5 Candidate Q&A

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments HPISD 2022 ELECTION

Candidates for the Highland Park ISD place 5 seat recently answered some People Newspapers reader-submitted questions. Early voting begins April 25 and lasts until May 3. Election day is May 7.

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‘But For The Most Part, I’d Do It Again’

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments

Twenty years later, and two years into a pandemic that continues to disrupt learning, two people involved in crafting No Child Left Behind spoke at the Bush Institute on a chilly February night.

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Texas Gets ESSA Waivers, But Not All States Were Lucky

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments

The TEA announced in a weekly bulletin Friday that the state had received federal approval for accountability waivers it requested in relation to reporting requirements for the Every Student Succeeds Act — but not all states were so fortunate.

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What Does Pandemic Schooling Look Like in a Biden Administration?

December 20, 2020December 29, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments

There has been a lot of discussion around education policy and where that intersects with the pandemic – but will things change once President-elect Joe Biden takes office?