Dallas magnet school parents upset over proposal to let in 'students of promise'

Parents who fear that Dallas ISD will weaken magnet school admission criteria and possibly move to a lottery system plan to attend today's school board meeting. Trustee Edwin Flores, who chairs the board's policy briefings, said he knew of no lottery proposal. He said a proposed change would reserve 10 percent of slots for students who don't otherwise meet admission criteria. |

Dallas magnet school parents upset over proposal to let in 'students with promise'

Parents who fear that Dallas ISD will weaken magnet school admission criteria and possibly move to a lottery system plan to attend today's school board meeting.

Distracting wrist band toys banned from Monument classrooms

Seven-year-old Michael Bunnell has a big stash of Silly Bandz, the rubber-band like toys. Like any discriminating collector, he has special ones that he liked to show off at school. “Dinosaurs are my favorites. But we can’t take them to school...

Video: A-whirl with creativity

Remember spin art, that standard attraction at school fairs and carnivals? You dropped paint onto spinning cardboard and the result was always a surprise.

Nykesha Sales Still Happy Playing Overseas

Former Sun Player Chose To Skip WNBA As unexpected as her departure from the Connecticut Sun was after the 2007 season, the return of Nykesha Sales on Sunday to Mohegan Sun Arena seemed just as unusual.