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Jeff Weiss

Dallas
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Covers:  testing, accountability, popular culture, education, faith, public school, classroom technology, high-stakes testing
Doesn't Cover: higher education
Education reporter for the Dallas Morning News. Freelance writer about faith, ethics and culture for RNS and CNN.com

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Jeff Weiss’s Biography

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Jeffrey Weiss has been a reporter for more than three decades. First for the Miami Herald and then for the Dallas Morning News. His assignments have ranged from GA to small town cops to religion to education. Currently he covers regional public education issues He lives in Dallas, TX.

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ANALYSIS: 'Gravity' and the unanswered questions of unbelief

ANALYSIS: 'Gravity' and the unanswered questions of unbelief

(RNS) Reviews of the new hit movie "Gravity" note that it's an unusually fine science fiction film. What they…

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Legislature's changes to Texas education go far beyond zapping of 10 STAAR tests

Legislature's changes to Texas education go far beyond zapping of 10 STAAR tests

Anyone who cares about Texas schools probably knows the state just whacked a bunch of STAAR tests. But that w…

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Why Duncanville ISD was one of the few Texas school district judged "improvement required" by the...

Why Duncanville ISD was one of the few Texas school district judged "improvement required" by the...

UPDATE-ish: As the commenter noted below, Duncanville's teaching got some national attention earlier this yea…

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RealClearReligion - Quit Thinking School Prayer Is Banned

RealClearReligion - Quit Thinking School Prayer Is Banned

"Student prayer is a protected form of speech that cannot be banned by school officials, including prayer at …

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Richardson High student lauded for devising quick, cheap way to filter arsenic from water

Richardson High student lauded for devising quick, cheap way to filter arsenic from water

The ingredients for Thabit Pulak's experiment sound like material for an elementary school science project: a…

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AMONG THE SCAPPOOSE SHELVES: Movies by Moonlight returns in August - Your Oregon News

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By Jeff Weiss
| Your Oregon News
Movies by Moonlight in Heritage Park is returning to Scappoose in August. These events are a summer staple in Scappoose that have offered a free family event that has enriched our community since 2018. Starting at 7 p.m. every Friday evening in August, the Scappoose Public Library partners with the City of Scappoose to present Movies by Moonlight in Heritage Park, a free outdoor movie series that has become a beloved summer tradition. Entertainment begins at 7 p.m., with movies starting at dusk.
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A Little Deeper Than Usual: Joan Didion on The Grateful Dead

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By Jeff Weiss
| powmag.net
In 1967, the Saturday Evening Post sent Joan Didion to San Francisco to experience the “abrupt mutation” occurring during the Summer of Love. On her reporting trip, Didion watched the Grateful Dead rehearse behind Bob’s Floating Homes on the Sausalito waterfront. Afterwards, she interviewed the entire band, save for Pigpen (“easily the most photogenic member”), who was nowhere to be found.
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AMONG THE SCAPPOOSE SHELVES: Summer Outdoor Fun Festival to return this summer - Columbia County Spotlight

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By Lauren Bishop, Jeff Weiss
| Spotlight
The Scappoose Outdoor Fun Festival is back for its third year and it’s bigger, bolder and more fun than ever! Join us from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 6, for a full day of outdoor adventure, discovery and community celebration. This one-of-a-kind festival sponsored by the Scappoose Public Library and the city of Scappoose, brings together local partners to showcase the incredible wild spaces and parks that make Columbia County so special.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Monitoring a bank of police scanners from 5:30 p.m. until 2 a.m. five days a week for the Miami Herald.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yup. And I remember when the IBM Selectrix with the eraser key was the "killer app."

How is social media changing news?

It enables a much more direct interaction between consumers of the news and purveyors. Which has advantages and disadvantages.