Stories from DMN | Education category

• 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
• 12.28.06 TEA gets excuses, excuses; State finds merit in 62 school rating appeals, creativity in others posted in DMN | Education
• 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
• 10.06.06 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
• 01.23.06 Column: For a fresher start, push back the bell posted in DMN | Education
• 12.13.05 U.S. Justice allows dissolution of W-H district; Scandal-plagued district is set to merge with DISD schools July 1 posted in DMN | Education
• 12.12.05 Column: If home-schooling counts, make it accountable posted in DMN | Education
• 11.23.05 Districts wanted more from court; While some thrilled, many fear funding won’t be boosted posted in DMN | Education
• 11.13.05 TAKS welcomes three new additions to the family; Tests are state’s attempt to satisfy federal special-ed requirements posted in DMN | Education
• 11.08.05 Missing: 20,000 standardized tests; Of statewide total, DISD leads in exams lost, mostly TAKS posted in DMN | Education
• 10.28.05 Students: Dress not offensive; Some say high school’s theme days crossed racial line posted in DMN | Education
• 09.19.05 Column: TAKS push not so equal posted in DMN | Education
• 09.16.05 Funds misspent, school audit finds; Money for kids used for love seat, locksmith posted in DMN | Education
• 09.14.05 W-H board OKs bond plan, tax-rate vote; Action comes despite collapse of district, lack of students posted in DMN | Education
• 09.13.05 Wilmer-Hutchins maintains sliver of hope; Board of troubled district might seek tax hike to build schools posted in DMN | Education
• 09.11.05 Poor scores for urban schools; Jonathan Kozol finds segregation persists, shortchanging kids posted in DMN | Education
• 09.10.05 Baylor extends search for president; Interim leader removes his candidacy, delaying vote at regents’ meeting posted in DMN | Education
• 09.09.05 Wilmer-Hutchins High set to house evacuees; Superintendent says area near gym is in acceptable condition posted in DMN | Education
• 09.03.05 State to dissolve W-H district; Merger with DISD needs OK from Justice Department posted in DMN | Education
• 09.01.05 A new twist on transfers; Districts waiving admission rules for displaced children posted in DMN | Education
• 08.22.05 Column: Throngs of teachers retiring, and that’s not such a bad thing posted in DMN | Education
• 08.12.05 Failing schools to pay tutors; Help set for low-income students at 11 DISD sites with poor federal ratings posted in DMN | Education
• 07.28.05 W-H seniors get wish granted; DISD: Group to attend S. Oak Cliff; 25 schools to be youths’ new homes posted in DMN | Education
• 07.27.05 Suit over trustees’ removal dismissed; Wilmer-Hutchins ISD: Plaintiffs had argued official had no right posted in DMN | Education
• 07.26.05 DISD backs W-H deal; Southern Dallas schools to absorb kids; Wilmer might sell campuses posted in DMN | Education
• 07.20.05 Firm to look for TAKS cheating; Company says it will search for patterns in Texas students’ results posted in DMN | Education
• 07.16.05 Suit seeks to return W-H teachers, board; Ex-principal says state law gives district more time to fix problems posted in DMN | Education
• 07.15.05 A family on both sides of district’s demise; Pioneer fought to save W-H; granddaughter cast key vote to close it posted in DMN | Education
• 07.15.05 W-H schools may be up for sale; State agency trying to sell campuses, pay Dallas to educate its students posted in DMN | Education
• 07.15.05 Decrepit conditions will keep high school closed if DISD takes over posted in DMN | Education
• 07.08.05 DISD open to W-H merger; Trustees amenable to plan – as long as it doesn’t cost them posted in DMN | Education
• 07.07.05 W-H’s fate in DISD’s hands; Trustees to discuss whether to take in ailing district’s students posted in DMN | Education
• 06.29.05 Some in Lancaster rail against helping W-H; ‘Take care of our own first’ the message as 200 gather for merger hearing posted in DMN | Education
• 06.29.05 Questions and answers on Wilmer-Hutchins district; Future of students, staff at shuttered schools remains uncertain posted in DMN | Education
• 06.28.05 Wilmer-Hutchins closing for a year; District employees out of jobs; where students will go is undecided posted in DMN | Education
• 06.27.05 Column: Can cash buy good schools? posted in DMN | Education
