Ferchi

*DISD has a new superintendent who seems more firmly rooted in the education reform camp than former Superintendent Michael Hinojosa was during his tenure. Dr. Hinojosa was certainly not opposed to reforms like more realistic teacher evaluations, developing stronger principals, using data to drive instruction and giving students choices through charters. He put his weight behind each of those. But neither was he as driven by education reforms that people like new superintendent Mike Miles seem to be. Hopefully, Miles won't be as combative as uber-reformer Michelle Rhee was in D.C., but he seems much more in her student-focused approach to education.