The San Antonio Independent School District upped the ante Monday night in its negotiations with developers over a deal to sell its 2-acre parking lot.  view article

Wynn Rosser will be in charge of guiding the state’s postsecondary education policies. He currently leads a foundation focused on rural East Texas and previously worked at Texas A&M.   view article

Projections indicate Coppell ISD total enrollment could dip by 1,970 students by the 2034-35 school year. The decline is due to limited future development and housing options for families with children and an over 300-student disparity between the 2024-25 graduating class and the 2024-25 kindergarten class, said Zonda Education demographer, Rocky Gardiner at a Dec. 9 meeting. The district has about 1,036 seniors and 711 kindergarten students. “Statewide we have a kindergarten challenge; it's not just Coppell, it's happening everywhere,” Gardiner said. view article

Amid declining enrollment across Amarillo, the Amarillo ISD Board of Trustees has decided to close the district’s three smallest elementary schools. Park Hills Elementary, Pleasant Valley Elementary and Sunrise Elementary will be closed at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. The decision came after years of declining enrollment, with eight schools being placed on the watchlist for consideration of closure and consolidation. view article

Michael Richardson speaks with Tyler ISD Superintendent Dr. Marty Crawford about the approved school year calendar, district vehicle purchases, and renovations coming to the A.T. Stewart Campus. view article

The Dripping Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a motion to move forward with new boundary attendance zones in a 5-2 vote. After more than 30 minutes of discussion for the approval, board members approved that vote for the re-zoning. view article

Like hundreds of other high school students in Leander ISD, Aarohie Nimje enjoys spending time with her family and friends, creating art, reading, and dancing. But Aarohie is also one of only 267 students in the district who are on track to graduate with both their high school diploma and an associate degree at the same time. This is the opportunity that Leander ISD’s Early College High School (ECHS) provides. Thanks to the district’s partnership with Austin Community College (ACC), scholars enrolled in ECHS are able to earn an associate degree tuition-free before they even walk the stage at their high school graduation, preparing them to continue their higher education journey or for anything else they want to pursue. ECHS is located at the ACC San Gabriel campus in Leander. Scholars are taught their high school classes by LISD teachers and their college courses by ACC professors. view article

Suburban counties around Houston continued to experience a population boom last year that has far outpaced the city’s relatively flat rate of growth, according to the most recent U.S. Census data released Thursday. view article

After a year of uncertainty, members of the La Joya ISD chapter of the Association of Texas Professional Educators said they’re worried about a job in the next school year. In November, the trustees with the La Joya ISD School Board discussed a proposal to consolidate its four early college high schools into one. The district cited a need to improve graduation rates and to get rid of extra programs as some of the reasons to move forward with the proposed consolidation. view article

The San Antonio Independent School District has released a draft Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of district land for the new Missions ballpark. The MOU posted to SAISD’s board agenda Friday afternoon said SAISD will sell the Camaron Street property to Bexar County. view article

Schools could soon change for students in Dripping Springs Independent School District as the school board considers moving forward with new boundary attendance zones. The district has been gathering feedback over the fall 2024 semester on new elementary and middle school attendance zones. view article

There is always heartbreak when a school closes for good. Parents and young students in Lewisville ISD are still processing the school board’s recent decision to close five elementary schools. The harsh reality is that North Texas school districts need to adapt to lower enrollments, a trend that is here to stay. Lewisville ISD projects enrollment to settle at about 45,000 students over the next decade, down from a peak of 53,000, this newspaper reported. view article

As student enrollment in Houston ISD declines to its lowest level since the pandemic, Superintendent Mike Miles is striking it rich. The state-appointed boss of the largest school district in Texas received a $126,000 bonus from the Board of Managers, on top of his $380,000 annual salary, according to a new report in the Houston Chronicle. view article

On Monday, Nov. 18, Aldine ISD’s Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Department held a meeting for its Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) Clerks. PFE Clerks are new to FACE. They are in place at all Title I campuses to foster more communication between the campus and families. The role of the PFE Clerk is to ensure that Aldine’s families are informed, supported, and empowered. They are instrumental in assisting families with Annual Enrollment in the Home Access Center (HAC). This process is critical as it ensures that all student information is accurate, up-to-date, and ready for the new school year. In many instances, they serve as the first point of contact for parents and guardians, guiding them, answering questions, and providing resources to make sure families have the support they need. view article

