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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Texas students with immigrant parents lost out on college aid because of FAFSA glitch
Students from immigrant families appear to have lost out on state grant money for college because of a glitch with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, confirming fears from earlier this year.The revamped FAFSA prevented parents who did not have a Social Security number from adding their financial information online. Students affected by the glitch had to wait months for the U.S. Education Department to come up with a workaround so they could complete the form. Texas colleges distribute state financial aid on a first-come, first-serve basis, which meant students from immigrant families were last in line for aid this year. Texas counselors who help students apply for financial aid to make post-secondary education more accessible say college hopefuls from households with mixed immigration statuses received less money than they were eligible to get. Universities do not track the immigration status of students’ households, making it unclear the extent to which those students were affected. “These are students who are eligible to complete the FAFSA. They're U.S. citizens,” said Andrea Harper, of college access group Breakthrough Central Texas. “When they were placed in the back of the line because of these glitches, they lost out… That's going to impact this group of students for many years, maybe for their whole lives.”
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Preventive Law: Election Season is Upon Us
It’s election season! That wonderful span when all Americans make the time and mental effort to reflect on and celebrate the fact that we are more alike than we are different and when we, as an electorate, focus on the real issues to be worked on instead of being distracted by curated, quasi-contextual soundbites that serve only to divide us and make political consultants rich. Or…something like that.
May 2024 Bond List
Bond Election Data collected by TexasISD.com for public school bonds in the upcoming May 2024 election cycle.
Texas-Texas A&M rivalry tickets soar in price ahead of rivalry game
It's early, but both Texas and Texas A&M remain relevant playoff contenders, and with that comes a price. A very high one, actually. The Lone Star Showdown, where the two in-state rivals will face each other for the first time since 2011 on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Kyle Field, remains an expensive ticket on both StubHub and Ticketmaster. The cheapest seats for the game as of 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10 are $613 per person on SeatGeek and $664 on Ticketmaster. That's a slight increase from early September, which were $549 and $623 resp00ecti0vely. It's early, but both Texas and Texas A&M remain relevant playoff contenders, and with that comes a price. A very high one, actually.
The Lone Star Showdown, where the two in-state rivals will face each other for the first time since 2011 on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Kyle Field, remains an expensive ticket on both StubHub and Ticketmaster. The cheapest seats for the game as of 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10 are $613 per person on SeatGeek and $664 on Ticketmaster. That's a slight increase from early September, which were $549 and $623 respectively.
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Houston ISD Bond Faces Bipartisan Opposition
The bond is the largest of its kind in state history and is expected to cost as much as $8.8 billion when including interest.
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Venezuelan Gang Member Arrested for Recruiting Houston Middle School Students
Authorities have arrested a confirmed Tren de Aragua gang member, after he allegedly recruited students from two Houston middle schools to join the Venezuelan gang.
According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jorgenys Robertson Cova—an illegal alien from Venezuela—entered the United States two years ago.
Cova is suspected to have recruited students from Jane Long Academy and Las Americas—both of which are located in the Houston Independent School District. He was arrested last week after being wanted in Pearland for theft and was accused of recruiting the students.
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Edgewood ISD Superintendent Gets Raise While Students Are Failing
Edgewood ISD extended Superintendent Eduardo Hernández’s contract until 2029 and raised his annual salary to $291,923. Elected trustees in Edgewood Independent School District are coming under fire after extending the superintendent’s contract and increasing his salary despite a vast majority of its students failing academic performance. Superintendent Eduardo Hernández’s contract was recently extended to 2029, and his salary was raised to $291,923 a year. The amount listed excludes the cost of any benefits, such as healthcare, retirement, and allowances. While Hernández is being paid a large salary, Edgewood ISD earned a C rating on its latest assessment. Data also show that the district is failing a vast majority of its students based on its 2022 STAAR results.
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A Texas rematch: Republican Mayra Flores aims to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez for U.S. House seat
BROWNSVILLE —U.S. Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Mayra Flores are once again battling to represent a portion of South Texas and each are promising to improve the economy and curb the flow of migrants through the border — albeit with very different tactics.
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Texas reading program allows children to hear the voice of their incarcerated mother
Women’s Storybook Project brings “hope inside dark places.” Many children have a fond memory of their mom reading them a book before bed, flipping through the pages and pausing to explore pictures. Children with incarcerated parents, however, may miss out on this comforting experience. “If you think about the library story time, or someone reading to you in school, or even just a mom sitting down with her children in the evening to read a book, it’s a comfortable and joyful experience,” Jill Gonzalez, executive director of Women’s Storybook Project, said.
