EDUCATION NEWS

n Dallas ISD teacher Eric Hale, who lives in the Kessler area, is the 2021 Texas Teacher of the Year. Hale, who works at David G. Burnet Elementary in Northwest Dallas, is the first Black man to receive the honor. Now he is among the finalists for National Teacher of the Year, chosen in the spring.

n The Dallas Business Journal has named DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, an Oak Cliff native, among its “Most Inspiring Leaders of 2020.” Hinojosa was honored for his collaboration with state and local officials to maintain instruction in the early weeks of the pandemic, developing a plan to reopen schools, advocating for online access and providing more than 10 million meals to families while schools were closed.

n Dallas voters in the November election approved two bonds for DISD totaling $3.5 billion. About $3.2 billion will be spent on repairs and upgrades to school buildings, and about $270 million will be spent on technology.

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