Is Mike Miles’ incoming PIO worth more than the Dallas police chief?
There are only seven DISD employees who now make better than $150K a year, and incoming Supt. Mike Miles is adding three more in one fell swoop. And another fell swoop seems to be in the offing. The...
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DISD Superintendent Mike Miles on finances, teacher pay, top worries
Our editorial board just spent an hour with new Dallas school Superintendent Mike Miles at our newspaper offices. Some highlights: – On whether the district can make it with the current tax support …...
View ArticleMike Miles meets with Editorial Board
Very engaging first Editorial Board meeting with new DISD Superintendent Mike Miles this afternoon. Present for the meeting were Miles and two aides. Attending from TDMN were seven members of the...
View ArticleEducation Secretary Arne Duncan meets w/DMN editorial board
We had a robust Editorial Board meeting this afternoon with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who was in Dallas and had spent much of the morning at Pinkston High School in West Dallas. I found...
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Dallas ISD’s management problems are two-fold, with two solutions
Dallas ISD's Mike Miles is seen with exiting HR chief Charles Glover at a parent meeting in March. The management problems … [visit site to read more]
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My quick take on Mike Miles and DISD’s parental engagement contract
Here’s my quick-take on the Mike Miles/DISD/parental contract situation: 1. I don’t know the legalities of when and how a superintendent says wait a second about a district decision, but I don’t blame...
View ArticleOn Mike Miles, DISD trustees and teachers
From age 18 to 26, I worked with young people. Developmentally disabled kids and young adults in what was then called a “state school,” little children in after-school programs, abused and neglected...
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Can DISD overcome the 30 million-word gap?
Theresa O'Donnell, left, and partner Christa Downer, with their daughters, Hadley, 6, left, and Hayden, 8, in the classroom they set up in their home, after withdrawing the girls from Dallas public...
View ArticleDespite persuasive presentation, concerns linger about home-rule initiative
In my last blog, I asked Mayor Mike Rawlings to explain why he was backing Support Our Public Schools, the effort to turn the Dallas Independent School District into a home-rule district. And a couple...
View ArticleThe Question about increased educational rigor
The day after we met with Support Our Public Schools folks who advocate turning the Dallas Independent school district into a “home-rule” district, I was chatting about the meeting with my colleague...
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So who is John Arnold, the known money behind Support Our Public Schools?
John and Laura Arnold
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You Asked, We Answer: Virtual Q&A from “Connecting Capital and the Underserved”
Mayor Mike Rawlings, center, and John Martinez, president of the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association, exchange thoughts as, from left, banker Mike Casey, columnist Michelle Singletary and Dr....
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