• 06.21.05 W-H puts off decision; Meeting turns raucous over proposal to merge with Lancaster posted in DMN | Education
• 06.17.05 W-H nears a decision on its fate; District might shut down this year or next, send kids to DISD, Lancaster posted in DMN | Education
• 06.09.05 15% of fifth-graders down to one last chance on TAKS; Final shot to move on is this month; districts vow an all-out effort posted in DMN | Education
• 06.01.05 Troubled district may be out of options; Wilmer-Hutchins: State opposes tax election, cites lack of trust posted in DMN | Education
• 05.28.05 W-H, bank urged to resolve debt outside court; With $70 to its name, troubled district can’t pay $2.8 million loan posted in DMN | Education
• 05.25.05 District seeks help from Austin, voters; If all else fails, students could be sent to other districts posted in DMN | Education
• 05.24.05 Teachers file suit to secure paychecks, come what may posted in DMN | Education
• 05.13.05 W-H gets new leaders; State ousts trustees, picks manager board and superintendent posted in DMN | Education
• 05.10.05 Tough choices ahead in Wilmer-Hutchins; State hopes panel dissolves district before big budget cuts kick in posted in DMN | Education
• 04.06.05 State stiffens school ratings; Many more will be ‘unacceptable’; bill could spur privatization posted in DMN | Education
• 04.05.05 W-H cancels meeting; But state overseers gather, rehire interim superintendent posted in DMN | Education
• 04.04.05 Column: History teacher cut from starting lineup posted in DMN | Education
• 04.02.05 State back in charge of W-H school district; Court order overturned; more changes ahead as fired chief plans return posted in DMN | Education
• 03.31.05 State acts to regain oversight of W-H; Abbott asks court to negate order barring TEA team from action posted in DMN | Education
• 03.30.05 TEA plans reply to W-H and judge; Injunction that allowed chief to be fired may be appealed; trustee quits posted in DMN | Education
• 03.23.05 Ex-chief of W-H indicted; Attorney denies fired superintendent falsified district attendance data posted in DMN | Education
• 03.23.05 TEA plan would fail more schools; 92 rated unacceptable now; number could climb over 1,000 posted in DMN | Education
• 03.22.05 State to dissolve W-H school board; TEA report says more than 20 educators gave students TAKS answers posted in DMN | Education
• 03.12.05 New TAKS scores worry school officials; 1 of 4 fifth-graders fails reading, but districts may still promote posted in DMN | Education
• 03.07.05 Column: Standardized essay might be formula for bad writing posted in DMN | Education
• 03.04.05 W-H board could face removal, report says; Officials suggest review in May; president calls criticism a conspiracy posted in DMN | Education
• 02.23.05 Monitors descend for TAKS testing; 70 at Wilmer-Hutchins called agency’s biggest anti-cheating effort ever posted in DMN | Education
• 01.15.05 W-H pay lapses detailed; Report: At least 1 former employee kept getting money posted in DMN | Education
• 01.11.05 State plans TAKS cheating inquiry; TEA also will hire expert to help prevent, detect deceit posted in DMN | Education
• 01.08.05 DISD probing TAKS scores; FW also joins Houston in investigating schools that might have cheated posted in DMN | Education
• 01.07.05 Houston district says monitors will police TAKS testing; Move follows evidence that educators helped students cheat posted in DMN | Education
• 12.31.04 Celebrated school accused of cheating; Exclusive: TAKS results too good to be true at Houston elementaries posted in DMN | Education
• 12.31.04 Cheating allegations at Wesley go back to 2003; Teacher had addressed HISD board meeting about problem posted in DMN | Education
• 12.22.04 W-H staffers receiving unearned pay; District trying to find who’s getting extra fees for former duties posted in DMN | Education
• 12.20.04 Tools may stem cheating; Test scores, analysis available, but TEA doesn’t use information posted in DMN | Education
• 12.19.04 Cheating may be pervasive; Exclusive: TAKS surges raise questions about hundreds of schools posted in DMN | Education
• 12.14.04 Wilmer-Hutchins board votes to close 3 schools; Police Department also gets ax as district tries to rein in costs posted in DMN | Education
• 12.07.04 Wilmer-Hutchins district plans to close 3 campuses to cut costs; Schools chief says arts magnet, elementary, learning center to shut posted in DMN | Education
• 12.06.04 Column: Walking out of class, into civil rights lore posted in DMN | Education