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ASHBY: Voting reminders and a look at House interim charges
As we near the 2024 Election Day on Nov. 5, I’d like to offer a friendly reminder that the early voting period will begin Oct. 21 and will end Nov. 1. While I always encourage folks to take advantage of the early voting period to avoid Election Day lines, what’s most important is that you plan to participate in the process by exercising your right to vote. For more information about early voting locations, what you’ll need to bring with you to the polling locations or any other questions you may have, please visit votetexas.gov. With that, we’ll step back into our examination of House interim charges.
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Texas DPS Apprehends 22 Special Interest Aliens
At least 1.7 million special interest aliens have entered the country under the Biden-Harris administration. Texas Department of Public Safety officers apprehended a large group of illegal border crossers, including 23 unaccompanied children and 22 special interest aliens. The groups crossed onto private property in Maverick County, as reported by Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesman for DPS. Olivarez posted that of the 23 unaccompanied children, 16 were boys, and seven were girls. The 22 special interest aliens were from Egypt and Turkey. A special interest alien is someone who is identified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a potential national security threat due to analysis of their travel patterns and country of origin.
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Rusk ISD campus administration shares how they are moving forward after an alleged assault at Rusk High School
"Fear, saddened, disbelief," Jessica Gunter said. As a parent of Rusk ISD, those were the emotions Jessica Gunter felt when she heard about an alleged assault at Rusk High School. "What happened is absolutely ridiculous I hate that it happened, we are going to do whatever we can to keep it from happening again, no excuse for that, on a school campus, at Rusk ISD or anywhere else," Rusk ISD Superintendent Grey Burton said.
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US Rep. Lloyd Doggett backs Austin ISD proposed tax rate increase
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, on Monday backed a tax rate increase that, if passed, would infuse $41 million annually into the Austin Independent School District. The district said the rate increase, also known as Prop A, would raise teacher pay and reduce the district’s multi-million dollar deficit.
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Keller ISD’s new theater policy prompts parent petition against alleged censorship
A petition on Change.org seeks signers to join an effort against Keller ISD’s new theater policy, approved in August, that some call censorship. Parent Courtney Mullaney launched the petition to end the policy, which requires a superintendent-led review of every play and musical before it can be performed. As a result, Mullaney said, previously approved productions, including “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime,” “Ruthless,” and “Yellow Boat” are now off limits.
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Huffman ISD Board of Trustees to hold meeting on raising property taxes
The Huffman ISD Board of Trustees is set to vote Tuesday morning on raising property taxes by as much as 25%. The district says its meeting on raising rates, which will be held at 9 a.m., is to help with a budget shortfall and reportedly recent storm damage. Many residents in Huffman are concerned that the board is set to approve a tax increase. And according to state law, they can do it WITHOUT voter approval.
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Loaded gun in a backpack, knife on a bus, a kid on no one’s radar: How Wylie ISD reacted
The Wylie ISD School Board held a public hearing Thursday night following recent events involving students with weapons on school property. The purpose of the hearing was to inform attendees about safety and security methods used by the past and present and to hear feedback from parents, WISD Superintendent Joey Light said.
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Lewisville ISD may close, consolidate 20 campuses due to budget woes
Lewisville ISD is considering closing or consolidating as many as 20 campuses amid a budget shortfall and declining enrollment.
The district faces a $4.5 million deficit and nearly 10,000 fewer students in the next decade, said Superintendent Lori Rapp and a Lewisville ISD committee looking into efforts to become more efficient. Closing or consolidating 20 campuses will be one possible result, said Rapp, to “right size” the district.
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‘They are lying on my son’: Mother claims Cy-Fair ISD officer’s actions against son were unjustified
A Cypress Springs High School student’s mom is speaking out after an encounter involving her son and a district police officer.
The mother, who requested to remain anonymous due to online harassment, expressed her outrage after viewing video cell phone video that appeared to show her 16-year-old son being body slammed by a district officer.
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Robstown ISD candidate declared ineligible to run for office
A candidate running for a seat on the Robstown Independent School Board of Trustees has been declared ineligible to run. As 6 Investigates previously reported, Place 4 candidate Gilbert Cervantes is a five-time felon on parole until 2029. When Cervantes submitted his application for a place on the ballot, he checked the box indicating he had not been convicted of a felony.
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Dallas ISD hosts urban education national conference, welcomes 78 school districts
Dallas ISD is hosting the 2024 Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) Annual Fall Conference, bringing together over 1,000 big-city school leaders, board members, senior administrators, and educators from across the country. The event will feature more than 200 presentations covering a wide range of topics that impact urban school districts nationwide.
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Keller ISD ‘censoring’ school plays with new approval process, families say
Some Keller students and parents are pushing back against a new district practice that they say amounts to censorship of school plays and musicals.
Courtney Mullaney said she was surprised when her child’s theater production kept changing, leading to delayed rehearsals and performances.
