By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A There is no Sabine River Shootout. No Battle for the Old Crawfish Tail, no Toledo Bend Tussle. Texas and Louisiana may share a 250-mile border, but their flagship universities haven’t shared much of a football rivalry. On Wednesday, Louisiana State and Texas will battle in the SBC Cotton […]
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A bleaker view of dropout problem; 17 districts’ ratings would be lower if federal definition used
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A Seventeen area school districts would have had their state ratings lowered last year if the word “dropout” meant the same to Texas officials as it does to the federal government, according to a new data analysis. For the first time, the state has recalculated the dropout rates of […]
St. Mark’s checkmates chess kings
Page 35A David took down Goliath all right – but with a rook, not a slingshot. Freshman Nate Conrad pulled off a major upset last weekend in Atlanta to give St. Mark’s School of Texas ninth-graders the national team chess championship. The team – Nate, Christian Leppert and Jared Forbus – beat out 18 teams, […]
A changing of the Bard; GP teacher puts Shakespeare in students’ lingo
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Yeah, it may be pretty and all, but it goes on for another 23 lines! Why couldn’t Billy Shakespeare just cut to the chase: “Juliet is a hotty!” That’s the approach […]
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One district reaps the benefit of another’s belt-tightening; Pinch of state finance law getting worse, Richardson ISD says
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A QUINLAN – For a while, there were no Friday night lights at Boles High School. They couldn’t afford them. Boles is part of the poorest school district in Texas. Years ago, someone figured out the school could save money on electricity if the field lights weren’t turned on […]
Captain dies after fighting blaze; Officials suspect he had massive heart attack
By Joshua Benton and Tiara M. Ellis Staff Writers Page 35A A Dallas fire captain died Thursday after he helped fight a house fire in Far North Dallas. Capt. Michael L. DePauw, 51, was rushed to Medical City Dallas Hospital as CPR was administered. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 9:04 p.m. Fire […]
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Success driven by a singular focus; School standardizes its curriculum, becomes exemplary in El Paso
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A EL PASO – One of the perks of becoming a math teacher at Del Valle High School in El Paso: You’ll never have to write a test again. The math department chairwoman writes them all for you. Along with your entire curriculum. And what you’ll be teaching every […]
School recognized for personal touch; Teachers at Irving campus team up to focus on student needs
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A To call the boy shy would be understating the case. When he arrived at Irving’s Lamar Middle School, the sixth-grader sat in the back of his classes. He spoke to no one. “He’d just sit down with the hood of his sweat shirt over his head,” math teacher […]
GOP’s Hensarling wins; area incumbents sweep
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 26A Republican businessman Jeb Hensarling defeated Democrat Ron Chapman in the contentious race to represent the 5th District in the U.S. House, and incumbents of both parties swept to easy victories across North Texas on Tuesday. Mr. Hensarling topped Mr. Chapman, a retired judge, by a comfortable margin, with […]
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It’s last call at UNT fraternities; Officials cite ‘culture’ of drinking for ban; students wanted input
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A Animal House at the University of North Texas just got tamed. Officials have banned alcohol from all common areas of the university’s seven fraternity houses because of a rise in underage drinking. In addition, UNT announced Thursday that it was suspending the local chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha […]