Silas Allen
Education Enterprise Reporter at Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Education enterprise reporter for @StarTelegram. Before: @Dallas_Observer, @TheOklahoman_. Stroke survivor, Missourian, Mizzou alum. No sniveling.
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3 weeks ago |
star-telegram.com | Silas Allen
Annie Morey, 4, shares a laugh with her father, Spencer, while reading a book in the living room of their home northwest of Fort Worth on Friday, March 28. The Morey family has been in a legal battle with Aledo ISD because they oppose an IQ test for Annie, who has Down syndrome, fearing it could limit her potential in school.
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4 weeks ago |
star-telegram.com | Silas Allen
Books on the shelf at M.H. Moore Elementary School on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Amanda McCoy [email protected] The Fort Worth Independent School District is moving some of its highest-caliber educators back into the classroom to work directly with students as a part of a larger effort to refocus its efforts around improving literacy.
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4 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Silas Allen
The Fort Worth Independent School District is moving some of its highest-caliber educators back into the classroom to work directly with students as a part of a larger effort to refocus its efforts around improving literacy. During a school board meeting Tuesday, Superintendent Karen Molinar outlined a plan to rework its staffing model to offer more direct support to students.
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1 month ago |
star-telegram.com | Silas Allen
Section 504 gives students accommodations, like extra time to take tests. It’s under threat from a lawsuit led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Getty Images/iStockphoto When Adrienne Haynes’ oldest son, Nathan, was in elementary school, he struggled academically. In the morning, he’d be a bundle of energy. But at a certain point in the day, he’d hit a wall, and he’d have a hard time staying focused, or even just staying awake.
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1 month ago |
star-telegram.com | Lina Ruiz |Silas Allen
President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4. Jack Gruber USA TODAY NETWORK Education leaders in Fort Worth and across Texas are scrambling to figure out how an executive order gutting the U.S. Department of Education will affect students here.
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RT @TaliRichman: State Board of Education members signed off on the curriculum, 8-7: https://t.co/XgkYLkVWE6 The narrow vote came down to…
A retractible-roof stadium in Houston being named after an air conditioner manufacturer seems a little on the nose.
Daikin Park. Coming January 2025 https://t.co/8NJbm9cEu1
Fort Worth ISD is (probably) going to close and consolidate some schools in the next few years. I sat in on a meeting where a public task force is trying to figure out how. https://t.co/07ymrHQUfJ