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Dallas ISD wins 2021 TAEA District of Distinction Award
0The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) announced the 40 winners of the 2021 District of Distinction Award. Among the list of honorees is Dallas ISD. The districts received the honor for providing a well-rounded education that advocates and integrates visual arts curriculum to inspire creativity and build social emotional learning that connect learners to their community and beyond. TAEA is the leading advocate for the visual arts in the state. The organization has previously honored outstanding TAEA members for work in their classrooms and districts. This is the third year that TAEA is honoring districts that meet rigorous criteria as…
Reckoning With Segregation: How Dallas ISD is working toward racial equity
0We’ve been celebrating a Dallas hero this week – Mr. Sam Tasby, who filed the lawsuit that led to a court order 50 years ago to desegregate Dallas ISD. Yet, we know that court decision was not the last word. We spoke with Sharon Quinn, deputy chief of the district’s Racial Equity Office, to ask about some of the vestiges of segregation and what the district is doing to address them. What are some of the lasting impacts of segregation in the district? Segregation seeks to divide, disrupt, and ultimately destroy the futures of marginalized families and students. It perpetuates…
Good trouble: Remembering a tenacious Tasby 50 years later
0To mark the 50-year anniversary of the order to desegregate Dallas ISD schools, this week we are celebrating the courage of Sam Tasby, the civil rights icon behind the lawsuit that led to the desegregation order. Read how two of Sam Tasby’s descendants are working in Dallas ISD to continue his legacy. See the events that paved the road to desegregation, and the work that still continues today. Hear from Mary Crossland, a recent retiree who was among the first group of Black educators on the frontlines of desegregation in Dallas ISD. Reckoning With Segregation: How Dallas ISD is working…
Keeping Up The Good Trouble: Two of Sam Tasby’s descendants continue his legacy in Dallas ISD
0Five decades after Sam Tasby was the centerpiece of the lawsuit that ended segregation in Dallas ISD, two of his descendants are working in the district to continue his legacy of equity and bettering lives through education. In her social studies classroom at Seagoville Middle School, Rashonda Phelps proudly showcases a picture of her grandfather Sam Tasby on a poster listing her favorite things. She credits her grandfather as the reason she is in education. “When I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do for a career, I talked with my grandfather. He always stressed the importance…