Stories from 2001

• 12.28.01 30 Kennedy prints are on display posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 12.23.01 Jammed schools calling for help; Can DISD bond fix this? Lunch at 10:15, shifts for restrooms, patched roofs posted in DMN | Education
• 12.16.01 United in public, not in private; DISD trustees’ intense disputes on redistricting revealed in transcript posted in DMN | Education
• 12.08.01 Judge: DISD broke open-meetings law; Ruling on closed-door talks could void redistricting vote posted in DMN | Education
• 12.06.01 Rare heart-lung transplant may give woman new life; Operation is 2nd done at UT Southwestern posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 12.05.01 2,000 lights to glow on ‘Peace Tree’ posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 12.03.01 Despite educational success, Japan plans to change system; Some leery of radical reforms to country’s rigid school curricula posted in DMN | Int'l & Terrorism
• 11.25.01 Q&A with Michael Beschloss: Tapes provide record of Johnson’s Vietnam dilemma posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 11.15.01 Dropout study paints worse picture than state; Criticized report shows just over half of DISD students graduate posted in DMN | Education
• 11.10.01 A priest, a rabbi, and some ministers…: Clergy mix it up, theologically speaking, on longtime TV show posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 10.24.01 School duty or hard sell? Fund-raising options sought as practice cuts into time for learning posted in DMN | Education
• 10.20.01 New study shakes up school rating system; researchers put higher value on ‘proficiency,’ level playing field posted in DMN | Education
• 10.13.01 The GED is easy? Wait until Jan. 1; students have to pass existing sections soon or face tougher exam posted in DMN | Education
• 10.09.01 The front lines of young fear; curriculums shifting to address students’ questions about war posted in DMN | Education
• 10.02.01 Fearing earth science’s erosion; As schools reduce role of subject, some worry key fields are at risk posted in DMN | Education
• 09.24.01 Catholic schools struggling to recruit, retain teachers posted in DMN | Education
• 09.23.01 Failure of Soviets can teach America: Q&A with David Lesch posted in DMN | Int'l & Terrorism
• 09.20.01 Asking for help to keep kids in school; district appeals to companies to allow time for mentoring posted in DMN | Education
• 09.20.01 Patriotic ribbons not on the menu posted in DMN | Int'l & Terrorism
• 09.17.01 Prayer, solace, patriotism in NY; Crowds find refuge at houses of worship across city, nation posted in DMN | Int'l & Terrorism
• 09.15.01 Teens come together for tolerance; Different backgrounds needn’t divide, they demonstrate posted in DMN | Int'l & Terrorism
• 09.14.01 Children discover lessons amid tragedy; Week’s events give way to discussions in the classroom posted in DMN | Int'l & Terrorism
• 09.13.01 Back to work, not back to normal; With heavy hearts, area residents trying to return to routine posted in DMN | Int'l & Terrorism
• 09.08.01 District to teachers: All hands on tech; Northwest to freeze pay if educators don’t meet computer standards posted in DMN | Education
• 09.04.01 For some, Net puts library on shelf; Students prefer Web for academic research, new Pew survey shows posted in DMN | Education
• 08.28.01 Now is time to focus on schools, Bush aide says; education adviser returns to Dallas to address chamber posted in DMN | Education
• 08.27.01 Rain falls here, there, but not everywhere posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 08.26.01 School tax cap cuts deep; Services suffer as districts approach state’s maximum rate posted in DMN | Education
• 08.25.01 A-Rod can’t buy time at country club posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 08.21.01 Sparing the rod: A survey posted in DMN | Education
• 08.19.01 Giving freshmen a peace of mind; N. Texas leads way in separate schools for crucial 9th-grade year posted in DMN | Education
• 08.17.01 Ratings improve for area schools; DISD reduces low performers; Highland Park, Carroll, Sunnyvale earn exemplary ratings posted in DMN | Education
• 08.17.01 State’s dropout rate continues to fall, but data controversial; Critics say accounting system is flawed, problem much worse posted in DMN | Education
• 08.13.01 $1.5 billion is a lotta loot for most folks posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 07.23.01 Recruiting the future of education; Students learn joy of teaching at A&M system’s summer camps posted in DMN | Education
• 07.12.01 Fun in the sum; Here’s the problem: How to keep kids from forgetting math skills during break posted in DMN | Education
• 07.08.01 Summer TAAS puts heat on test-takers; 20,000 hope to pass exams this week posted in DMN | Education
• 07.02.01 Yes, she can: 21-year-old overcomes odds to get diploma posted in DMN | Education
• 06.27.01 Teachers, students voice frustration with DISD; Informal survey reveals hopes and concerns posted in DMN | Education
• 06.25.01 Dwindling incentive: Less pay has fewer teachers pursuing master’s degrees posted in DMN | Education
• 06.22.01 Dallas County could see truancy courts by the fall posted in DMN | Education
• 06.19.01 TAKS season a certainty for students in ‘03; Renamed TAAS II tested TEA creativity posted in DMN | Education
• 06.15.01 All-year schooling fading out; Some Texas districts don’t see benefits posted in DMN | Education
• 06.08.01 Zornes elected DISD president; Trustees note 8-0 vote departs from past conflict posted in DMN | Education
• 06.01.01 Schools brace for tougher TAAS, lower passing rates; Higher standards make it ‘kind of scary’ for districts posted in DMN | Education
• 05.31.01 DISD investigates cheating allegations; Students reportedly received answers to TAAS questions, cash for passing posted in DMN | Education
• 05.25.01 Dallas sees turnaround on TAAS; Scoring gains may raise schools’ state ratings posted in DMN | Education
• 05.23.01 A prankless task: Principals have a few tricks of their own to thwart would-be clowns in caps and gowns posted in DMN | Education
• 05.17.01 Later school start draws dirty looks; Districts want to set own calendars posted in DMN | Education
• 04.14.01 2 plead guilty to stealing housing funds; Former Lancaster officials changed tenants’ applications for federal aid posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 04.05.01 Texans ace math, lag in science; Teachers say test results show that some subjects virtually ignored posted in DMN | Education
• 03.13.01 Hispanics become Dallas’ largest ethnic group; City’s 18% overall growth encouraging, Kirk says posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 02.16.01 Energy bills draining schools; Districts scrambling to conserve in effort to maintain budgets posted in DMN | Education
• 02.12.01 The year of living idly: With early college acceptance in hand, high school seniors find they have a license to coast posted in DMN | Education
• 02.11.01 Q&A: Bob Chase, President, National Education Association posted in DMN | Education
• 02.05.01 Painful visit: Meeting with Cole commander offers small solace to mother of Texan who died posted in DMN | Int'l & Terrorism
• 01.25.01 Media thrust into role of aiding police; Journalists weigh ethics of helping vs. objectivity posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 01.20.01 Basking in morning’s glory; 6th-graders savor the limelight while producing school TV show posted in DMN | Education
• 01.11.01 Efforts for teachers get a D; Education newspaper’s report says Texas not doing enough posted in DMN | Education