• 11.26.04 Staffing has W-H in a bind; District has too many workers but can’t abide by class cap, officials say posted in DMN | Education
• 11.23.04 Head of W-H schools fired; District lawyer is also ousted under pressure from state managers posted in DMN | Education
• 11.20.04 3 W-H figures may see their contracts end; School board set to consider interim chief’s recommendation posted in DMN | Education
• 11.19.04 Elementary principal resigns immediately posted in DMN | Education
• 11.18.04 Wilmer Elementary principal to resign; District says decision not tied to questions about TAKS scores posted in DMN | Education
• 11.17.04 W-H custodian indicted on theft charge; 3rd person indicted in district inquiry accused of stealing computers posted in DMN | Education
• 11.16.04 Team meets trustees; State-appointed managers positive about job ahead at W-H posted in DMN | Education
• 11.14.04 A little help on TAKS; Exclusive: At W-H, students say teachers gave answers posted in DMN | Education
• 11.13.04 2 named overseers in W-H; Business leader, former DISD chief can overrule board, officials posted in DMN | Education
• 11.12.04 Judge allows W-H board to convene; 2 state managers must be at trustees’ meeting planned for Monday posted in DMN | Education
• 11.11.04 W-H can’t cover payroll next week; District hopes to pay workers by the end of the month, is working on a loan posted in DMN | Education
• 11.10.04 State management team on way to run W-H schools; Initial focus likely to be financial, not academic; some call action weak posted in DMN | Education
• 11.09.04 Judge’s order cancels W-H trustee meeting posted in DMN | Education
• 11.07.04 W-H scores suspicious; Exclusive: News analysis triggers cheating concerns posted in DMN | Education
• 11.07.04 Claims of inflated attendance inspire criminal inquiry; W-H stood to gain more funding than most districts posted in DMN | Education
• 11.07.04 Scores have spiked before in district; In 1999, Alta Mesa Elementary was cleared after investigation posted in DMN | Education
• 11.06.04 W-H board hit with restraining order; Move to halt school actions leads to confusion over superintendent posted in DMN | Education
• 11.03.04 Petition seeks vote on future of W-H; Group has obstacles to overcome on proposition to abolish district posted in DMN | Education
• 11.02.04 W-H chief is put on leave with pay; Interim superintendent expects state agency to take over district soon posted in DMN | Education
• 11.01.04 Column: Vision care in schools deserves second look posted in DMN | Education
• 10.29.04 Superintendent of W-H indicted; He calls tampering case misunderstanding; 2nd official also charged posted in DMN | Education
• 10.29.04 Superintendent of W-H indicted; He calls tampering case misunderstanding; 2nd official also charged posted in DMN | Education
• 10.14.04 Illegal pay in W-H; Auditors: Schools chief must return $16,000 in post-contract salary posted in DMN | Education
• 10.12.04 W-H to lay off 20% of staff; Process will start next week; 30 teachers could be lost in district posted in DMN | Education
• 10.05.04 Missing check plates reappear in W-H offices posted in DMN | Education
• 10.02.04 High praise at W-H; Despite ongoing turmoil, elementary gets exemplary rating posted in DMN | Education
• 10.01.04 New ratings push many schools off top of ladder; TAKS results hurt suburbs, but changes lift low scorers posted in DMN | Education
• 09.22.04 W-H school opens; But lack of fire alarm, inspection nearly shut its doors hours later posted in DMN | Education
• 09.17.04 Early W-H vote sparse; Apathy over Saturday’s bond proposal puzzles county election chief posted in DMN | Education
• 09.14.04 W-H board is urged to step down; Two African-American groups attend tense, rowdy meeting posted in DMN | Education
• 09.10.04 FBI, Rangers seize W-H documents; Agents interview officials, serve subpoenas; federal grand jury opens inquiry posted in DMN | Education
• 09.08.04 District seeking image repair; Consultants hired for finances, construction before bond election posted in DMN | Education
• 09.08.04 W-H accused of shredding files; Superintendent denies data related to ex-worker destroyed posted in DMN | Education
• 09.05.04 W-H bond issue sparks fierce debate; Backers cite new-school needs; foes say district would squander funds posted in DMN | Education
• 09.05.04 Lawyer’s ID called mistake posted in DMN | Education
