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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…
Redesign Day: Boude Storey Middle School’s strategy to breach the learning gap
0Finding innovative ways to inspire students and teachers alike is among Jacqueline Rivers’ main duties as principal of Boude Storey Middle School. Although opting for the School Day Redesign Calendar meant shorter summers, her students and staff are motivated to breach the learning gap caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Boude Storey Middle School is among five Dallas ISD schools that opted for a School Day Redesign calendar, where school starts Aug. 2 and ends June 23. “At the end of the day, every teacher and every principal is going to be held accountable for one thing: student success,” Rivers said.…
Trustees vote to join other school districts in lawsuit challenging a ban on mask mandates
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees voted last night to join multiple other school districts in an existing lawsuit challenging a ban on mask mandates. The litigation defends local control of such decisions defined by the education code, which gives districts the right to manage their respective district. “It’s about the safety of our students, staff and families,” board president Ben Mackey said, according to the Dallas Morning News. “We just gotta do what’s right, and to make our voices heard in this lawsuit is critical for us.” Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announced Aug. 9 that, to protect staff and students…