More Tough Questions for DISD

You don't have to look far to see that some Dallas schools are very troubled, but there are the "shining stars" -- the learning centers and magnets, where students excel and succeed. You don't hear as much about these schools, but you may now.

Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and a majority of the board support a plan to cut these schools -- to trim the best. They say it's necessary because of a federal law that says schools must be funded equally. At stake: millions of dollars in federal funding.

But, here's the rub -- teachers and parents of the magnets and learning centers say isn't it a better choice to increase funding to the other schools, rather than cut the schools that are doing a good job educating kids? They make a valid point. Raise up everyone!

You can't grow money, so this funding has to come from somewhere. But at the same time the district is wielding the axe on these magnets, it is adding jobs at headquarters. That really has people asking, what is up? I think we haven't heard the last of this yet.