Arlington trustees don't address teachers' recordings in classrooms
| |Monday, May. 21, 2012
Jane Pavelko could see that one of her students was getting out of control fast one day last semester, so the Shackelford Junior High history teacher whipped out her cellphone and pretended to tape the angry outburst that threatened the order of her classroom.Read more
Carroll school district rejects church's bids to buy former school site
| |Monday, May. 21, 2012
Southlake Baptist offered to buy a former intermediate school.Read more
2012 seniors are first to graduate at College Park Center
| |Monday, May. 21, 2012
College Park Center is proving to be a boon to high schools next week as hundreds of graduates find a posh new place for pomp and circumstance.Read more
UTA Libraries gets new dean
Monday, May. 21, 2012
A senior Florida State University library administrator will serve as the new dean of libraries at the University of Texas at Arlington.Read more
Bedford ninth-grader honored for her campaign against 'the R-word'
| |Sunday, May. 20, 2012
The ninth-grader challenged a teacher over use of the word.Read more
Under new principal, Eastern Hills is rising
| |Sunday, May. 20, 2012
As second-year Principal Cherie Washington walks the hallways of Eastern Hills High School, bright red bullhorn in hand, students know she doesn't mess around.Read more
Pakistani schools being bombed
Saturday, May. 19, 2012
Systematic militant bombings of schools in Pakistan's tribal areas have left the education systems of the northwestern region in shambles and the government perplexed as to how to save what could become a lost generation of young people.Read more
Keller High School volleyball coach reinstated, but player's family isn't satisfied
| |Friday, May. 18, 2012
A volleyball coach was reinstated after an inquiry into a T-shirt dispute and other issues.Read more
Mail-in votes could decide Aledo school board race
| |Friday, May. 18, 2012
The result of the race for Place 3 on the Aledo school board appeared to be in limbo Friday as candidates wondered whether eight mail-in ballots requested by military personnel would arrive.Read more
Catholic university to drop student health coverage
Friday, May. 18, 2012
CINCINNATI -- A Roman Catholic university in eastern Ohio says it will drop student health insurance partly because of a new federal rule requiring religious-affiliated institutions with insurance plans to provide contraception coverage.Read more
Brock school board won't face sanctions for open meetings violations
| |Friday, May. 18, 2012
No action will be taken against the Brock ISD Board of Trustees for violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act because any infractions were unintentional, District Attorney Don Schnebly has notified the school board.Read more
Arlington trustees OK student code of conduct
| |Thursday, May. 17, 2012
A teachers' advocate questions rules on video and audio recordings.Read more
2012 Texas Public Higher Education Almanac is released
| |Wednesday, May. 16, 2012
It contains state and national data about college tuition, access and completion.Read more
New Dallas superintendent requires some to reapply
|Wednesday, May. 16, 2012
DALLAS — The incoming leader of Dallas schools has announced an overhaul that means dozens of staffers must reapply for a chance to keep their jobs.Read more
Fort Worth school trustees talk tax vote as deep cuts loom in 2012-13 budget
| |Tuesday, May. 15, 2012
The prospect of cutbacks has trustees eyeing an increase.Read more
State leaders unveil 2012 Texas Public Higher Education Almanac
| |Tuesday, May. 15, 2012
Gov. Rick Perry also issues a directive that higher education officials review efforts to implement recommended cost efficiencies.Read more
Brock school board won't face sanctions for open meetings violations
| |Tuesday, May. 15, 2012
No action will be taken against the Brock ISD Board of Trustees for violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act because any infractions were unintentional, District Attorney Don Schnebly has notified the school board.Read more
Ivy League school janitor graduates with honors
| |Sunday, May. 13, 2012
The war refugee, 52, has earned a bachelor's degree in classics.Read more
Aledo school board race decided by one vote
| |Sunday, May. 13, 2012
Two incumbents are ousted in the Keller district. Arlington trustee survives test.Read more
DFW school districts hiring firms to spiff up their image
| |Saturday, May. 12, 2012
A note in the backpack used to be sufficient to clue in parents about new classes, available electives and school ratings.Read more
