The Killeen Independent School District on Jan. 28 announced it recently learned about allegations involving a teacher and a student at Eastern Hills Middle School. The district learned about the allegations on Jan. 22 and The Killeen ISD Police Department immediately began investigating. The teacher resigned on Jan. 23 and no longer works for the district, the administration said. view article

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A TEA examiner is processing witnesses’ testimony from a public hearing surrounding allegations Mart ISD wrongfully terminated its former superintendent Betsy Burnett. Burnett lost her job back in November, leaving some in the community angry and wanting answers. In opening arguments, Mart ISD’s lawyers said Burnett became unprofessional and resentful after she received a lower rating on her annual review from board members in the beginning of last year. view article

A paraprofessional at a Corsicana ISD school was injured while dodging a chair a student threw at her, according to a district statement. The school the woman worked at, Collins Intermediate School, is the same one where an assistant principal was partially blinded in August after she was hit in the face when a student threw a wooden coat hanger at her. view article

A sweeping new evaluation system would grade Houston ISD teachers based on their students' test scores, classroom observations, and "planning and professionalism," according to a draft proposal released by the district Thursday. Student evaluations would not be included, following feedback rounds earlier in the academic year. view article

An award-winning South San Independent School District elementary teacher has died at 30 years old. Salena Rose Sanchez, a fourth grade teacher at Neil Armstrong Elementary School, died on Jan. 14, according to an obituary. view article

Riesel ISD announced Thursday that they swore in a new RISD police chief. Richard Wagner was sworn in as RISD’s new police chief. Chief Wagner previously served as the police chief of Galena Park and has over 30 years of law enforcement experience. He replaces D.L. Wilson who is now a McLennan County Commissioner. view article

The Corsicana ISD Police Department is investigating an incident at Collins Intermediate School after a paraprofessional was injured and required medical treatment for a broken wrist. Paraprofessional Carol Tidwell has been working in the school district for under a year and told KWTX that an agitated student from her 5th and 6th grade special education class threw a chair at her. Tidwell said she fell while dodging it, breaking her wrist. view article

Maggie Callahan Dominguez, Ph.D., joins the Boerne Independent School District this week as the executive director of district-community relations. Dominguez, who has worked in development and communications for the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor since 2020, will oversee all areas of community relations, including communications, marketing, public relations, partnerships and outreach. view article

The Whitehouse ISD Board of Trustees approved an update to the Transportation Pay Plan at their monthly meeting Thursday. The update adjusts pay rates for bus drivers and other transportation staff. “Several discussions have occurred over the past fall semester regarding field trip pay between the transportation department, district administration, and the school board,” said Tara Matthews, Chief Human Resources Officer for Whitehouse ISD. view article

Her compassion and empathy have also made her an asset to Someret ISD. view article

Seven human services employees were fired after a string of fraud and theft — and the largest data breach in agency history   view article

A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% staff turnover rate.   view article

Corsicana ISD’s Collins Intermediate Assistant Principal Candra Rogers, 56, blinded in her right eye after a student attacked her in August 2024, had her eye surgically removed on Jan. 14. Rogers told KWTX News Anchor Julie Hays that she is at home, and although she is suffering with agonizing pain, is hopeful the surgery will relieve the daily headaches she has experienced since the on campus attack. view article

A former Longview ISD employee is behind bars Wednesday after being accused of sexually assaulting a child. In a release, Longview ISD said the allegation against D’Marjai Dearion, 25, was made Monday. They said he was immediately placed on administrative leave and resigned after his arrest Tuesday. Longview police also released a statement, saying officers learned Dearion had sexually assaulted a teenaged girl. view article

A Celina ISD bus driver has been arrested following allegations of inappropriate conduct with a female student. In a statement released by Celina ISD, officials said they were informed on Monday, Jan. 13, about alleged inappropriate contact between Timothy Adams and a female student. The district immediately contacted police, and Adams was taken into custody. view article

A former day care worker in the Princeton Independent School District is facing charges after allegedly injuring a child. What We Know: The alleged incident happened sometime before Dec. 13 at the Panther Cub Day Care. Princeton police said that’s when they met with the child’s parents and staff members at the day care to begin their investigation. view article

Aransas Pass ISD announced the hiring of Karnes City Assistant Head Football Coach Richard Davis as its new athletics director and head football coach on Tuesday. Davis has also previously coached at Corpus Christi Calallen, Angleton, and Gregory-Portland. For more on this story, see the Jan. 23 edition of the Aransas Pass Progress. view article

