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Pre-algebra teacher Heather Jones helps a student with a problem during R.U.S.H. (RTI, UIL and Study Hall) period at Huntington Middle School.
East Texas teachers tackle homework in unique ways By GRACE JUAREZ The Lufkin Daily News In modern society, homework is linked to school like clouds are linked to rain. It shows up in conversations, in fever dreams and in media. From shows about pioneer days like “Little House on the Prairie” to modern shows like “Fresh Off the Boat,” students and families are no strangers to homework. However, studies from the 1980s to present day have questioned the assumed benefit of extra work. Some have suggested homework might cause more harm than it’s worth, and some have said the benefit varies depending on the age of the student. Duke University social psychologist Harris Cooper and several of his colleagues conducted a review of studies published from 1987-2003. In this review, Cooper found that homework was linked to better test scores in high school. Homework also was beneficial — to a lesser
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Nichols files bills, records updates By JESS HUFF The Lufkin Daily News CARA CAMPBELL/The Lufkin Daily News
Eighth-graders work on Ingenuity, a test preparation program, and homework silently at their desks during SEE HOMEWORK, PAGE 4A R.U.S.H. (RTI, UIL and Study Hall) period at Huntington Middle School.
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Lufkin Bull Bash scheduled for Feb. 23 By JESS HUFF The Lufkin Daily News Tickets are now available for the 30th annual Big Tex Agriplex Bull Bash at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at the George H. Henderson Jr. Expo Center. While the official rider lineup is yet to be announced, event planners promise the same quality riders and show as have been seen in Lufkin in previous years. The bulls will be provided by the Championship Bull
Riding Team, Chelsee Murphy, with the Bull Bash, said. The second- and third-place winners from the first ever Bull Bash, Bryan Ely and Scott McCune, will be available before the show with several other bull riders for a meetand-greet with the audience. Ely is now 49 years old, married with eight children. He returned to bull riding in 2016 when he became a member of the World Senior Professional Bull Riders, winning buckles
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State Rep. Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin) filed House Bill 1244 with the Legislature on Jan. 31 to replace the state graduation requirement of passing a U.S. history test with a civics test. ASHBY “This is a piece of legislation that I worked on last session, and that passed the House overwhelmingly,” Ashby said. “It allows teachers more time to focus on the key events and concepts in the U.S. history curriculum without feeling like they are racing to the finish line before an end of course testing day. I believe this bill will help ensure students become more productive and engaged members of our society.” The civics test will mimic the same test the U.S. government requires all
in ’16 and ’17. He’s only coming for the meet-and-greet due to a shoulder injury he has yet to recover from, but looks forward to his return trip to Lufkin. Contenders have a chance at $20,000, Fenoglio boots, an Ohio silver belt buckle, custom saddles and more. Planners urge the audience to stay after for a musical performance by Copper Chief, a Texas country rock band that was featured in USA
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Today. Tickets can be purchased at Eventbrite.com or Cavender’s in Lufkin. Tickets for premium reserved seats are $55. For reserved they are $35 and general admission is $25. Children 3-10 years are $15. Children 2 years and under are free in general admission seating only.
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State Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) recently filed several bills to the 86th legislative session and recorded several updates to NICHOLS previously filed bills. The bills filed range in filing dates from early November to Feb. 8. The topics also range, but many refer to eminent domain laws and coincide with House bills. ■ Senate Bill 10 would create a health care consortium. Nichols co-authored the bill with the
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