Dallas ISD

Dallas Fire-Rescue said illegal fireworks caused a fire that partially burned a baseball field at Willis Winters Park frequently used by Woodrow Wilson High School.

After a 2019 tornado leveled Walnut Hill Elementary School, Dallas ISD leaders decided to combine it with a nearby middle school – and rebuild the campus to compete for students.

The Dallas school board will vote later this month to change the name to East Dallas Elementary School. The move follows a New York Times report detailing allegations of sexual assault against the late civil rights leader.

Dallas ISD’s Chandra Hooper Barnett is Lincoln High School’s newest principal. But last fall she was removed as principal of Woodrow Wilson High after a controversy involving the school's Black students.

Unofficial results show voters in Dallas ISD supporting the largest school bond package in Texas history. The district’s $6.2 billion bond election would go toward building replacement schools, eliminating portable classrooms and upgrading technology. Most bond propositions in Arlington and Lancaster ISDs appeared headed toward passage.

Dallas ISD’s $6.2 billion bond election — spread over four propositions — is the biggest bond package in Texas history. Arlington and Lancaster ISDs are also holding bond elections on May 2.

Pre-kindergarten classes for 3- and 4-year-olds will be free for all Dallas Independent School District students beginning next year. Up to now, pre-K has only been free to select students, including those in low-income families or with military parents.

More than 48,000 Dallas ISD students will take the same field trips across the same grades. It's a move new to the district. STEM oriented nonprofit Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ $250,000 grant is making it possible.

Dallas school and city leaders say the historic $6.2 billion bond on the May 2 ballot would continue progress the district has been making after the passage of bond packages in 2015 and 2020.

Many school districts in North Texas have rejected creating a separate period for prayer during the school day as allowed under a new state law, saying students can already freely practice their religions.

Paxton said his office is examining claims that administrators and faculty helped organize the demonstrations.

Voters will see the largest school bond proposal in Texas history on the May 2 ballot. Trustees say it's needed to upgrade schools and enhance safety and security.