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Richard Matkin says after 40 years at Plano Independent School District, he’ll retire at the end of January, 2015. He’s been superintendent since…
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Six decades after the U.S. Supreme Court said racially divided schools were unconstitutional, a curious thing has happened. Many school systems are more…
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Class size is an ongoing challenge for school districts around the country. The New York Times reports that though the recession has ended, the impact of…
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Attorney General Greg Abbott, the leading Republican candidate for governor, was in Plano Tuesday to focus on schools. It was the first of his statewide…
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In Plano ISD, 63 percent of voters agreed Tuesday to a 13-cent increase in their school property tax rate, the maximum allowed by law.This year, the Texas…
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The Plano school district wants voters to approve a 13-cent property tax hike. Without it, the superintendent says the district must make serious cuts. A…
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Chetan Reddy is the grizzled veteran of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which starts today in Washington, D.C. Only this grizzled veteran is just an…
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For seven years, Texas lawmakers have funded STEM academies -- public schools stressing science, technology, engineering and math. This fall, Plano ISD…
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Plano’s school board could pick a superintendent finalist at tonight’s special board meeting. The search is to replace Doug Otto, who stepped down in…