• 09.04.04 W-H used suspended attorney; Exclusive: District’s counsel used identification number of dead lawyer at least once during suspension posted in DMN | Education
• 09.03.04 Police chief at W-H advised to end inquiry; Security takes priority over finances, DISD trustee Blackburn says posted in DMN | Education
• 08.31.04 State getting ready to run W-H schools; Takeover would need federal OK; education officials arrive for audit posted in DMN | Education
• 08.30.04 Red ink not new to chief; W-H isn’t first district to go broke under superintendent’s watch posted in DMN | Education
• 08.28.04 In W-H, still no paychecks; Superintendent blames TEA, which says districts knew of change posted in DMN | Education
• 08.26.04 Payroll not met in W-H; Agency says district wrong on timing of state aid, is using revenue illegally posted in DMN | Education
• 08.25.04 Whose school rules? The competition is fierce when these rivals square off on the field, in the classroom or across the chessboard posted in DMN | Education
• 08.25.04 State audit set for W-H; School leaders are corrupt, police chief tells grand jury posted in DMN | Education
• 08.24.04 W-H is ‘broke,’ official testifies; As district’s debts, problems grow, state considers intervening posted in DMN | Education
• 08.24.04 School’s in session for everyone now; Freshmen, sophomores and juniors begin one week late at other sites posted in DMN | Education
• 08.23.04 Schools not worth saving, W-H told; ‘02 study urged district to abandon poorly maintained campuses posted in DMN | Education
• 08.22.04 Texas’ worst schools; Wilmer-Hutchins’ recent woes are part of a long, dismal pattern posted in DMN | Education
• 08.16.04 Making the grade and making money; As new SAT nears, business picks up for study classes, aids posted in DMN | Education
• 08.09.04 Column: Only time will tell on Moses’ legacy posted in DMN | Education
• 08.04.04 Health plan fee angers teachers; Aetna charging up to $42 a year to run savings program posted in DMN | Education
• 07.28.04 The scoop from celebrities: Your most valuable class posted in DMN | Education
• 07.16.04 For supers, a brief stay in hot seat; Short tenures the norm with stress, challenges of today’s urban schools posted in DMN | Education
• 07.15.04 ‘Tired’ Moses walking away from DISD; Analysis: Successes are many, incomplete posted in DMN | Education
• 07.10.04 And then there were three…; Students who fail TAKS get fewer retest chances to graduate on time posted in DMN | Education
• 07.05.04 Column: Texas colleges buck trend concerning class rank posted in DMN | Education
• 07.02.04 Teacher who let her pupils hit boy won’t be indicted; Mother says ‘justice system has failed’ son who was punished posted in DMN | Education
• 06.18.04 Research vulnerable to viruses; Study: Computer worms can – and do – disable scientists’ systems posted in DMN | Education
• 06.07.04 Column: In science, girls still face hurdles posted in DMN | Education
• 06.04.04 TAKS stakes rising for fifth-graders; Next year’s students are first to need math, reading for promotion posted in DMN | Education
• 05.26.04 TAKS scores: Some guidance for parents posted in DMN | Education
• 05.19.04 State: DISD lags in teacher quality; District says numbers are better than those reported to TEA posted in DMN | Education
• 05.15.04 Disappointed but not surprised; Educators say many issues, little consensus doomed finance plan posted in DMN | Education
• 05.14.04 Mastering the art of control posted in DMN | Education
• 05.13.04 Leaders hold out hope for school bill in week; Dewhurst confers with Craddick; Perry meets N. Texas homeowners posted in DMN | Education
• 05.10.04 Column: Turnover becomes a principal concern posted in DMN | Education
• 05.06.04 Bill may spell end of TAKS; High school exam would be replaced; some fault timing in special session posted in DMN | Education
• 05.06.04 State funding for stadiums may halt; House school bill bans spending on buildings not mostly for teaching posted in DMN | Education
• 05.04.04 A study in rising costs; Irving ISD illustrates reasons for school finance overhaul posted in DMN | Education
• 05.04.04 State benefits from quirk in funding formula; When property values rise, districts’ gains offset by loss of aid posted in DMN | Education
• 04.27.04 TAKS forecast: gloomy; The pressure is on for millions of Texas schoolchildren scheduled to take state exams today, and indications are that many won’t make the grade posted in DMN | Education
