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**Our ISD's Require Material and Rapid Improvement**

A Travis County judge has again blocked the state from releasing A-F accountability grades.

Judge Daniella DeSata Lyttle on Wednesday granted a coalition of school districts a temporary injunction preventing the Texas Education Agency from making the scores public.

Five school districts – including Forney ISD and Crandall ISD – sued state Education Commissioner Mike Morath last month to challenge the rollout “because those ratings are based on a flawed assessment instrument (the new STAAR test) that is not valid and reliable,” the lawsuit read.

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**We Must Make Homeless People Get the Help They Deserve**

After years of shutting down homeless encampments only to have another encampment pop up in a new location, the City of Dallas is considering creating sanctioned encampments.

The idea is to create a safe and clean space for the homeless who are resistant to going to a shelter.

"It's not okay for people to stay on the street for 8 weeks," said Dallas City Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn.

The program is similar to those put into place in Los Angeles, Austin and San Antonio.

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