In Wilmer-Hutchins ISD, optimism makes the grade; Latest test scores offer glimmer of hope to struggling district

By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 1A Decades ago, when David Foerch was a young teacher in Dallas, principals had a ready threat for staff members who didn’t pull their weight. “They’d say, ‘If you folks don’t shape up, we’ll send you to Wilmer-Hutchins!’” For years, the Wilmer-Hutchins schools have been a symbol of bad […]

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For some, Net puts library on shelf; Students prefer Web for academic research, new Pew survey shows

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 […]

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