• 04.15.04 TAKS standard is raised; After third-graders put down pencils, score requirement increased posted in DMN | Education
• 04.12.04 Column: Smart kids come in all class sizes posted in DMN | Education
• 03.28.04 Held back to get ahead; Some say school success is a question of timing Critics warn delaying kindergarten doesn’t guarantee advantage posted in DMN | Education
• 03.08.04 School officials are angling for more nutritious meals; Some South Texas districts may soon fortify fatty lunch fare with healthy fish oil to lure kids, but critics aren’t biting posted in DMN | Education
• 03.06.04 School ratings tougher; New system to winnow top-ranked campuses, but flexibility added posted in DMN | Education
• 03.05.04 Storm pelts North Texas, causes damage; Wind makes most trouble, but no serious injuries reported posted in DMN | Education
• 02.24.04 TAAS’ time isn’t up; For about 10,000 seniors, test very much in the here and now posted in DMN | Education
• 02.19.04 Schools in dark on rating system; As TAKS nears, delay of state’s accountability plan worries educators posted in DMN | Education
• 02.16.04 Column: Education experiment reveals power of great expectations posted in DMN | Education
• 02.09.04 Alums doing homework; Local interviews help elite colleges identify standouts among applicants posted in DMN | Education
• 01.28.04 School proposal criticized; Perry defends incentives derided by teachers, poorer districts posted in DMN | Education
• 01.19.04 Average teacher salary surpasses $40,000 posted in DMN | Education
• 01.19.04 Column: Computers not a classroom cure-all posted in DMN | Education
• 09.13.03 Texan finds Iraq a learning experience; Former education chief tapped to help rebuild tattered school system posted in DMN | Education
• 09.01.03 Column: True dropout rate? It takes calculating posted in DMN | Education
• 08.29.03 Letting good teachers fix bad schools; Chattanooga’s incentives, shuffling of educators boost urban campuses posted in DMN | Education
• 08.13.03 Will they get in? Five fake kids apply to five real colleges posted in DMN | Education
• 08.13.03 Range of school data sources as close as a click posted in DMN | Education
• 08.10.03 Across the state, a teacher divide; Study: Veteran, certified educators aren’t going where they’re needed posted in DMN | Education
• 08.10.03 Experts differ on certification’s impact posted in DMN | Education
• 08.10.03 TPI: Q&A, Methodology, and How to become a teacher in Texas posted in DMN | Education
• 07.28.03 Column: Kids, use the summer to learn posted in DMN | Education
• 07.11.03 See Jane outscore the boys; ‘Nation’s report card’ finds huge gender gap in test of writing skills posted in DMN | Education
• 06.30.03 Column: Follow the leaders; Texas’ Schools That Work make for a valuable lesson to the many that don’t: The best never rest posted in DMN | Education
• 06.25.03 Education chief quits unexpectedly; Departure of state’s 4th commissioner since ‘99 follows legislative battle posted in DMN | Education
• 06.20.03 Reading students make grade; Test shows state’s white, black, Hispanic pupils compare well with peers posted in DMN | Education
• 06.19.03 At Houston alternative school, the eyes have it; Curriculum steeped in art helps at-risk ‘visual learners’ excel posted in DMN | Education
• 06.16.03 Agency trademarks TAKS, tests moneymaking waters with TAKS posted in DMN | Education
• 06.13.03 Growing number of Hispanics leaving school in Texas; 20.7% dropout rate is worse than in Florida, California, study says posted in DMN | Education
• 06.05.03 TAKS exposes the grade divide; High schools rethink approach as new test shows performance gap posted in DMN | Education
• 06.02.03 Column: TAKS scores panic? Some rules on whether to worry posted in DMN | Education
• 05.08.03 Plans’ appeal rises with tuition; It’s college decision time for the Class of 2025; Parents rush to lock in rates for Texas savings program posted in DMN | Education
• 05.07.03 Plan worries Head Start supporters; Program’s reading, writing, ‘rithmetic may face review; Standardized testing among Bush’s ideas to gauge effectiveness posted in DMN | Education
• 05.05.03 Column: To limit or not to limit time spent taking TAKS posted in DMN | Education
• 04.28.03 Good, great? Scores will tell; New TAKS ratings show which districts excel or simply pass posted in DMN | Education
• 04.21.03 Support helps small-town district become ‘exemplary’; Bynum School teachers played role in changes posted in DMN | Education
