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Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approve 2026-2027 budget
0On Thursday, the Board of Trustees approved the $1.8 billion 2026–2027 budget, including increases to starting teacher pay and salary raises for campus support and central staff. These investments are designed to help Dallas ISD continue attracting and retaining employees while supporting students on campuses across the district. Dallas ISD continues to have one of the highest teacher retention rates in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and across Texas. Under the new budget, the starting teacher pay is set at $68,000 and the district’s minimum hourly wage increased to $17.50. Central staff not on an excellence initiative will receive 2% of…
Bryan Adams senior overcomes ACL injury to earn D1 flag football scholarship
0Growing up tossing footballs with her dad and cheering for the San Francisco 49ers, Alyson R. was elated to make her debut on Bryan Adams High School’s inaugural flag football team, only for it to be stolen in an instant. “I was rushing the quarterback and tore my ACL. I heard the pop, fell to the ground, and knew exactly what it was,” she said. “I was bawling and could not walk. It was terrifying because it happened in a second.” After years in soccer, track, and cross country, the senior had finally landed on a sport that felt like…
Booker T. student named Dallas Youth Poet Laureate
0For rising senior Cadence D., poetry started as an outlet for self-expression. Now, she is the City of Dallas’ 2026-2027 Youth Poet Laureate. Cadence’s passion for poetry first sparked during her freshman year at Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts. With the help of her teachers, the musical theater conservatory student participated in her school’s Poetry Out Loud competition. Since then, she earned gold at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics, and advanced to the national competition each year. “It has been such a fun experience,” Cadence…
All-boys Dallas ISD school achieves 100% college acceptance
0At Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A. Maceo Smith, the Class of 2026, which is made of 54 “brothers,” achieved a 100% college acceptance rate, with $15.4 million in scholarships. The multimillion-dollar total marks the second-highest scholarship amount awarded, paving the way for graduates, including several first-generation students, to attend elite universities like Princeton and Columbia to major in fields ranging from theater and finance to mechanical engineering and nursing. The all-male Dallas ISD magnet school, which focuses on leadership development and academic achievement for young men, is led by Derek Thomas, principal. “Even though I am proud of…