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08/25/2008

Revamped Spruce High focused on student achievement

Principal Lucy Davila Hakemack helps ninth-grader David Orosco find his class on his first day at H. Grady Spruce High School. The only students enrolled this year are ninth-graders and about 250 seniors.

ROBERTO M. SANCHEZ/Al Dia

Spruce High School, rated “academically unacceptable” for four consecutive years, opened with a heavily restructured academic program, staff and student body in an effort to avoid being closed by the state.
Video: Spruce High tries to avoid closure
Photos: School back in session
Video: Teachers welcome students, parents to Robert E. Lee Elementary
Back-to-school blog
Back to School 2008

08/24/2008

Texas school districts cram in ways to cut fuel costs
The first day of school today is bringing more of the same economic misery that cropped up last year.

For 11-year-old Park Cities transplant recipient, the kidney comes from the heart
Today, as school starts at McCulloch Intermediate School, one particular chair is empty.

Dallas ISD's new Early College High School gives hope of college

Some high school students are already hitting the books even though school doesn't officially start until next week. Early College High School in Dallas, Texas is offering tutoring this week from 4pm to 8pm. Christopher Foxx, 14, right, and Rachelle Hutchinson, 14, left, worked on a Social Studies assignment during a Tuesday afternoon tutoring session.

MONA REEDER/DMN

The new school, which will open with 111 freshmen, is designed to encourage such thinking-ahead questions.
Back to school info, tips
Video: Harry Stone recreation center offers free back-to-school haircuts, school supplies

08/23/2008

Samuell High looks toward final year to improve before it faces closing
Three different people, three different perspectives, one common theory for Samuell High School's chronic underachievement: Too few are committed to seeing the Dallas school succeed.

Dallas' Pleasant Grove area celebrates start of school with GroveFest

Carlos Romero Olivera, 3, runs through bubbles produced by a bubble machine at GroveFest 2008, Pleasant Grove's first community festival, Saturday August 23, 2008.

COURTNEY PERRY/DMN

The celebration began slowly with bounce houses, booths and barbecue on the grill.
Back to school info, tips
DMN, NeighborsGo to cover first day of school

08/25/2008

5 safety tips for school athletics
Now that summer sports are over, it's time to think about back-to-school sports.

08/23/2008

DMN, NeighborsGo to cover the first day of school
Most North Texas school children will begin the 2008-09 school year this Monday morning, the second year since the Legislature pushed the earliest start date to late August.

08/20/2008

Allen parents of 3 shell out, tally up school expenses

Beth Swiatek (left), Joel Swiatek, 11, Erin Swiatek, 14, and Larry Wilk (right) sort through banch shoes at Allen High School.

VERNON BRYANT/DMN

The Allen family is keeping a tab to demonstrate just how much parents shell out for school-related expenses.
Video: Tracking expenses
Back-to-school tips, info

08/15/2008

Rain dampens crowds at start of tax-free shopping weekend

JIM MAHONEY/DMN

Pamela White-Love was one of the first early shoppers to take advantage of the annual tax-free holiday at a Super Target in Garland.

Some North Texas shoppers braved lousy weather Friday morning to stock up on back-to-school clothing and other goods. But the crowds weren't huge, at least at first.

Tell us: What are you buying?

Link: What items are tax-free?

Back-to-school guide

08/14/2008

Dallas schools plan to ease grading standards angers teachers
Dallas public school students who flunk tests, blow off homework and miss assignment deadlines can make up the work without penalty, under new rules that have angered many teachers. The new rules require teachers to accept late work and prevent them from penalizing students for missed deadlines. Homework grades that would drag down a student’s overall average will be thrown out.

Document: DISD letter

Document: New DISD grading policy

Blog: Dallas ISD

08/13/2008

Lancaster ISD 2008-09 information
Lancaster ISD 2008-09 information

08/09/2008

BACK TO SCHOOL MESQUITE ISD

Back to school: Allen ISD

08/08/2008

Back to school 2008
The new school year is here! We've got the latest information on what's happening and what you need to do to be ready.

08/07/2008

Questions about going back to school? We've got answers.
School starts on Aug. 25. Sending your children back to school and helping them get settled can be time-consuming and stressful. Sometimes, you have to make tough decisions. Education editor Scott Parks will spend the next month helping you navigate your school. Ask him anything. If he doesn’t know the answer, he will consult experts and pass along their advice to you. Below are examples of questions that sometimes need answering. E-mail your questions to sparks@dallasnews.com. Answers will appear here too.

08/05/2008

Allen ISD 2008-09 information

Carroll ISD 2008-09 information

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD 2008-09 information

Dallas ISD 2008-09 information

Cedar Hill ISD 2008-09 information

DeSoto ISD 2008-09 information

Duncanville ISD 2008-09 information

Frisco ISD 2008-09 information

Garland ISD 2008-09 information

Grand Prairie ISD 2008-09 information

Grapevine-Colleyville 2008-09 information