• 04.17.03 Students say ‘whew’ to tuition hike bill; Senate panel scales back boost from 200% to 22% over 2 years posted in DMN | Education
• 04.07.03 School’s success a lesson in idealism; E. Dallas institution has basic approach: Start young, involve family posted in DMN | Education
• 04.07.03 Column: No child? No way, many say posted in DMN | Education
• 03.28.03 3rd-graders tackle TAKS retest; Teachers bear down with students to help thousands try to pass posted in DMN | Education
• 03.15.03 Bills address tuition rates; State’s universities would get greater leeway to charge more posted in DMN | Education
• 03.09.03 Home-schooled kids can join honor society posted in DMN | Education
• 03.07.03 UT case shows risk of using Social Security for ID Information of 55,000 people stolen in database hacking posted in DMN | Education
• 03.06.03 Teachers thwart closure of retirement loophole; House vote allows Texas educators to draw both pension, Social Security posted in DMN | Education
• 03.05.03 TAKS gets at least one wrong on new tests posted in DMN | Education
• 03.03.03 A lesson in consequences; Texas’ effort against social promotion faces a test; TAKS scores to dictate who moves on, but exceptions are possible posted in DMN | Education
• 02.26.03 No school means not taking TAKS; Test will be waiting when students return after weather closings posted in DMN | Education
• 02.24.03 It’s TAKS time for schools; State estimates say tougher test could mean many failures posted in DMN | Education
• 02.11.03 NBA’s Robinson builds legacy off the court in San Antonio; Spurs star is giving minorities, poor an elite education at his school posted in DMN | Education
• 02.04.03 Plan targets kids with weak English; Schools face action if tests show they lag behind fluent classmates posted in DMN | Education
• 02.04.03 Report: After-school programs don’t help kids much; Bush requests 40% cut in funding; supporters say more time needed posted in DMN | Education
• 02.03.03 Teachers adjusting lesson plans; Challenge will lie in helping students comprehend loss posted in DMN | Education
• 01.31.03 Big test lies ahead for Texas schools; State: 30% may fall short of new standards, face federal sanctions posted in DMN | Education
• 01.30.03 It’s Grusendorf’s time to make the grade; No longer the maverick, Arlington lawmaker poised to lead education panel posted in DMN | Education
• 01.27.03 Wealthy but still in need?; Affluent Eanes ISD says state law puts schools in financial crisis posted in DMN | Education
• 01.10.03 Universities want to set their own tuition; Opponents fear huge cost jump if Legislature gives up rate-setting posted in DMN | Education
• 01.08.03 Texas schools: average? Report on education policies critical; state disputes some points posted in DMN | Education
• 12.26.02 A bleaker view of dropout problem; 17 districts’ ratings would be lower if federal definition used posted in DMN | Education
• 12.21.02 St. Mark’s checkmates chess kings posted in DMN | Education
• 12.21.02 A changing of the Bard; GP teacher puts Shakespeare in students’ lingo posted in DMN | Education
• 12.16.02 One district reaps the benefit of another’s belt-tightening; Pinch of state finance law getting worse, Richardson ISD says posted in DMN | Education
• 12.02.02 Success driven by a singular focus; School standardizes its curriculum, becomes exemplary in El Paso posted in DMN | Education
• 11.11.02 School recognized for personal touch; Teachers at Irving campus team up to focus on student needs posted in DMN | Education
• 11.01.02 It’s last call at UNT fraternities; Officials cite ‘culture’ of drinking for ban; students wanted input posted in DMN | Education
• 10.29.02 An honor society for home-schoolers; Shut out of campus chapters, N. Texans may get own version soon posted in DMN | Education
• 10.24.02 Dropouts stump educators; Forum with state leader focuses on ways to keep students enrolled posted in DMN | Education
• 10.14.02 1 in 6 area third-graders may be at risk on TAKS; Figures may provide ‘wake-up call’ on new reading test, official says posted in DMN | Education
• 10.03.02 Houston hailed as nation’s best urban school district; $500,000 Broad Prize awarded for reforms that boosted test scores posted in DMN | Education
• 10.02.02 They’ll win some, they’ll ooze some posted in DMN | Education
• 09.29.02 Principal demands perfection and gets it; Houston educator shows students’ poverty doesn’t preclude success posted in DMN | Education
