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New U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan may have just lost his shot at coolest education secretary ever. Speaking to a group of about 400 middle and high school students in Denver today, Duncan said American kids should be in school six days a week, at least 11 months a year, to be competitive on an […] [Read More]
My story in Sunday’s paper about Sudanese refugee, Ataui Deng, was the result of spending a year visiting Clark High School on a regular basis looking for ways to tell the stories of refugee students from Africa who have flooded Northside ISD schools. Ataui is the exception, not the rule, but her story was fascinating […] [Read More]
Today’s story in the Express-News about refugee students from war-torn African countries was the result of more than a year’s work spending time at schools like Clark High and Mead Elementary and talking to just about anyone I could find about the challenges facing this unique population. We’ll have at least two more stories highlighting […] [Read More]
Local schoolchildren are writing letters to the president as a combination lesson in civics and handwriting. The educational publisher Handwriting Without Tears launched the project “Mail to the Chief” last month to inspire kids to express themselves. More than 34,000 children across the country are participating and the letters will soon be delivered to the […] [Read More]
Education reporter Michelle De La Rosa published a blog Monday detailing circumstances surrounding her story last week about how much money local school districts may get under a proposed House stimulus package. She used powerful words like “political pawn” and “victim” that stung members of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s staff. De La Rosa wrote a […] [Read More]