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Our ISD's Require Material and Rapid Improvement
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Our member companies are leaders in the DFW Metroplex because they've invested in the community. Now, that investment just became easier through Adopt-A-Block's new Cleanup Grant—funding that will offset the material costs of sponsorship and trash pickup.
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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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