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In September of 2011, newly-elected Mayor Mike Rawlings and I announced the formation of the Commit Partnership. We did so in the belief that the educational challenges our community faced were too [...]
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Each month, we highlight educators who have earned the designation of ‘master teacher’ through Texas’ Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). TIA encourages school districts to locally [...]

Each month, we highlight educators who have earned the designation of ‘master teacher’ through Texas’ Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). TIA encourages school districts to locally [...]

Each month, we highlight an educator who has earned the designation of ‘master teacher’ through Texas’ Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). TIA encourages school districts to [...]

Master Teacher Monday is a series highlighting educators who have earned the designation of ‘master teacher’ through Texas’ Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). TIA encourages school [...]

Each month, we highlight an educator who has earned the designation of ‘Master Teacher’ through Texas’ Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). TIA encourages school districts to [...]

The Commit Partnership applauds the 117 Texas school systems recently approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to implement the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), an [...]

Master Teacher Monday is a series highlighting educators who have earned the designation of ‘master teacher’ through Texas’ Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). TIA encourages school [...]

The hard work, dedication, and planning of so many – including students – is paying off for Dallas ISD. The district made college, career, and [...]

At the beginning of last school year, 46 schools across Dallas ISD implemented the Additional Days School Year (or ADSY), an opportunity to increase instructional [...]

The annual release of the Texas Education Agency’s school ratings provides an opportunity for families, school leaders, and lawmakers to reflect on which educational strategies [...]

Every year, our educators contend with “summer slide,” a trend in which students exhibit a greater mastery of reading and math in the spring upon [...]

“I think educators won this [legislative] session,” reflected state Rep. Ken King, a Republican from Canadian and member of the House Public Education Committee, at [...]