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Blogs
October 3, 2014
Dallas Parents Keeping Kids Home from School, and "Wondering How Much to Freak Out"
As a rule, high school sucks. Now imagine going to high school thinking you could get infected with one of the most deadly viruses known to man. There are a few caveats to that, of course. One, ebola is not nearly as deadly as we like to think -- far more people are killed by, say, the common flu ... More >>
Blogs
October 2, 2014
Ebola in Dallas: What We Know
Newest updates will appear at the bottom of this post. September 20: Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan arrives in Dallas from Monrovia, Liberia via Brussels. Duncan made an intervening stop at Dulles International Airport near Washington D.C.. September 26: Duncan first visits Texas Health Pres ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2014
In Dallas and Across Texas, Teachers Keep Leaving Jobs as Fast as They Take Them
Last month, Dallas Independent School District held its annual job fair to fill roughly 2,000 open positions for the 2014-2015 school year. The fair at Conrad High School was stuffed to the brim with eager college graduates, jaded career changers and Dallas newcomers. By mid-morning nearly half the ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2014
A Severely Autistic Teen Wandered Away from Dallas' Conrad High, and No One Noticed
A severely autistic teenager wandered away from Conrad High School in Vickery Meadow on Friday afternoon. The boy, who police say functions on the level of a 3-year-old, was located four hours later wandering near Skyline High School -- 10 miles to the southeast of Conrad, in the general vicinity o ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
The Brief and Wondrous Lives of Teach for America Teachers in DISD
Woodrow principal Kyle Richardson lost four TFA-trained teachers -- and went and hired three more.Teach for America, the nonprofit teacher pipeline founded by Park Cities native Wendy Kopp, has made a couple of appearances in the Morning News lately, first in a news story and then an editoria ... More >>
News
March 5, 2009
Special Olympics Basketball Tournament Brings a Much-Needed Attitude Adjustment
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June 5, 2008
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