• 09.18.02 They’re not your everyday schools; A Fridays-off schedule cuts costs and motivates, some districts say posted in DMN | Education
• 09.18.02 Students take TAKS for test drive; Their performance will help determine passing scores posted in DMN | Education
• 09.08.02 School defies labels; Frazier Elementary’s poor minority students excel in face of adversity posted in DMN | Education
• 09.04.02 We were correct (even though it was math) posted in DMN | Education
• 09.01.02 a + b = a tough question on TAAS posted in DMN | Education
• 08.30.02 If you want ivy, Greenhill’s the place to grow posted in DMN | Education
• 08.24.02 Texas students boost passing rate in algebra; State level at 60%; English test scores dive amid math push posted in DMN | Education
• 08.22.02 Bleaker dropout picture painted; Federal figures almost quadruple state’s estimation of problem posted in DMN | Education
• 08.10.02 School choice with a hitch; Students may transfer from failing sites, but state hasn’t issued list posted in DMN | Education
• 08.07.02 Edu-speak: Schools’ alphabet soup posted in DMN | Education
• 08.07.02 Texas students about to face a higher academic threshold; Educators brace for more failures under tough new TAKS test posted in DMN | Education
• 08.07.02 Where to find data on your school: 3 sites provide it free posted in DMN | Education
• 08.07.02 Help is available for special-needs kids; Parents have important role in determining educational plans posted in DMN | Education
• 08.07.02 Tests exist to gauge early performance; Reading inventory finds strengths, weaknesses in younger students posted in DMN | Education
• 08.04.02 St. Rita to screen students’ parents; School policy requires background checks on all as safety measure posted in DMN | Education
• 08.02.02 School district ratings decline; But more campuses earn high marks; area rankings stay same posted in DMN | Education
• 07.29.02 Education research is under the microscope; Quality of data crucial as schools base more decisions on studies posted in DMN | Education
• 07.07.02 Trying to turn tide of dropouts; Perry, Sanchez tout plans that capitalize on tested methods posted in DMN | Education
• 07.07.02 State hires educator to keep kids in school posted in DMN | Education
• 07.04.02 Jackson says he can transfer skills; Longtime politician’s supporters say he’s a good fit for UNT post posted in DMN | Education
• 07.01.02 Irony marks teachers’ meeting; Largest union in nation begins annual gathering in state that shuns label posted in DMN | Education
• 06.12.02 New teachers’ grasp of material criticized; Federal report stresses subject mastery over classroom technique posted in DMN | Education
• 05.31.02 Social studies may hurt school ratings; TAAS scores in subject count for first time, so some expect to slip posted in DMN | Education
• 05.30.02 Schools may get ratings reprieve; Dumping TAAS, adopting TAKS will complicate scoring posted in DMN | Education
• 05.28.02 Home-schoolers join crowd; Graduation ceremonies for home-schoolers are catching on posted in DMN | Education
• 05.27.02 Texas has grown by degrees; 1990s population boom boosted state education levels, census data show posted in DMN | Education
• 05.21.02 In quest to update, state puts social studies texts to the test; Educators brace for controversy as proposed material is reviewed posted in DMN | Education
• 05.14.02 Recent history often mystery to students; New state exam may push teachers to make time for modern events posted in DMN | Education
• 05.02.02 Texas tuition costs among fastest-rising in nation; State public colleges still more affordable than most, study finds posted in DMN | Education
• 04.28.02 In Wilmer-Hutchins ISD, optimism makes the grade; Latest test scores offer glimmer of hope to struggling district posted in DMN | Education
• 04.22.02 New state exam to get a test run; Now that TAAS is done, students will take early version of the TAKS posted in DMN | Education
• 04.17.02 State to have ‘dropout czar’; Education chief says disjointed retention effort needs revamping posted in DMN | Education
• 04.09.02 UT officials pitch scholarship program across D-FW area; In tour of ‘underserved’ schools, they promise aid to all who get in posted in DMN | Education
• 04.03.02 Flaws found in screening of teachers; Up to 2,400 with criminal records may slip through yearly; Texas agency urges fingerprinting for all prospective hires posted in DMN | Education