In a quarterly demographic update from district demographer Bob Templeton of Zonda Education given Dec. 12, Templeton said the district added 559 new students to the district—about 40 students higher than originally projected by the firm. Templeton said regional economic activity—like the draw of Samsung and other active industries—are large contributors to this increased enrollment. view article

New Braunfels ISD is seeing gradual growth as the district recovers from the slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with projections showing an annual increase of about 0.7%. Superintendent Dr. Laulyn Aterbury said while growth is not as rapid as in previous years, it’s not in decline either. view article

As a vigil took place across town for the Houston ISD student who was fatally struck by a train earlier this week, Superintendent Mike Miles announced the district would be working with city and county officials on possible safety improvements. During a Thursday press conference, Miles announced that he would be working with Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo to explore ways to provide students with safer alternatives to crossing train tracks near Houston ISD campuses. view article

Days after a Houston ISD teen was tragically killed by a train while walking to school, community members and loved ones are joining together to honor his memory and ramp up calls for safety. view article

Austin Tice is a Marine Corps veteran, freelance journalist, and Houston native who was abducted in 2012 while reporting on the unrest in Syria.   view article

University professors across the political spectrum in Texas are preemptively self-censoring themselves for fear of damaging their reputations or losing their jobs, according to a new survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a First Amendment advocacy group. view article

Leander ISD is taking the next steps in creating its own police force to comply with a new state law. Shā Rogers, LISD’s executive director of safety and security, updated parents on the district’s progress in forming a police department at three community events throughout November and December. view article

The Vidor Independent School District has seen a drop in its enrollment over the past four decades. "We have been experiencing a small, steady decline since 1980 when Vidor ISD was at 5,800 students," district spokesperson Bryan Brassard said. "Since then, we dropped anywhere from 50 to 100 students per year with the exception of the years after severe storms and COVID. Those events negatively impacted us by dropping us by around 300 students each time." view article

Just over a day after a Milby High School student died after being struck by a train on their way to school, Houston ISD is offering to help the family cover the funeral cost. On Tuesday afternoon, Houston ISD Chief of Public Affairs and Communication Alexandra Elizondo said the incident was tragic and that the district would be assisting the family. view article

North East Independent School District and Judson Independent School District are both preparing to consolidate schools. NEISD’s superintendent announced Tuesday that the district is considering consolidating three of its schools. The three proposed schools would be Clear Springs Elementary, Wilshire Elementary and Driscoll Middle School. view article

The Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees voted 6-0 to send Hodges Elementary students to Bean Elementary next school year. The board voted to close three schools last week. At that special meeting, parents and students made their case to keep Hodges open, but the board says the attendance just isn’t there. view article

Irene Fulton has worked as a counselor at Fort Worth ISD’s West Handley Elementary School for 29 years. Soon, she’ll retire, she told the Report. Not long after that, the school in which she spent nearly half of her career will be gone, too. view article

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) pledged continued support for the family of 15-year-old Sergio Rodriguez, a Milby High School student who was killed in a train accident and announced measures to assist grieving students and staff. view article

Another San Antonio school district is considering closing schools to make better use of funding amid declining enrollment. A committee for the North East Independent School District has recommended closing three campuses at the end of the current school year: Driscoll Middle School, Wilshire Elementary School, and Clear Spring Elementary School. view article

We're hearing more instances of schools closing or "consolidating" to help keep their districts afloat. Most recently, North East and Crystal City ISD's announced similar changes for next school year. view article

Lewisville Independent School District is the latest district to decide to close some of its schools. The Board of Trustees voted Monday night to close five elementary schools and also rezone parts of the district. Parents like Laura Minter are now left to pick up the pieces. Minter said she had a tough conversation with her 9-year-old Peyton who found out his school would be closing for good. view article

Tano Tijerina was elected as a Democrat to lead Webb County, which includes Laredo. It is among many border counties that Trump won in November.   view article

view article

BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — The Bastrop Independent School District is planning to change attendance zone boundaries to accommodate a student population projected to more than double in the next 10 years. view article

A comptroller’s report found that deporting the estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants living in Texas in 2005 would have cost the state about $17.7 billion in gross domestic product.   view article

Frisco ISD made a pragmatic call by launching a program that will open enrollment at select campuses to students living outside the district. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, the Access Frisco program will allow students in kindergarten through seventh grade to apply for enrollment at one of 16 FISD schools. The district is joining the ranks of several other North Texas districts that have similar programs, including Coppell ISD and Plano ISD. view article