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Some Dallas Independent School District campuses were among 1,199 Texas schools identified as having underperforming test scores or unacceptable ratings under the Public Education Grant program. Approximately 71 campuses in Dallas ISD were included in the listing. In North Texas, 15 other districts have schools on the list including 39 in Fort Worth, 15 in Irving, 10 in Duncanville and nine in Arlington. SEE ALSO: TEA Public Education Grant List Under the Public Education Grant program, students at those schools may transfer to another school either in the district or any neighboring district that agrees to accept them. Schools on…

Dallas ISD recently polled parents on what school choice options they would like to see offered to their students. The survey is in. The Dallas Morning News released some of those findings on the top five new schools district parents want. Check out the full story in the link below. LINK: http://educationblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/the-5-types-of-new-schools-dallas-isd-parents-want.html/

Superintendent Mike Miles penned an article published in the Dallas Morning News, on what will make Dallas ISD a premier urban district, while looking ahead as a new year arises. LINK: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/best-southwest/headlines/20150102-looking-ahead-more-plans-to-arise-as-2020-approaches.ece

Editor’s note: During Dallas ISD’s Winter Break, The Hub will take a look back at some of the best and most popular stories. This story was originally published on Dec. 3, 2014. In a recent article published by the New York Times, the Dallas Independent School District is noted for restructuring its pay scale. Under the Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI), our teachers have a chance to make $90,000 in the first system’s first six years. Read the entire news story, including brief comments by Superintendent Mike Miles, in the link below. LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/us/middle-class-pay-elusive-for-teachers-report-says.html