Governor Rick Perry reiterated his desire to stay away from national standards in Texas schools on Tuesday, as gubernatorial candidate Kay Bailey Hutchison launched her plans for state education reform. Only a handful of states have decided not to accept...
Remember, the Thanksgiving holiday means rejiggered hours. The Frisco Public Library will close at 5pm this evening and stay closed through Sunday. Click here for other holiday schedule changes. Can't hold out until Friday for the Christmas in the Squarelights...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has named Frisco a possible host for its Division I Football Championship games after 2012. The NCAA has not released the names of other contenders, although rumors are that the Dallas suburb vies against Little...
The Enlightenment Dome is the first indication. This is not an ordinary conference at the Frisco Convention Center. It isn't a conference at all but a religious exhibit, whose venue selection indicates as much as the information inside. "Rays of...
The State Board of Education has fixed a loophole that allowed high school students to take up to seven credits in physical education classes. Students will now be able to take up to four credits of PE-type classes, double the...
Certain grocery shopping priorities transcend age and mission. "Toilet paper!" screamed 5-year-old Bella Cormier, grabbing a 24-pack. Her Primrose School comrades followed her lead. An extra 72 rolls suddenly appeared in the cart. Their paper roll enthusiasm reflected a...
(Courtesy of FISD) Michelle Siegle, a third grade teacher at Sem Elementary School, is in the running for National Teacher of the Year. She's just been named the Texas Teacher of the Year by the State Forestry Association, which makes...
Saggy pants are no longer the only dress code faux pas in at least one North Texas school district. Mesquite ISD has banned skinny pants, snug clothing that hugs the legs and resembles leggings. Mesquite boasts one of the strictest...
Tracey McKenzie's students thought she'd skipped town for a sociology conference when she canceled class at Collin College in Frisco this week. They'll find out today that she was actually in Washington, D.C., accepting the coveted U.S. Professors of...
School rules are trickier in cyberspace. As social networking sites attract younger followers, schools across the country are grappling with the fuzzy boundary between harmless online chatter and valid security concerns. The issue hit North Texas this month when two...
When Hank Stuever came to Frisco last month, he said he was preparing for his "tar and feathering." Now's your chance. He'll take praise too. The Washington Post writer will speak about his new book, Tinsel, tonight at Stonebriar Centre's...
That Monday night football excuse won't work anymore. Frisco ISD's guidance department is using the event as a draw for fathers tonight. A tailgate party at Frisco's Career and Technical Education Center will feature door prizes, ubiquitous football munchies and...
The economic havoc may have shrunk Dallas' outer-rim population growth, but it hasn't stopped Frisco schools. The district reached its annual estimate of 34,000 students this month. That's 3,000 more students than last year, before the effects of the recession...
Kids aren't the only ones with shock-factor stories. As Corbell Elementary principal David Wehmeyer points out, administrators have their share too. He's self-published a book about them entitled "Just Waiting for the Bell: Stories and Adventures of an Elementary School...
In this era of heightened school security, even an innocuous pocketknife has become a weapon. That's been a sharp lesson for officials in a rural North Texas district who are facing attacks for allowing knives in the classroom. "I send...
Frisco ISD is on a roll. Last week Wakeland High placed fourth in the state marching band contest. And last weekend Frisco High won its division for the Lone Star Classic drumline competition. The Lewisville contest is the largest one...
Moms In Touch International planned its international day of prayer for children months ago. But it's especially fitting that it's this Saturday, just over a week after the Fort Hood tragedy rocked hundreds of military families. The Frisco branch will...
They might not have seen the shooting or known a family member who died. But the students in Killeen and Fort Hood are dealing with a sudden forced sense of vulnerability. Read how Killeen ISD is dealing with the tragedy...
The Board of Trustees will determine attendance rezoning lines for Lone Star High and Purefoy Elementary tonight at its board meeting. Members will also look at minor tweaks to the Spears/Riddle Elementary zone. The rezoning decisions for Hunt and Maus...
I'll be heading down to Fort Hood to cover the shooting rampage. Keep me posted on anything of Frisco concern while I'm gone. Don't forget: School board meeting on Monday at 7:30....
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