http://www.yourstreet.com/news/arlington-school-district YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Dismayed by Arlington district We have lost perspective of what our country is all about when, as Americans, we deny our children a connection to the president of the United States. As a career Army officer and sister to two military officers — all products of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6711278/education-speech,-healthcare Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:44:08 -0700 Kudos for airing speech I wish to applaud the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington for its efforts to allow Arlington students and their parents to hear President Barack Obama’s speech Tuesday. Unlike the Arlington school district, the church took a stand... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704113/letters-obama-speech,-healthcare,-school-raises Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:49:08 -0700 By ANNA M. TINSLEY ARLINGTON — The Cornerstone Baptist Church wants to make sure that any youth who wants to watch President Barack Obama’s address to students today has a place to go. That’s why, as several North Texas schools say they won’t... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6694550/arlington-church-invites-students-to-watch-president-s-speech Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:26:08 -0700 Lost taxes over stadium to be paid A 4-year-old agreement with the Dallas Cowboys concerning property tax money lost through the construction of the team’s stadium will be worth more than $62,000 to the Arlington school district in 2009-10. Properties acquired... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6683119/arlington-education-notebook Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:36:08 -0700 By TRACI SHURLEY Arlington school district trustees trimmed more than $1 million from a projected $11.6 million budget deficit Thursday by cutting several items, including a teacher attendance incentive, and changing the way the district pays for employee mileage.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6629965/trustees-cut-arlington-school-district-budget Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:17:08 -0700 By TRACI SHURLEY ARLINGTON — Principals Jeff Provence and Stephanie Hawthorne head up two kinds of campuses on different sides of Arlington, but they have one big thing in common: portable buildings. Provence, at Lamar High School, has 14 on his campus,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6619773/arlington-school-board-weighs-first-bond-election-in-a-decade Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:16:08 -0700 Sell the land I believe that the Arlington school district staff has not explored all options to balance next year’s school district budget. (See: "Board told of painful path to balancing the budget," Aug. 15) In addition to the mineral lease revenue reserves... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6594469/arlington-school-district,-healthcare,-electric-deregulation Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:14:08 -0700 ARLINGTON -- Battenkill Valley Supervisory Union and Arlington School District officials are investigating the arrest of a teacher over the weekend, but there has been no decision as to whether Allyson Hoffman will return to her teaching position next week when fall... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6573260/bvsu-investigates-teacher-arrest Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:27:08 -0700 ARLINGTON -- Battenkill Valley Supervisory Union and Arlington School District officials are investigating the arrest of a teacher over the weekend, but there has been no decision as to whether Allyson Hoffman will return to her teaching position next week when fall... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6573236/bvsu-probes-teacher-arrest Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:16:08 -0700 By SHIRLEY JINKINS On a hot August morning, only a few days before the school year starts, the annual ritual begins. With a three-hour training session in a fleet of yellow buses rookie and veteran drivers learn the latest in safety techniques and proper equipment... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6564052/school-districts-have-little-trouble-finding-and-keeping-bus-drivers Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:23:08 -0700 By SHIRLEY JINKINS On a hot August morning, only a few days before the school year starts, the annual ritual begins. With a three-hour training session in a fleet of yellow buses rookie and veteran drivers learn the latest in safety techniques and proper equipment... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6563565/school-districts-have-little-trouble-finding-and-keeping-bus-drivers Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:23:08 -0700 ARLINGTON — Twenty-three children of Arlington school district employees who live outside the district can attend Arlington elementary schools this fall under a policy that trustees approved in May. Previously, Arlington did not allow out-of-district transfers.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6535710/policy-loosened-for-school-workers-kids Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:41:08 -0700 FORT WORTH — These days, folks are always looking for a bargain. A government auction of confiscated goods today might fit that bill. Tarrant County and the Arlington school district are selling off goods ranging from a 2002 Dodge Viper to jewelry. Dozens of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6508836/confiscated-items-up-for-auction-today Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:03:08 -0700 FORT WORTH — These days, folks are always looking for a bargain. A government auction of confiscated goods today might fit that bill. Tarrant County and the Arlington school district are selling off goods ranging from a 2002 Dodge Viper to jewelry. Dozens of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6508847/confiscated-items-up-for-auction-today Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:03:08 -0700 There’s an old comedy routine in which a fellow facing a bully draws a line in the sand and fearlessly orders the big bruiser not to cross it, saying there’ll be serious consequences if he does. Of course, the bully does cross and our hero draws a new... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6479406/tap-natural-gas-money Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:15:08 -0700 BY NATHANIEL JONES Two students were injured Wednesday morning in a wreck that involved a school bus on the Texas 360 service road and Six Flags Drive. One student was taken by ambulance to an Arlington hospital and a second student was taken to a hospital by their... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6397568/two-students-hurt-in-arlington-school-bus-crash Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:01:08 -0700 A nonprofit group is suing the Arlington School District, alleging 144 violations of the state's open public meetings law. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6390631/arlington-schools-accused-of-closing-meetings Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:55:08 -0700 By TRACI SHURLEY  A $3.2 million state grant will help the Arlington school district expand its pre-kindergarten program into several city child-care centers this fall and boost revenue for the cash-strapped district. The funding comes from the Prekindergarten... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6235348/state-grant-will-help-arlington-district-offer-pre-kindergarten-to-more-kid Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:14:08 -0700 By TRACI SHURLEY ARLINGTON — The Arlington school district will designate four additional schools as Title I campuses for the next two years as a way to spread $10.8 million in federal stimulus money, officials said. Of the four "temporary Title I" schools, Sam... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6184632/arlington-to-add-four-temporary-title-i-schools-to-spread-10-8-million Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:38:08 -0700 The Arlington school district is suing Carrizo Oil & Gas, claiming that the district wasn’t paid for $2.9 million in gas lease bonuses the company agreed to in November. The lawsuit was filed May 21 in state district court in Tarrant County. It’s on the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6151913/arlington-school-district-sues-energy-company-over-lease-bonuses Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:01:08 -0700