• 03.29.02 Master urged for W-H; State report blasts troubled school district over ‘disregard for law’ posted in DMN | Education
• 03.26.02 More schools turning to lockerless lifestyle; Educators extol combination of order, fewer security worries posted in DMN | Education
• 03.19.02 With test mandate, companies score big; San Antonio becomes industry center as states scramble for exams posted in DMN | Education
• 03.02.02 Oilman’s UT gift biggest of its kind; Jackson’s donation of $150 million is largest to one public campus posted in DMN | Education
• 02.11.02 School ideas may tilt governor’s race; Candidates differ on accountability system, vouchers posted in DMN | Education
• 02.04.02 Getting a choice with few options; Some students may transfer, but not many districts will take them posted in DMN | Education
• 01.26.02 Last stop, Nicaragua: Countries snap up American school buses; Aging vehicles get a second life in public transportation posted in DMN | Education
• 01.24.02 Finishing what they started; DISD program turning ever more dropouts into high school graduates posted in DMN | Education
• 01.24.02 Ratings of 10 FW high schools rescinded over dropout tracking; State says too many students unaccounted for in district posted in DMN | Education
• 01.14.02 Lesson learned in DISD; After last bond, officials stress that needs for money may change posted in DMN | Education
• 01.09.02 Bush signs far-reaching education bill; ‘America’s schools will be on a new path of reform’; More funding for low-income students to benefit area districts posted in DMN | Education
• 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
• 11.15.01 Dropout study paints worse picture than state; Criticized report shows just over half of DISD students graduate posted in DMN | Education
• 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
• 09.20.01 Asking for help to keep kids in school; district appeals to companies to allow time for mentoring posted in DMN | Education
• 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
• 08.26.01 School tax cap cuts deep; Services suffer as districts approach state’s maximum rate posted in DMN | Education
• 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
• 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
• 04.05.01 Texans ace math, lag in science; Teachers say test results show that some subjects virtually ignored posted in DMN | Education
• 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
• 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
• 12.20.00 Trade secrets: College teaches ins and outs of international business posted in DMN | Education
• 12.20.00 District blames clerk error for discipline undercount; Lancaster officials say they’ll correct problem posted in DMN | Education
• 12.19.00 Survey finds D-FW among more-educated metro areas; Though some groups lag, local rates outpace U.S. average posted in DMN | Education
• 12.09.00 Bugging out: Exterminator faces 1,000 roaches for ‘Ripley’s’ stunt job posted in DMN | Education
• 12.01.00 Take out your Bibles: Teacher keeps Constitution in mind in lectures to public school students posted in DMN | Education
• 11.21.00 Waxahachie band sweet on New York; Months of selling, practicing lead to Macy’s parade posted in DMN | Education
• 11.14.00 Teachers rally for insurance; Coalition is seeking state-funded program posted in DMN | Education
• 11.10.00 Recount switches winner of Wilmer-Hutchins rematch; Precinct reporting error may put race back in court posted in DMN | Education
• 11.09.00 Classrooms resonate with presidential civics lesson; Students take note of voters’ power posted in DMN | Education
• 11.08.00 Children’s primer: UNT Web site features reviews of books for youths posted in DMN | Education
• 11.07.00 Polished acts: D-FW bands dazzle judges at state finals posted in DMN | Education
• 11.02.00 Growing constituency: Children pick up the voting habit in mock elections for Bush, Gore posted in DMN | Education
• 10.31.00 Seizing the day: Students learn about, embrace Mexican tradition of el D?a de los Muertos posted in DMN | Education
• 10.25.00 Moses looks to Houston for DISD ideas posted in DMN | Education
• 10.22.00 Can he do it again? DISD hopes Moses can repeat success posted in DMN | Education
• 10.11.00 Groundbreaking today for Hockaday addition posted in DMN | Education
• 10.08.00 No easy cure seen for youth-vote drop Larger role by schools encouraged posted in DMN | Education