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Matching entries for 'adamson'Latinos and education: The White House initiativeJuan Sepulveda, who's leading the White House initiative on educational excellence for Latinos, is speaking today in Dallas. I'm going this afternoon to hear him, so I will report next week about what he said. As readers of The Education... Gap Rap: A non-solution for AdamsonDallas ISD officials have made their decision regarding the fate of Adamson High School in Oak Cliff. Unfortunately, it's a bad solution for everyone involved -- students, alumni, and especially taxpayers. We're talking about the oldest school in Oak Cliff,... Progress at Sunset and Adamson high schoolsWe have two guest bloggers on The Education Front this week who are explaining the progress of their North Oak Cliff high schools. One blogger is Tony Tovar, the principal at Sunset, and Rawly Sanchez, the former prinicpal of Adamson.... Preserving Adamson's rich historyI know we've been around and around in the debate over what to do with W.H.Adamson High School in Oak Cliff. Lots of readers don't see a problem with tearing down the old school so that current students can have... Rebuild Adamson now?I was in the minority last week in staff as we debated the Adamson High School restoration. Here's what our editorial said. Not that I'm opposed to trying to save the original 1915 facade (original architect's rendering of that facade... Gap RapThoughtworthy stuff ... Take a look at this very interesting study on Citywalktalk about an effort to bring solar power to lower- and middle-income residents of Dallas. See any potential here? The June 26th entry on the Equity Blog is... Gap RapRazing a fuss ... Dallas ISD is rethinking its original plan to preserve the facade of W.H. Adamson High School in Oak Cliff while gutting everything behind it to renovate the school. Apparently, the whole effort to preserve the facade... Oak Cliff schools showing higher promotion ratesWe reported this story today about fewer DISD students finishing high school. Obviously, that's not a good trend, although this report about promotion trends in Oak Cliff schools is good for DISD and the southern half of the city. I... Good news for schools south of the TrinityHere's some really fabulous news for the southern half of the city, which comes from the preliminary results on this year's TAKS test: A number of schools south of the Trinity have earned either the exemplary or recognized ranking. (Exemplary... |