To get students to read, summer lists mix classic with contemporary favorites
Classics and contemporary titles show up together on reading lists for students.

Schnurman: A little debt might do a lot of good for Tarrant County College
More borrowing, not more cash, often translates into better financial discipline.

Polytechnic High rated academically acceptable
The school had been rated academically unacceptable for four straight years and faced closure if it did not raise its standing.

Longtime administrator to fill in as chancellor of Tarrant County College
Vice Chancellor Erma Johnson Hadley will be interim chancellor after Leonardo de la Garza leaves today.

Thanks to a neighbors group, Arlington kids get to attend a Tarrant County College summer school program for free
Megan Lopez says she’s learned "bunches of things" at Tarrant County College this summer. And if given the chance, the third-grader at Arlington’s South Davis Elementary can prove how much her College for Kids class has covered.

State grant will help Arlington district offer pre-kindergarten to more kids
Gov. Rick Perry cited the Prekindergarten Early Start Grant Program this month, when he vetoed legislation by state Rep. Diane Patrick, R-Arlington.

In interview, outgoing TCC chancellor says he's proud of his legacy
Leonardo de la Garza says he leaves Tarrant County College in far stronger financial shape than when he arrived 12 years ago.

Don't give up yet, Paul Quinn College president says
The school faces loss of membership in its accreditation agency.

Fort Worth school trustees OK $15.4 million in cuts, including layoffs
Dissenters fear the long-term effects of the cuts, including the impact on campus security.

UT-Arlington plans to double nursing-school students
Up to 12,000 qualified applicants a year are turned away from nursing schools in Texas because of the lack of faculty and resources.

To get students to read, summer lists mix classic with contemporary favorites
Classics and contemporary titles show up together on reading lists for students.

Fort Worth school trustees OK $15.4 million in cuts, including layoffs
Dissenters fear the long-term effects of the cuts, including the impact on campus security.

Fort Worth school trustees take step toward all-girl school
A Dallas nonprofit has offered $250,000 a year for four years to establish it.

Compare Texas superintendent salaries
Fort Worth Superintendent Melody Johnson ($324,450) is the second-highest paid superintendent in the state according to base salary, according to the latest survey by the Texas Association of School Boards. Houston's Abelardo Saavedra ($327,010) is No. 1. Search the database to find out how much all the state's public school bosses are paid.