Monday, September 24, 2001 Page 17A Catholic schools struggling to recruit, retain teachers By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Geri Graniero should be exactly what Catholic schools are looking for in a teacher. She went to Catholic schools for eight years as a child before attending the Catholic College of St. Benedict in Minnesota. She talks […]
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Sunday, September 23, 2001 Page 1J Failure of Soviets can teach America Q&A with David Lesch By Joshua Benton Staff Writer When historian David Lesch’s new book was published in July, he had no idea the events he described would echo so quickly in the halls of American government. The book, 1979: The Year That […]
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Thursday, September 20, 2001 Page 26A Asking for help to keep kids in school District appeals to companies to allow time for mentoring By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Fixing the Dallas schools isn’t just a job for teachers, principals and parents. District leaders are making it a job for the general public, as well. Dallas […]
Thursday, September 20, 2001 Page 25A Patriotic ribbons not on the menu Rules are rules. A policy at Snuffer’s restaurants prohibits employees from adorning their uniforms with anything – even red, white and blue ribbons. That rubbed some cheese-fries connoisseurs the wrong way. Dozens of patrons demanded an explanation. “We’ve gotten e-mails saying ‘Snuffer’s supports […]
Monday, September 17, 2001 Page 8A Prayer, solace, patriotism in NY Crowds find refuge at houses of worship across city, nation From Staff Reports NEW YORK – Only 17 of the 56 regular parishioners at John Street United Methodist Church made it to Sunday’s services. Some of the missing were probably held up by policemen […]
Saturday, September 15, 2001 Page 28A Teens come together for tolerance Different backgrounds needn’t divide, they demonstrate By Joshua Benton Staff Writer When the man on the street asked whether he was a Muslim, Mohamed Maye knew to lie. “I’m an atheist,” he said, then walked away. Mohamed, 14, didn’t tell his parents about the […]
Friday, September 14, 2001 Page 21A Children discover lessons amid tragedy Week’s events give way to discussions in the classroom By Dan R. Barber and Katie Menzer Staff Writers The attack on America has come to the classroom. In planned and unplanned lessons, teachers and students have used the week’s events as a way of […]
Thursday, September 13, 2001 Page 6A Back to work, not back to normal With heavy hearts, area residents trying to return to routine By Joshua Benton Staff Writer John Jackson rose before the sun Wednesday, looking for calm waters. He found them at his usual fishing spot on White Rock Lake. But they couldn’t provide […]
Saturday, September 8, 2001 Page 1A District to teachers: All hands on tech Northwest to freeze pay if educators don’t meet computer standards By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Students in the Northwest Independent School District soon won’t be the only ones taking a high-stakes test. The district’s 400 teachers will be required to master a […]
Tuesday, September 4, 2001 Page 1A For some, Net puts library on shelf Students prefer Web for academic research, new Pew survey shows By Joshua Benton Staff Writer It was while listening to a longish church sermon one Sunday in 1876 that librarian Melvil Dewey had his moment of genius. “I jumpt in my seat […]