Tuesday, August 28, 2001 Page 20A Now is time to focus on schools, Bush aide says Education adviser returns to Dallas to address chamber By Joshua Benton Staff Writer The education choices being made today will someday be considered as historic as one settler’s decision to build a home on the east bank of the […]
Monday, August 27, 2001 Page 14A Rain falls here, there, but not everywhere By Joshua Benton Staff Writer If, as Linus used to say on the funny pages, the rain falls on the just and the unjust, their numbers are pretty unevenly sprinkled across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. While welcome rains came to North Texas […]
Sunday, August 26, 2001 Page 1A School tax cap cuts deep Services suffer as districts approach state’s maximum rate By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Mary Urquhart walked into Richardson schools’ planetarium as a fourth-grader whose learning disability made simple math maddening. She walked out with a plan for life. “It was as if a whole […]
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Saturday, August 25, 2001 Page 35A A-Rod can’t buy time at country club It might be a common hangout for Dallas’ quarter-of-a-billionaires, but don’t expect to see Alex Rodriguez at the Dallas Country Club. The Rangers shortstop with the $252 million contract said he inquired about joining the exclusive club because he lives nearby, but […]
Tuesday, August 21, 2001 Page 15A Sparing the rod: A survey Houston schools opened Monday with a new directive: no more paddling. The school board voted to ban corporal punishment, and teachers are learning classroom management skills to discipline students and build, rather than tear down, self-esteem. “I don’t like beating kids,” Superintendent Kaye Stripling […]
Sunday, August 19, 2001 Page 1A Giving freshmen a peace of mind N. Texas leads way in separate schools for crucial 9th-grade year By Joshua Benton Staff Writer When they arrive for the first day of school, high school freshmen are worried about finding their lockers, navigating the cafeteria and not getting lost on the […]
Friday, August 17, 2001 Page 1A Ratings improve for area schools DISD reduces low performers Highland Park, Carroll, Sunnyvale earn exemplary ratings By Terrence Stutz and Joshua Benton Staff Writers Buoyed by higher test scores, Dallas-Fort Worth area schools climbed higher up the state’s accountability charts, according to the Texas Education Agency’s annual report card. […]
Friday, August 17, 2001 Page 25A State’s dropout rate continues to fall, but data controversial Critics say accounting system is flawed, problem much worse By Joshua Benton Staff Writer The Texas Education Agency reported Thursday that the state’s annual dropout rate had declined from 1.6 percent to 1.3 percent in the last year, continuing a […]
Monday, August 13, 2001 Page 15A $1.5 billion is a lotta loot for most folks Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has put a tentative price tag on his dream stadium complex: up to $1.5 billion. What else would that amount buy? – Three current sports champions – the Baltimore Ravens, New York Yankees and Los […]
Monday, July 23, 2001 Page 1A Recruiting the future of education Students learn joy of teaching at A&M system’s summer camps By Joshua Benton Staff Writer COMMERCE – “I want you all to close your eyes.” Gwen Boyter, an education professor at Texas A&M-Commerce, is talking to about 45 high school students. They do as […]