Charles Clark, head custodian at Trinity High School in Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, received national recognition as the LifeChanger of the Year, an honor bestowed annually by National Life Group. Each spring, a committee selects 10 honorees: a grand prize winner, a first runner-up, a second runner-up and seven third-place winners. In addition to Clark claiming the [...]
Rise up, West! School district shows unbreakable spirit in the aftermath
UPDATED April 26, 6:15 p.m.: with additional details from West ISD. While the April 17 fertilizer plant explosion in West left a crater 93 feet wide and 10 feet deep, the heartfelt impression it has made on this small Central Texas town of 2,000-plus people runs far deeper. Only four days after the explosion, which [...]
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The Law Dawg — unleashed: Sylvia Mendez is a change agent we should remember
Is there a public school in Texas named for Sylvia Mendez? There should be. Sylvia should be honored for what she and her parents did 60 years ago. She did a simple thing: She sought to enroll in the 17th Street School in Westminster, Calif. Actually, there were four children who sought enrollment in that [...]
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SXSWedu Session 2013 Highlight: Raising the Modern Geek
Presenters: Ed Walters, Alta Vista School; Rafe Needleman, Evernote; Stephan Turnipseed, Lego Education; Tomas Riley, Children’s Creativity Museum “Geek” is a term that has evolved in the past 20 years. Instead of a mean-spirited put-down, it’s now a name proudly worn by the masses, especially thanks to the success of geek heroes like Mark Zuckerberg [...]
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SXSWedu Session 2013 Highlight: What Will the Campus Become?
Presenters: Don Huesman, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Madeline Burke-Vigeland, Gensler; Nora Bynum, Duke University; Ricki Goldman, New York University Much is made these days of virtual schools and digital classrooms. Four university campus experts challenged the notion that fully virtual campuses are a good idea. Don Huesman of the University of Pennsylvania said: “Before [...]
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