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KTXS4y
Former Johnston students pushing to have Abilene ISD school named after retired teacher
The Abilene ISD school board voted in September to rename Johnston, Jackson and Lee elementary schools. The schools are named after Confederate leaders -- Albert Sidney Johnston, Thomas Jonathan ...
The Texas Tribune9y
At Majority-Minority Schools, Confederate Names Remain
The Texas Tribune identified 29 public schools in Texas named after Confederate leaders Lee, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson and Albert Sidney Johnston. (Scroll down to see the complete list of ...
KTXS4y
Abilene ISD board votes to rename 4 elementary schools named after Confederate leaders
They will rename Jackson, Johnston, Lee and Reagan elementary schools. The four schools are named after Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Albert Sidney Johnston, Robert E. Lee and John H.
Dallas Morning News7y
Four Dallas schools honoring Confederates to be renamed, and 21 other campuses might be targeted, too
Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston and William L. Cabell elementary schools. The future might hold even more alterations. District administration compiled a list of at least 21 other school names that ...
Dallas Morning News7y
Why Dallas ISD's removal of Confederate names from schools is simply the right thing to do
We applaud Dallas ISD trustees' smart but controversial recommendation to change the name of elementary schools that honor Confederate generals who led the fight to keep slavery. We understand the ...
Texas Monthly9y
If We’re Renaming Schools Named After Confederates, Take A Hard Look At Their Replacements
Earlier this week they released a list of proposed new names for schools currently named for Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Dick Dowling, Albert Sidney Johnston, John Reagan ...