Stories from 2007

• 08.06.07 COLUMN: A year’s wait can make all the difference for your child posted in DMN | Education
• 07.28.07 Lancaster ISD still lags behind; TAKS scores are higher since ‘03, but increases among D-FW’s smallest posted in DMN | Education
• 07.27.07 TEA hears Lancaster’s 4-day school plan, considers audit; District’s finances raise concerns in waiver push posted in DMN | Education
• 07.21.07 Monitors came, TAKS scores plummeted; Houston-area school previously was cleared of cheating by state posted in DMN | Education
• 07.21.07 Doubts on 4-day school; Lancaster ISD: Studies touted by officials reveal a lack of academic gains posted in DMN | Education
• 07.19.07 Lancaster ISD may cut back to 4 days; District says move would save $1.9M, but outrage, fears of W-H repeat arise posted in DMN | Education
• 07.13.07 TEA: Teacher leaked part of TAKS; Exclusive: Amarillo educator says he wanted to help school, contends others do the same posted in DMN | Education
• 07.11.07 State auditor to probe TEA; Contract inquiry comes on heels of internal investigation posted in DMN | Education
• 07.09.07 COLUMN: Magazine’s list of best high schools is overrated posted in DMN | Education
• 07.07.07 TEA’s internal strife grows; Acting chief: Report that he steered money to friends is a case of mistaken ID posted in DMN | Education
• 07.02.07 Some feel nostalgic over W-H; Group seeks to revive fallen district, says area deserves its own schools posted in DMN | Education
• 06.28.07 TEA: Agency officials got friends contracts; Exclusive: Neeley’s likely successor, foundation adviser are named posted in DMN | Education
• 06.15.07 FW school cheated, state says; Troubled charter could face closure after TAKS findings posted in DMN | Education
• 06.12.07 Taking down TAKS cheaters; Reforms include inspections at schools, honor code for students posted in DMN | Education
• 06.11.07 COLUMN: Legislators left unanswered questions on new state tests posted in DMN | Education
• 06.05.07 Faking the Grade: Day 3 sidebars and graphics posted in DMN | Education
• 06.05.07 Faking the Grade: Efforts to stop cheating often fall short; More emphasis has been placed on TAKS, not on catching copiers posted in DMN | Education
• 06.04.07 Faking the Grade: Schools had issues from Day 1; Many troubled charters were hastily approved over TEA objections posted in DMN | Education
• 06.04.07 Faking the Grade: At charters, cheating’s off the charts; Loosely regulated schools among state’s worst offenders on TAKS posted in DMN | Education
• 06.03.07 Faking the Grade: At education agency, years of inquiry, few concrete results; Of 700 schools flagged with suspicious scores, TEA has cited none posted in DMN | Education
• 06.03.07 Faking the Grade: Day 1 sidebars and graphics posted in DMN | Education
• 06.03.07 Faking the Grade: About the analysis posted in DMN | Education
• 06.03.07 Faking the Grade: A conservative estimate posted in DMN | Education
• 06.03.07 Faking the Grade: Common questions about the analysis posted in DMN | Education
• 06.03.07 Faking the Grade: Failing to catch cheaters: State says it’s addressed the problem, but News uncovers over 50,000 cases on TAKS posted in DMN | Education
• 05.02.07 Press Club sues former leader over awards; Suit alleges fraud, demands president return all 10 Katies posted in DMN | Education
• 04.30.07 COLUMN: Charter chain shows results, ambitions posted in DMN | Education
• 04.21.07 Ex-Press Club leader’s crime record roils media scene; She blasts ‘witch hunt’; successor doubts ‘06 Katies were legitimate posted in DMN | Education
• 03.30.07 Audit: Dallas charters misused state funds; Exclusive: Schools continue to get taxpayers’ money despite problems posted in DMN | Education
• 03.26.07 COLUMN: Ratings confuse you? Just wait posted in DMN | Education
• 02.26.07 COLUMN: Schools not all to blame posted in DMN | Education
• 02.18.07 TEA official’s ouster planned; Documents show effort to remove TEA employee who oversaw test posted in DMN | Education
• 02.02.07 Advocate for school vouchers plans to make a public push posted in DMN | Education
• 01.29.07 COLUMN: Changing to single-member system can boost diversity posted in DMN | Education
• 01.26.07 State loses TAKS chief to firm that produces test; Rules will keep her from working on Texas issues until 2010 posted in DMN | Education
• 01.23.07 State ready to crack down on teachers who cheat; Rules prioritize offenses, help alert other districts posted in DMN | Education
• 01.22.07 W-H official cited in inquiry; Ex-principal’s lawyer denies wrongdoing in TAKS cheating scandal posted in DMN | Education
• 01.05.07 TEA may create system to hunt TAKS cheaters; Criticism of private firm spurs call for agency to analyze scores itself posted in DMN | Education
• 01.01.07 Column: Some educated guesses about ‘07 posted in DMN | Education