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Skyline supporters looking for solutions

Parents, students and staffers at Skyline High School are determined to find a way to deal with overcrowding on their campus rather than move some magnet clusters to Conrad. Meetings are being held this week at 6:30 p.m. at the…


DISD administrator responds to cheating allegation

Ward English, associate principal at Skyline High School, has this to say about alleged cheating at his school. Mr. English’s comments were made in response to a story by Channel 8. DISD spokesman Jon Dahlander says the allegations are being…


Friday afternoon leftovers

The trustee meeting from last night was long and, at times, raucous. There were a couple of interesting tidbits worth sharing. Anyone want to meet the future Dallas City Council member from District 7? Her name is Aileen Mokuri, a…


Skyline shuffle will be revisited

UPDATED 3:54 p.m. Superintendent Micheal Hinojosa met with Skyline administrators today at 2 p.m. The meeting lasted about 45 minutes and although no decisions were made, there was an agreement to convene a committee of teachers, parents and Skyline administrators…


Expect a long, loud trustee meeting tonight. Bring a pillow and a snack.

About 40 parents and supporters from Skyline High are slated to speak about the district’s decision to move some high-caliber academic programs to Conrad High School. They feel like the district has turned a deaf ear to their pleas to…


DISD spokesman responds to “rumor”

There’s been a lot said about the district’s plan to move some Skyline magnets to Conrad High School. Some folks attending a recent community meeting — and on this blog (5th entry from bottom) — say teachers have been threatened…


Skyline moves will be protested (and possibly picketed) on Thursday

Fewer people attended the meeting last night at Skyline (likely because many people didn’t know about it and some attended a Buckner Terrace neighborhood meeting), but folks were just as passionate about not wanting to move six Skyline magnets to…


Public meeting at Skyline next week

DISD trustee Ron Price asked me to get the word out about a town hall meeting he’s having at Skyline at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday. He wants everyone to bring some ideas to offer a “better” solution to crowding issues than…


Dallas ISD Daily Dish

What the media, blogs and others are saying about DISD. ** Village Fair loses another administrator for bad behavior. Previously, two administrators resigned/quit for questionable use of their credit cards. ** We’ve already covered the district’s desire to keep teacher…


Skyline not giving up magnets without a fight

Skyline High supporters are trying to head off a move to shift some high-caliber academic programs to Conrad High next school year. Parents are trying to get the attention of administrators, teachers have written to trustees and students today are…

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