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Vernon ISD mourns sudden passing of high school librarian
The Vernon community is mourning the loss of a beloved school district instructor who passed away suddenly on Sunday, Oct. 13.
Vernon ISD officials said in a Facebook post that Gayla DeHoyos joined the district as a substitute teacher in 2002 and became a full-time faculty member in 2013. She was the ISS instructor for many years before becoming the librarian.
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Behind the Movement to Ban Cellphones in Schools
Seven states passed laws prohibiting cellphone use during instruction time or requiring districts to impose restrictions at the local level.
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Superintendent Doug Loomis retiring from Amarillo ISD at end of 2024-25 school year
Superintendent Doug Loomis is retiring from Amarillo ISD at end of 2024-25 school year after nearly 40 years with the district. According to the agenda for Monday's AISDBoard of Trustees meeting, Loomis submitted a "letter of retirement/resignation" to be effective June 30, 2025.
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Leander ISD prepares for mounting budget shortfall ahead of FY 2025-26
Leander ISD officials began discussing the district’s priorities for its fiscal year 2025-26 budget at an Oct. 10 board of trustees meeting. The discussion comes a few months after the district adopted its FY 2024-25 budget with a nearly $13.1 million shortfall amid recent cuts to state and federal funding. The district is projected to adopt a $29.88 million shortfall for FY 2025-26, assuming the district does not make any budget adjustments from previous fiscal years, which LISD does not plan to do, Chief Financial Officer Pete Pape said.
“If we continue to do the exact same things that we do, we kind of know we’re in trouble,” Pape said. “We want to be ahead of the game [as] much as possible to still meet what our goals are and what our focus is.”
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Del Valle ISD names Matthew Gutierrez as new superintendent
Del Valle ISD named Matthew Gutierrez as the district’s Superintendent of Schools during a meeting Saturday. Gutierrez was named as the lone finalist for the position by the district on September 21. “Dr. Gutierrez’s priority is guiding the district toward an ambitious path toward overall improvement,” DVISD said. “He is working to effectively build a community engagement framework designed to help meet the district’s needs of almost 12,000 students.”
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Central ISD uses Texas-grown beef, produce for student meals
Eating at the school cafeteria is not what it used to be, according to Central ISD officials. CISD feeds breakfast to approximately 500 students and lunch to just more than 1,000 students each day, and students are now offered Texas-grown beef and produce. “The Central Child Nutrition Department decided to start offering more local foods, because it is important knowing where your food comes from and what is in your food,” said Heather Brink, CISD director of child nutrition. “We wanted to support local farmers around the community and provide the best food possible to our students and staff.”
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Itasca ISD provides update on football player injured during game
Itasca ISD provided an update on football player Aydan Villarreal, who was injured during their game against Dawson Friday night. The district says doctors diagnosed Aydan with spinal shock. Spinal shock is described as the sudden, temporary loss or impairment of spinal cord function, according to information found on the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
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San Antonio ISD asks public to complete survey on how to use recently closed school buildings
Almost a year after trustees for the San Antonio Independent School District voted to close 15 schools, district officials gave the public a chance to fill out a survey to weigh-in on how SAISD should use the now empty buildings. The survey asks community members to select from nearly a dozen potential uses, including mental health services, early childhood education for children from 0-3, affordable housing for SAISD teachers and staff, and green spaces like parks and playgrounds.
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Plenty of parents see successes in Fort Worth ISD. Our leaders need a closer look
In recent weeks, the Fort Worth ISD has faced renewed scrutiny. Public comments by Mayor Mattie Parker and the abrupt resignation of Superintendent Angélica Ramsey after just two years in the role have left many families concerned. The message from our civic leaders emphasizes data points and test scores. This leads some to believe that our public schools are failing. However, many parents of FWISD students believe this narrative is harmful and overlooks the successes happening at numerous campuses across the district.
Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article293776654.html#storylink=cpy
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How would City View ISD’s proposed $19.3 million bond affect taxes? Superintendent explains
As they take to the polls, voters will decide on City View ISD’s proposed big-ticket bond. After polling parents and staff this past spring, needs for a new upper elementary school and general repairs were singled out as the City View ISD Proposition A‘s priorities.
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Willis ISD adds $68.8 million football facility bond proposal on November ballot
Residents of the Willis Independent School District will be voting on more than local officials and the presidential election this November, but whether or not they'd approve of a $115.4-million bond package to upgrade the school district's athletic facilities.
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Fast-growing East Central ISD asks voters for help with costs
East Central ISD is asking local voters to approve a tax increase and three bond issues to help the district upgrade aged sports facilities and build new school facilities as it grapples with exploding enrollment, which is expected to double in the next eight years.
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