Just before the Crystal City Independent School District let out for winter break, the district laid off 32 employees. The district told KSAT that none of the layoffs included any contractual employees but instead, “staff members in various non-contractual positions.” Victoria Noel, a woman who grew up in Crystal City and was set to move back to the district, said she’s communicated with teachers impacted by the cuts. view article

Authorities say a teacher at a San Antonio-area day care was killed when one car accelerated into another in a parking lot and both vehicles crashed through a fence into a play area   view article

A judge sentenced a former Longview teacher’s aide to 5 years in prison Tuesday. Judge Scott Novy handed down the sentence Tuesday after Cynthia Talley pleaded guilty to three charges of injury to a child and one charge of unlawful restraint in December. Talley, 58, of Longview, along with five other educators previously employed at Longview’s J.L. Everhart Elementary, was accused in connection with the abuse of 11 disabled children spanning from 2019 through 2021. view article

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A teacher at a San Antonio-area day care was killed and another employee and five toddlers were injured when a parent's car accelerated into another vehicle in the parking lot and both vehicles crashed into a play area, authorities said. view article

Angelina College has paid $315,000 to a former longtime employee to settle a race discrimination and retaliation case that had previously been scheduled for a jury trial in November 2024, according to a press release from the Hightower, Franklin, & James law firm in Nacogdoches, which represented the plaintiff. view article

Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, the longest serving justice on the high court. Gov. Greg Abbott also appointed his general counsel, James Sullivan, to the bench.Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, the longest serving justice on the high court. Gov. Greg Abbott also appointed his general counsel, James Sullivan, to the bench.   view article

A former Round Rock ISD teacher resigned after admitting to intentionally tripping a 5-year-old student with autism at a Head Start program, according to an arrest affidavit. Lynn Shin, who was hired in August 2024, resigned on October 1 after being placed on administrative leave following the September 26 incident at WBCO Head Start in Round Rock. view article

Charges have been filed against a former Round Rock ISD teacher accused of intentionally tripping a nonverbal student. According to an affidavit, Lynn Shin was charged with misdemeanor assault of an elderly or disabled victim following an incident at Round Rock Head Start's campus in September. view article

The Clint Independent School District on Thursday approved pay raises and a one-time $2,500 payment for qualifying employees during the upcoming school year. view article

Across the nation, school districts are having a hard time keeping and hiring bus drivers. One local school district, Comal ISD, is becoming greatly effected. As one of the fastest growing and largest districts in the San Antonio area, the district covers over 500 square miles in five different counties with over 27,000 students attending. view article

Brenham ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Eliot Allen has accepted a position with a new school district. Brenham ISD announced this (Thursday) afternoon that Allen has been selected as Director of Athletics for Bastrop ISD. He will begin his new position next week. view article

A longtime Lake Highlands High School resource officer has died due to complications from COVID-19, the Lake Highlands Advocate reported. After experiencing breathing difficulties from the illness, Chris Gibson went to a hospital Sunday morning and died shortly after, the report said. Gibson, known as “Gibby,” made a lasting impression on his colleagues and people he knew and worked with in Richardson ISD schools and the Dallas Police Department, according to the report. view article

They say participation is strictly voluntary, but the Fort Worth Independent School District is offering a one-time $500 incentive to employees who get fully vaccinated against COVID. Administrators say the money is an ‘effort to provide safe and healthy environments for students, staff and visitors’. view article

The Victoria I.S.D. Board of Trustees has approved the hiring of Anita Taylor as the new Executive Director of Strategic Planning and School Improvement for the district. The Curriculum, Instruction, and Accountability (CIA) department underwent a restructuring that consolidated positions resulting in creating the Executive Director of Strategic Planning and School Improvement. The total number of positions within the CIA department has decreased, allowing for efficient departmental workflow. view article

When Midland ISD leaders approved the salary schedule earlier this month, they increased a starting teacher’s salary that was the highest in the region. The starting teacher at Midland ISD during the 2020-21 school year made $56,500. That was the highest of all districts in a report that the district offered the Reporter-Telegram. Other districts included Ector County ($54,250), Andrews ($53,500), the entire El Paso region, Amarillo ($50,258) and Lubbock ($45,000). view article

Katy ISD’s Mayde Creek High School Principal, Ronnie Edwards was appointed as the District’s new Assistant Superintendent for School Leadership and Support. view article

East Texas Now host Jeremy G. Butler was joined by Longview ISD human relations director, Shalona McCray, and multimedia director, Elizabeth Ross, speaking about their upcoming job fair. McCray called the CareerFest a “job fair with a little more flair”. view article