Stories from 2006

• 12.28.06 TEA gets excuses, excuses; State finds merit in 62 school rating appeals, creativity in others posted in DMN | Education
• 12.28.06 OBITUARY: Diane Hamilton; Spirited secretary at The News posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 12.20.06 Catholic schools to close for rally; Dallas Diocese giving students, teachers a day to lobby for vouchers posted in DMN | Education
• 12.15.06 Cheating inquiry clears 592 schools; State’s use of campus self-reporting in TAKS investigation questioned posted in DMN | Education
• 12.11.06 Family’s schools failing again; 2 SE Dallas charters in financial trouble, at risk of state intervention posted in DMN | Education
• 11.29.06 Kids fail TAKS, still pass; Districts vary widely on promoting 5th-graders who flunked test posted in DMN | Education
• 11.20.06 COLUMN: Getting real on dropouts; Mass hirings alone won’t fix problem; invest in a strong staff posted in DMN | Education
• 11.06.06 COLUMN: Is TAKS approach fair? Weakest kids written off while schools focus on state accountability posted in DMN | Education
• 10.09.06 COLUMN: Don’t believe the hype about violence at schools posted in DMN | Education
• 10.08.06 Cotton Bowl ‘ratty,’ but fans want to stay; Fair atmosphere, accessibility, tradition make up for blemishes posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 10.06.06 Progress cited in TAKS cheat probe; But initial investigation of five especially suspect schools far from done posted in DMN | Education
• 10.01.06 Cheating hasn’t hurt teachers; Exclusive: Accused WHISD educators hired in other schools posted in DMN | Education
• 09.11.06 COLUMN: Elite schools make room for mediocre rich kids posted in DMN | Education
• 09.03.06 Cheating: It’s in the numbers; Formulas can provide powerful evidence of misconduct on exams posted in DMN | Education
• 09.03.06 SIDEBAR: Crunching numbers to find Texas cheats; Firm focuses on schools with high number of suspicious results posted in DMN | Education
• 09.03.06 SIDEBAR: How wrong answers point to wrongdoing posted in DMN | Education
• 09.02.06 TEA may ax test analyzer; Agency doubts level of TAKS cheating; evaluator defends data posted in DMN | Education
• 08.22.06 Entire TAKS list faces inquiry; TEA: All 699 schools suspected of fraud to see some level of scrutiny posted in DMN | Education
• 08.14.06 Column: ‘Dangerous’ not always unsafe posted in DMN | Education
• 08.12.06 TEA adds 241 schools with suspect scores; Campuses not likely to be part of inquiry into possible TAKS cheating posted in DMN | Education
• 08.07.06 Test your TAKS knowledge with its toughest questions posted in DMN | Education
• 08.02.06 TAKS panel members are in place posted in DMN | Education
• 07.29.06 TAKS inquiry gets a boost; TEA adds investigators and task force for cheating probe posted in DMN | Education
• 07.26.06 Luce, a ‘giant in education circles,’ leaving federal post; Dallas lawyer cites health reasons, will return to North Texas posted in DMN | Education
• 07.26.06 TEA wants full list of suspect schools; But expanded inquiry into TAKS cheating not certain, state says posted in DMN | Education
• 07.23.06 State seems to have had right to see cheat data; Contract with Caveon appears to grant info superintendents want posted in DMN | Education
• 07.23.06 Not all suspect schools on list; Exclusive: Firm flagged 167 more on TAKS, but state not looking into it posted in DMN | Education
• 07.17.06 Column: Slim raises won’t keep teachers here for long posted in DMN | Education
• 07.16.06 Districts on TAKS cheat list in dark; State didn’t seek data on why firm flagged schools, preventing investigation posted in DMN | Education
• 06.30.06 Wilmer-Hutchins’ door closes, another opens; Broke, scandalized and a failure, school district shuts down; At midnight, what’s left of agency becomes part of DISD, which took in its children last fall posted in DMN | Education
• 06.22.06 TAKS online testing option raises concerns; Aim is to save money, time, but cheating, fairness are worries posted in DMN | Education
• 06.19.06 Column: Good schools available for parents who care; If your child’s education is a priority, you have an option posted in DMN | Education
• 06.11.06 TAKS analysis suggests many graduates cheated; Exclusive: DISD, other districts unlikely to look into suspicious scores posted in DMN | Education
• 06.09.06 Signs of cheating at 114 area schools; State asks campuses to check ‘05 TAKS scores that raised suspicions posted in DMN | Education
• 06.07.06 State’s No Child changes blocked; U.S. rejects plan to boost scores by cutting 10% of students posted in DMN | Education
• 05.30.06 Low-cost education providers see a world of opportunity; With focus on poor, firms vie for piece of global market posted in DMN | Education
• 05.30.06 Company’s ambitious goal: Redefine high school; New curriculum to include college credit, career focus posted in DMN | Education
• 05.29.06 Moses busy in private sector; Ex-DISD leader works on education ventures, sits on corporate boards posted in DMN | Education
• 05.29.06 Entrepreneur pursues dream of building educational empire; After run of successes in other fields, he sees bright future in for-profit schools posted in DMN | Education
• 05.28.06 Regional accreditation ‘the gold standard’; Colleges work hard to earn — or buy — key stamp of quality posted in DMN | Education
• 05.28.06 For students, for profit, or for both?; Dallas firm’s tactics spur debate over buying accreditation posted in DMN | Education
• 05.23.06 Analysis suggests cheating on TAKS; TEA consultant cites suspicious scores in 1 in 12 Texas schools in ‘05 posted in DMN | Education
• 05.23.06 Column: U.S. a failure at evaluating teachers posted in DMN | Education
• 04.24.06 Column: It’s time youths’ votes be counted posted in DMN | Education
• 03.26.06 Column: For better or worse, schools mostly alike posted in DMN | Education
• 03.26.06 School bus company to fire four employees Dallas County: Student safety not involved, spokeswoman says posted in DMN | Education
• 01.25.06 Lobbyists bring unwanted attention to law firm; Locke Liddell hire says focus on past ties is guilt by association posted in DMN | Miscellaneous
• 01.23.06 Column: For a fresher start, push back the bell posted in DMN | Education