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Eight Dallas ISD schools ranked among the best in nation by The Washington Post The Washington Post again ranked two Dallas Independent School District campuses among the five most challenging schools in America, and six more campuses earned recognition in the newspaper’s 2014 review. The School for the Talented and Gifted and the School of Science and Engineering, both located at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, were ranked No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. Both schools, perennially listed among the top schools in the nation, were ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in Texas.
President Obama signed a new Executive Order to strengthen enforcement of equal pay laws for women To ensure equal opportunity and empowering women in the workforce. President said in his most recent State of the Union address, “when women succeed, America succeeds.” We truly can’t afford to have women held back or prevent them from reaching their full potential if we hope to maximize the strength and productivity of our workforce.
Dallas ISD Police arrest longtime copper thief Dallas Independent School District police arrested a man on Tuesday with links to at least 30 copper theft incidents at district schools. Greg Desha Ellis of Dallas has been charged with theft of material 50 percent aluminum/bronze/copper greater than $20,000 after he was arrested for stealing copper from the air conditioning chiller at George W. Truett Elementary School on March 23. Following the arrest, detectives determined that he had stolen from approximately 30 other Dallas ISD schools.
Affordable Care Act March 31 was the official deadline to enroll. The state provided additional time to individuals and families who applied for coverage, but did not complete the enrollment process on time. They must finish by April 15. The next open enrollment period will begin Nov. 15, 2014. Individuals eligible for Medicaid can enroll anytime.
The Army’s new hair rules, which ban a number of styles popular among black women, were approved only after surveying hundreds of senior enlisted female soldiers as part of a focus group led by a female sergeant major, an official said. Banned hairstyles include those that involve “hair sculpting,” including “eccentric directional flow, twists, texture or spiking,” according to the Marine Corps message. ther banned styles include “locks and twists” – not including French rolls or twists – and buns or braids with loose hair extending at the end, except within the recently approved “micro braid” or “multiple braid” style. In the Air Force, female airmen are allowed to have braids, micro braids and cornrows that are in a natural looking color and conservative. Multiple braids should be uniform in dimension, small in diameter, and show no more than a quarter of an inch of scalp between the braids. Dreadlocks, shaved heads, flat tops and high-and-tight haircuts are not authorized for female airmen.
