After getting ripped in an unusual press release from the Texas Education Agency, Fox News acknowledged Thursday that some of its reports on the current social studies curriculum debate in Texas ne...
One school district, three charter schools ordered to close- 2 days agoThe Texas Education Agency announced Wednesday that one school district - the long-troubled Kendleton district near Houston - and three charter schools are losing their state accreditation because ...
Raise your voice on education- 2 days agoTo create a forum for informed debate, we need the help of people in the classroom. From that perspective, we can learn a lot about how teachers and students react to the latest school reform idea out...
Texas Education Agency rips Fox News reports- 2 days agoThe Texas Education Agency issued an unusual press release Wednesday taking the Fox Network to task for what the agency said were "highly inaccurate" news reports about the State Board of Education...
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Internet vs. Forces of Nature- 1 week agoTsunami, “Snowmaggedon”, earthquakes, and homes in California are slipping into mud maelstroms. Storms come in all shapes and sizes, and that means they can effect just about anyone. If you want to fe...
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Haiti’s sorrow, My Yahoo! and you- one month ago Wednesday’s 6.1 magnitude aftershock in Haiti is a jolting reminder of a tragedy whose scale we struggle to comprehend. The world has responded with resources and compassion, but a disaster of this s...
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14-year-old Arlington girl faces charges in brother's death- 1 hour agoBY LANCE MURRAY A 14-year-old Arlington girl has been charged with injury to a child and failure to stop and render aid after her 6-year-old brother died Thursday night from injuries he received whi...
Arlington man sentenced to 75 years for felony murder- 3 hours agoBY NATHANIEL JONES FORT WORTH -- A 27-year-old Arlington man was sentenced to 75 years in prison Friday after being convicted Thursday of felony murder in the robbery and slaying last year of a man ...
TCC trustee gets deferred probation in shoplifting case- 1 hour agoBY MARTHA DELLER FORT WORTH _ Tarrant County College trustee Robyn Medina Winnett was sentenced Friday to 60 days deferred probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor theft stemming a June 25, 20...
More detours planned for Texas 360 through Arlington this weekend- 38 minutes agoTxDOT will again be closing lanes and rerouting traffic on Texas 360 through Arlington this weekend, this time to place deck panels and plates on the new bridges at Division Street. The work is schedu...
Amid extra security, man is given 99 years in prison for rape- 16 hours agoBy MARTHA DELLER FORT WORTH -- A 23-year-old man who threatened to kill a judge before his trial started last week was sentenced Thursday to 99 years in prison for beating and raping a 20-year-old f...
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