home-rule

Mike Morath got the nod Monday to be the next Texas education commissioner.Morath made his name as a member of the Dallas school board. He supported the…

The Dallas school district’s home-rule commission voted Tuesday against writing a new charter for the district. That ended a nearly year-long process…

There will be no new Dallas home-rule school charter on November’s ballot. That outcome became clear soon after the home-rule commission met Monday night…

More than a month ago, a committee was appointed to rewrite the Dallas school system’s charter under the controversial home-rule process. The panel has to…

The 15-member Dallas school home-rule commission met for the first time Monday. Its job is to rewrite the Dallas school district’s rules that could change…

The 15-person Dallas home-rule charter commission has been named and members include some trustees’ relatives, and others with education and business…

District Judge Carl Ginsberg has ruled in favor of the Dallas ISD in the home-rule charter case regarding four teachers named so far to the 15-member…

A judge this afternoon issued a temporary restraining order in the Dallas home-rule charter matter. Under the order, the Dallas school district cannot…

Dallas teachers hope a court hearing Friday will stop the home-rule effort designed to change the way the Dallas school district operates. The…

Four Dallas ISD teachers have been chosen to help write the home-rule school charter. Of the 15 commission members, four must be teachers.The four…

In April, Dallas City Council members and school trustees met to learn about the home-rule issue that could change the way the school district operates. A…

With the clock ticking, the Dallas school board Friday afternoon began the process of picking those who will write the new home-rule charter that could…