Stand Up For RISD

"Stone believes Abbott and other state leaders should be supporting public education and not creating ways to discredit it. Instead, she said, they are stoking a narrative that public schools don’t want to work with parents and so the government has to step in.

“Those kinds of efforts only provide weapons for some to continue this dismantling of public education,” she said."

As culture wars envelop schools, North Texas sees a superintendent exodus Several departures come after months of contentious fights over teaching about slavery, requiring pandemic precautions and limiting what books kids can access.

Since it happened in closed session, there is no way to verify what the Board of Trustees discussed with Dr. Stone. But given the fact that student outcomes have steadily increased during her tenure at RISD, and given the challenges our students face as a result of Covid, this is not the kind of distraction that our students or our district needs. Reach out to your trustee and let them know that you support Dr. Stone and the progress that RISD is making for all of our students.

RISD: The Night of the Long Knives Views from Richardson, Texas

"The threat the loud and the angry pose isn’t necessarily that they win outright but that they tire others out—that they make public service too burdensome, too painful, too tedious. If, then, you think your local elected officials are doing a decent job trying to muddle through a demoralizing and unprecedented period, it might help to let them know, maybe at one of the meetings where they’re getting yelled at. Just get ready to duck."

Critical Race Fury: The School Board Wars Are Getting Nasty in Texas A loud minority of parents is making life miserable for school officials—and shouting down kids who speak in favor of lessons about racial discrimination.

Creative minds have been buzzing to find ways to help kids remain connected – and safe – during difficult times. A new plan to install tables and chairs for outdoor dining is earning high marks all around.

RISD students are dining outdoors to fight COVID and boost well-being The pandemic continues to be a challenge for students, parents and teachers in Lake Highlands-area schools and throughout Richardson ISD, but creative minds have been buzzing to find ways to help kids remain connected – and safe – during difficult times. A new plan to install tables and chairs f...