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School voucher program deserves a chance
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (428+ words) I grew up in one of the poorest school districts in Texas, where resources were scarce and expectations for students were often modest. But education opened doors that might otherwise have remained closed to me. That experience shaped a belief…...
Former Celina football coach Bill Elliott’s teaching certificate revoked by TEA
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (412+ words) The Texas Education Agency has revoked former Celina head football coach and athletic director Bill Elliott's teaching certification. The TEA website lists the Texas Educator Certificate for William Ely Elliott, the former coach's full legal name, as permanently revoked, which…...
Faced with enrollment decline, Coppell ISD is figuring out how to market itself
19+ hour, 49+ min ago (1657+ words) Those who pass through Coppell ISD earn the right to call themselves a "Coppell Cowboy." Two decades after graduating, and with her own kids in the district, Kimberly West feels as loyal as ever. Even when times get tough, being…...
Dallas ISD will offer free pre-K starting next school year
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (370+ words) Starting next year, every 3- and 4-year-old in Dallas ISD will be able to enroll in pre-K tuition-free. The district's board adopted a new universal free pre-K plan at a board meeting Thursday. The proposal passed by an 8-0 vote, with no…...
UT Arlington architecture majors have a plan to save Dallas City Hall
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1253+ words) Fifteen students hover over Dallas City Hall's miniature. They are just minutes away from unveiling a plan they say could resurrect downtown. In a landscape of miniature models, the I.M Pei-designed building's replica is lonely in its habitat, except for…...
Job fair feels like ‘candy store’ of futures for technical college student
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1038+ words) The way 19-year-old Benjimon Kelly described the Texas State Technical College job fair before it happened made it sound less like a checklist item and more like an opportunity to choose his future. One word came to mind as he…...
Former Denton ISD employee faces charge of injury to a child, officials say
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (150+ words) A Denton ISD employee was arrested Friday and faces a charge of injury to a child, Denton police told The Dallas Morning News. Police said they arrested Alexis Ray after she turned herself in Friday. Ray, 22, faces a charge of…...
Here's how high school students can stand out with local employers at job fairs
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (884+ words) Maxine Escanlar went all out to prepare for her first job fair at Garland ISD's Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical Center. The Naaman Forest High School senior's teacher helped her complete a r'sum', while friends walked her through interview questions and…...
TEA announces new leadership for Fort Worth ISD
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (199+ words) Peter Licata, a former school superintendent in Florida, will be the new leader of Fort Worth ISD during a state takeover of the district, Texas Education Agency officials announced Tuesday. Licata is the former superintendent of Broward County Public Schools,…...
Letters to the Editor - Tom Leppert’s column, pre-K, tropes, facts, TSA agents
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (709+ words) Re: "City Hall has lost its ability to self-govern " Inaction is spoiling our best opportunities with the Mavericks and other businesses," by Tom Leppert, Sunday Opinion. I've written several letters to The Dallas Morning News about the looming question of…...