Dallas ISD board president cruises to reelection; Richardson ISD’s $750M bond gets voter approval
DISD’s Justin Henry wins second three-year term in District 9 race.
From left: DISD trustee Dan Micciche, board President Edwin Flores, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and trustee Justin Henry participated in a board meeting on May 23, 2019.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
Dallas ISD’s school board will remain unchanged for the 2021-22 school year.
Board president Justin Henry cruised an easy win in his District 9 race Saturday, garnering 76% of the turnout and beating challenger Ulana Sigler by 2,310 votes. District 9 includes South Dallas and Fair Park as well as parts of downtown, Deep Ellum, Uptown, East Dallas and Pleasant Grove.
Candidates in Dallas ISD’s lone trustee race differ on school choice, ‘Black Lives Matter’ resolution
Only one of three DISD races is contested this year: the District 9 vote between board President Justin Henry and challenger Ulana Sigler.
Only one of three races is contested in 2021: the District 9 vote between board president Justin Henry and challenger Ulana Sigler. The board’s longest-serving members, Edwin Flores and Dan Micciche, are both unopposed on the May 1 ballot in District 1 and 3 respectively, and will serve for three more years.(Shaban Athuman / Staff Photographer)
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The Dallas school board will see little if any change as the district seeks to find its footing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Following the Money in Dallas City Council Campaigns
You can learn a lot from campaign finance reports.
By
Alex Macon and Matt Goodman
Published in
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April 14, 2021
12:24 pm
Earlier this month, over 50 candidates in 14 contested Dallas City Council races had to file their latest campaign finance reports, documenting their fundraising and spending over the last several months.
The Dallas Morning News has hit on some of the bigger takeaways from these records. Almost $900,000 has been pumped into contests that will determine the makeup of the city council, with Mayor Eric Johnson spared from having to run for re-election until 2023. Big-name donors who have previously backed the mayor are now supporting challenges to three incumbent city council members who voted against Johnson last fall in a battle over police overtime funding a sign that public safety concerns (and the mayor’s strained relationships with many of his colleagues) are driving forces this election
Dallas ISD plans newcomer centers for high schoolers learning English and revamp of dual-language programs
Changes are aimed at better serving students learning English.
Dallas ISD is planning changes to the district s dual-language programs and a new pilot program for high school newcomer students.
Students struggling to learn English will get greater support on their path to become biliterate if Dallas schools create newcomer centers for high schoolers and revamp dual-language programs, officials said.
The proposed changes come more than 15 years after Superintendent Michael Hinojosa was first hired to lead the district and when DISD began exploring better ways to serve students learning English.
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