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Dallas, Garland ISDs release school accountability grades
Dallas, Garland ISDs release accountability grades
A Travis County judge issued a temporary restraining order that stopped the release of accountability letter grades for districts across the state. Leaders with Garland and Dallas ISD voluntarily released their ratings anyway in the interest of transparency and accountability.
DALLAS – Dallas and Garland ISDs are two of only three school districts in Texas to voluntarily release their accountability letter grades.
The state was blocked from releasing the grades this week under a lawsuit filed by five other districts.
Those districts claim parts of the new grading system misrepresent student achievement. Dallas and Garland said they are voluntarily releasing their ratings anyway, in the interest of transparency and accountability.
Texas lawmakers began requiring the Texas Education Agency to calculate an A to F grade for campuses and school districts in 2017, but the system has been on hold since the 2018-2019 school year.
While Dallas ISD is expected to receive a C rating, its overall score went up from a 76 to a 79 despite the more rigorous standards imposed.
The district also reported the number of high schools with A and B grades almost double compared to 2023.
Garland ISD would receive a B in the grades, with the number of A-rated high schools expected to triple.
The nonprofit The Commit Partnership is tasked with handing out the grades.
Kate Greer, the policy director for the nonprofit, praised the district’s decisions to be transparent.
“Dallas and Garland are two leaders. It is important to understand the superintendents acknowledged there is room for growth. They are excited about opportunities provided We are all hoping we can use those bright spots to come to the legislature and say this is where we can go, but we will need investment to make that happen,” she said.
Greer says the accountability ratings show which schools need more resources invested.
Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said in a statement that their task of creating student success is made more difficult without an increase to the basic allotment, or funding for evidence-based practices.
The only other Texas district to voluntarily release its projected accountability grades is Houston ISD which was taken over by the state, as a result of the accountability system.
There will be a hearing on August 26 in Travis County to determine the next step in the lawsuit by the five school districts.
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US President Donald Trump has strongly condemned the beheading of an Indian-origin hotel manager allegedly by a Cuban illegal immigrant in Dallas last week.
“The time for being soft on these Illegal Immigrant Criminals is OVER under my watch,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah, 50, was attacked with a machete by his co-worker Yordanis Cobos-Martinez in front of his wife and child, following a heated argument over a broken washing machine. The accused, who is now in custody, has been charged with murder.
Trump has long vowed tougher enforcement against undocumented migrants, making it a central plank of his policy.
Trump said Mr Cobos-Martinez “will be prosecuted to the fullest extent” of the law and will be “charged with murder in the first degree”.
He also criticised the Biden administration in his post saying Mr Cobos-Martinez was previously arrested for several crimes, including alleged child abuse, but was “released back into society because Cuba declined to accept his return”.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Mr Cobos-Martinez is an undocumented immigrant, with a final order of removal from the US.
The department claims he was in custody at a detention center in Dallas but was released on an order of supervision in January after Cuba “would not accept him because of his criminal history”.
Nagamallaiah, who belonged to the southern Indian state of Karnataka, worked at the Downtown Suites Motel in Dallas.
He went to school and college in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru before moving to the US in 2018. His son graduated high school recently and is preparing to begin college, according to a news report on NDTV news channel.
The assault took place on 10 September. The police said they received a “stabbing” call and a preliminary investigation determined that Mr Cobos-Martinez had cut the victim with an edged weapon several times.
He then reportedly kicked the head of the victim “around like a soccer ball”, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged Mr Cobos-Martinez with the Dallas County Jail, where he is being held.
Nagamallaiah’s funeral was held on 13 September in Flower Mound, Texas, and was attended by family and friends.
A fundraiser launched to support his family has raised more than $321,000 (£2,36,723), according to news agency PTI.
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The Dallas Cowboys are putting their salary cap space to full use.
After trading Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, they were able to extend DaRon Bland and Tyler Smith. They tied up $180 million in salary on those two players alone, but they’re not the only ones who landed new deals this year.
MORE: Cowboys insider reveals main holdup in deal with Jadeveon Clowney
Team owner and general manager Jerry Jones agreed to terms with defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa before the start of free agency. He also gave extensions to receiver/returner KaVontae Turpin, fullback Hunter Luepke and tight end Jake Ferguson.
This sudden trend of getting ahead of free agency is like a breath of fresh air, and they might not be done. Dallas has several other players set for free agency and could look to continue locking up their core players.
The top two platers set for free agency are wide receiver George Pickens and kicker Brandon Aubrey. Initially, Pickens seems like the player who should be extended since he plays a skill position and is going to be an unrestricted free agent.
Aubrey, however, is going to be a restricted free agent. While that gives Dallas more security, he’s still the player they should extend first.
Now in his third season, Aubrey has connected on 78-of-87 field goals and is 25-of-28 from 50-plus yards. Kickers might not typically land lucrative deals, but Aubrey is far from typical. He’s a weapon who has bailed the offense out multiple times.
For that reason, he should be the player Jones sits down with next.
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