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Excitement building for Dallas ISD’s Class of 2025 graduation season
0Graduation is just around the corner, and the district is excited to celebrate the incredible achievements of the Dallas ISD Class of 2025. We’re thrilled to celebrate our graduates and their hard work, and we look forward to making this season one to remember! Commencement ceremonies will be held at various locations across Dallas ISD, bringing together families, friends, and community to honor this milestone. For those who can’t attend in person, each ceremony will be streamed live and available on this district’s website. Dallas ISD is looking for seniors to highlight in the upcoming senior story series. If you…
District retains the most, best teachers
0New data from the Texas Education Agency confirms that Dallas ISD retained more teachers than similar urban districts, those in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and those across Texas while teacher turnover increased from across the state. Each year, TEA publishes data on teacher turnover in the Texas Academic Performance Reports that give districts a consistent method to benchmark turnover against peers across the state. “We begin projecting turnover early each fall, but when we received the data over the winter break, for the second year in a row, the Dallas ISD teacher retention rate was higher than the state and…
Dallas ISD students closing the gap with pre-pandemic results in national assessment
0DALLAS — While Dallas ISD’s 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results show steady performance in math and reading for fourth and eighth graders and some student groups continuing to outperform their peers, the results also showed the district still has work to do to catch up to national public and large city schools. The district’s eighth grade reading gains were among the highest nationally, trailing only Chicago among Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) participants. English language learners, who make up over 50% of Dallas ISD students, significantly outperformed their national and large-city peers in fourth and eighth grade…
Dallas ISD celebrates the opening of three new schools
0On Jan. 7, Dallas ISD opened the doors of three new schools, ushering in a new era of learning and innovation for students across the district. These state-of-the-art facilities — Albert C. Black, Jr. STEAM Academy, Marcus Leadership Academy, and Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School — represent the district’s commitment to academic excellence, equity, and preparing students for the future. Named in honor of a distinguished Dallas leader and businessman, Albert C. Black Jr. STEAM Academy is dedicated to fostering curiosity and innovation through its focus on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. The school features cutting-edge laboratories, collaborative maker…