Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ***For all parents of sports kids, this is important stuff: Concussions are serious. Our story about Mesquite High School's approach to the problem is a real eye-opener. ***Check out a new national report...
I think most people would agree that even in the computer age, textbooks are a key learning tool at school, and that even financially-strapped school districts should make it a priority to get textbooks into the hands of students. But...
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Jack Floyd takes on the new grading rules that are "spreading like kudzu." ** The district names a "Service Center" after a long-time principal who helped break barriers in Dallas. ** Mr....
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** What am I missing? $4.6 million in textbooks sit unused in an Irving ISD warehouse, yet a district official says it's not "wasteful." Well, that's $4.6 million that you don't have to...
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Dallas County Schools have put 28 "green" buses on the road of late. ** Gerald Britt of the Central Dallas Ministries is underwhelmed by DISD's plans for its low-performing high schools. In...
Today's tray of hot district morsels ... ** A student from Carr Elementary was hit and killed yesterday. CBS 11 says the driver was a school counselor. ** The state's pull back on school bond guarantees will last through the...
Today's buffet of hot district morsels ... ** Mike Moses, king maker. ** Sounds like Mr. Teacher could use some Maker's Mark in that coke. ** The crappy economy might mean fewer textbooks for kids. Seems the state investment fund...