City of Arlington will use Cowboys Stadium for world-record CPR training attempt

Oslo, you're going down!

By Pegasus News wire

An official Guinness adjudicator will be on hand to verify the simultaneous training of 4,500 local eighth-graders.

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

League of Women Voters of Arlington to hold public forum on constitutional amendments

By Staff

The forum will also discuss the upcoming Arlington ISD bond election.

Monday, Oct. 5, 2009

UT Arlington receives grants for Arlington ISD partnership

By Pegasus News wire

The $50,000 grant will be used to improve the graduation rates of Latino students from Arlington High and Lamar High.

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009

Arlington police shoot aggressive dog

By Pegasus News wire

The dog, a boxer, is expected to survive.

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009

Computers stolen from nine Arlington schools

By Pegasus News wire

The suspect appears to be a thin, black man with a gold or diamond earring in his right ear.

Friday, Aug. 28, 2009

Arlington proposing new taxes to fund school improvements

By Pegasus News wire

Eight-year-old computers? Do they even run on electricity?

Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

North Texas school districts cutting back on new hires

By Pegasus News wire

Fort Worth ISD usually hires around 900 new teachers, but will only reach around 300 this year.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Fort Worth and Arlington ISDs get fed funds for food equipment

By Pegasus News wire

The bad news: deep fryers are OUTTA HERE!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

School kids in Arlington to pay 25 cents more for lunch

By Pegasus News wire

With that and a quarter you can get ... let's see ... half a candy bar?

Friday, May 29, 2009

Two Arlington-area schools shut down due to probable swine flu

By Pegasus News wire

One of 'em's in Mansfield ISD, actually - but Arlington kids go there.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Casa Mañana announces nominees for Betty Lynn Buckley Awards

By Pegasus News wire

Drama programs at Tarrant County High Schools have been put under speculation.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Arlington ISD may allow outside transfer students

By Pegasus News wire

The plan would bring additional state funding as well as allow teachers living outside the district to enroll their children at their own schools.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

League of Women Voters to hold Arlington candidates forum

By Barbara W. Prabhu

The forum will include candidates for mayor, city council, and school board seats.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Give notice of leave early. Get $500 from Arlington ISD. Win.

By Pegasus News wire

More than 100 teachers have already given notice.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Arlington’s Lamar High School site of large gang fight

By Pegasus News wire

This incident appears to be related to a Tuesday night basketball game.

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008

Spanish class at Arlington’s Bowie High School competing in international video contest

By Pegasus News wire

Grand prize winners will receive over $25,000 worth of technology for their classroom, including a projector, laptop and Interwrite board, in addition to thousands of dollars in licensed software.

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008

Bible study not a big draw at Tarrant County high schools

By Pegasus News wire

At least five area districts are not conducting the course because the required numbers of students didn't sign up.

Friday, Aug. 29, 2008

Arlington ISD board member will address League of Women Voters

By Pegasus News wire

Sherri Wade will speak at the member recruitment event in Pantego.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

TEA rates 64 Tarrant County schools “Exemplary,” 15 “Academically Unacceptable”

By Erin Rice

Carroll ISD, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Keller ISD, and HEB ISD all received one of the two highest ratings.

Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

Former Arlington ISD superintendent being investigated by El Paso district

By Pegasus News wire

Ysleta School District wants to see if Hector Montenegro misused travel funds on their watch, too.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Arlington ISD investigating former superintendent and HOPE Foundation

By Pegasus News wire

Depending on what the foundation provided to the former super, the district may seek to recover up to $240,000.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Superindendent of Arlington ISD resigns amid multiple malfeasance allegations

By Pegasus News wire

Some might characterize the media circus following the exploits of Hector Montenegro as a right royal dung-slinging.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Arlington ISD superintendent may be put on paid leave

By Pegasus News wire

School board is considering action while they continue to look into alleged indiscretions made by Montenegro.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Arlington ISD chief under scrutiny for lavish event spending

By Pegasus News wire

Hopefully, the steaks were good.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Arlington school board studies superintendent

By Pegasus News wire

At issue were Hector Montenegro's honoraria and travel expenses.

Friday, June 27, 2008

2008 Arlington ISD Board of Trustees election results

By Laura Seewoester

Two of the three places up for reelection had multiple candidates.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Arlington, Mansfield, and Kennedale 8th graders do pretty good on TAKS reading

By Pegasus News wire

Arlington 8th-graders showed the greatest improvement.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Jean Massieu Academy school bus involved in two-vehicle collision

By Pegasus News wire

Nobody appeared to be seriously injured in the wreck.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

TEA will monitor TAKS testing at four Tarrant County schools

By Pegasus News wire

The schools are among Fort Worth and Arlington's lowest achieving (or questionable practicing) when it comes to TAKS testing.

Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008

Irving ISD aims to “Make a Connection Through Art”

By Pegasus News wire

“Some students don’t realize how artistic they really are,” said April Brooks, eighth grade reading teacher at Lamar.

Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008

Arlington Martin High School cheerleaders win competition

... in the Small Varsity Division of the National Cheerleading Association's Senior and Junior High School National Championships.

By Pegasus News wire

Dallas Convention Center played host to "Super Bowl of high school cheerleading" this past weekend.

Monday, Dec. 31, 2007

Arlington school children raise $21,000 for Goodfellow Fund

By Pegasus News wire

The S-T estimates that the money raised by Arlington ISD will help 460 children this year.

Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007

Bowie High in Arlington evacuated after sewage line rupture

By Pegasus News wire

The school smelled funky, so kids got to go home early.

Friday, Dec. 14, 2007

Teen shot in front of his Arlington home

By Pegasus News wire

Police are seeking up to four suspects.

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007

Arlington names new superintendent

By Pegasus News wire

And the winner is.... Hector Montenegro!

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007

Bowie running back rejoins team

By Pegasus News wire

The Volunteers add another weapon for their game against Arlington on Friday.

Monday, Oct. 15, 2007

Arlington ISD refusing to pay its water bill

By Pegasus News wire

Increase in storm-water fees is viewed as absurd by school district.

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007

Arlington ISD cancels games after player death

By Pegasus News wire

Wilson to be buried on Saturday in Greenville, Mississippi.

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007

Arlington school playgrounds still closed due to wood chip removal

By Pegasus News wire

At least once the dang pea gravel is installed, it's not likely to self-ignite.

Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007

Ex-Bowie athlete drops discus to focus on football

By Pegasus News wire

As a senior in high school, Brad Sellers was considered the seventh best discus thrower in the country.

Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007