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| Lone Finalist | Panhandle ISD - Dr. John Sherrill, Principal,Archer City ISD; Search by: Region 16 ESC, Dr. Tanya Larkin, Exec. Dir.INFO |
| Lone Finalist | Claude ISD - Brent Kirkland, Principal,Panhandle ISD; Search by: Claude ISD Board of Trustees & Jody JohnsonINFO |
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Waco ISD and nonprofit Soles4Souls are aiming to help students start off the school year on the right foot. On Thursday, Aug. 15, Soles4Souls delivered 500 shoes, filling three pallets, to the district's community partner 7th and James Baptist Church. The shoes will reportedly be given to Waco ISD's "Highly Mobile Students", those in foster care or who are experiencing homelessness.
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Saginaw ISD holds head start enrollment fair
Saginaw ISD Early Childhood Services held an enrollment fair on Thursday, Aug. 15, at Brunkow Preschool.
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Brain food in a different kind of vending machine at Alice ISD
Noonan Elementary at Alice ISD purchased a book vending machine for the campus. The book vending machine was purchased with profits made from campus book fairs.
Students will get tokens that they'll use to purchase books of their choice.. Food for thought at Alice Independent School District. Noonan Elementary purchased a vending machine, but this one doesn’t give out typical snack food. The librarian at Noonan Elementary wanted to create a new incentive to get more students to read this year. The idea led her to a vending machine. “Everybody’s been so excited,” Noonan Elementary’s Librarian Pamela Gonzales said.
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The Education of Mike Miles
When state leaders took over Houston Independent School District, they wanted a superintendent who could withstand criticism. The man they hired has provoked it.
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Santa Fe ISD will not face liability in civil case against parents of accused gunman in 2018 shooting
The Santa Fe Independent School District will not be added to the ongoing civil case against the parents of the accused gunman in the 2018 Santa Fe school shooting, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vows to keep busing migrants north. One problem: Not enough migrants.
Republican National Convention delegates erupted in applause last month when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on his commitment to send buses full of migrants to blue cities.
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Central Texas school districts, state seek solutions to train uncertified teachers
Hailey Scott, the daughter of an Austin school district teacher, had long entertained the idea of becoming an educator, but her path to that end hasn’t led her down a traditional certification model.
She earned a degree in Black studies at the University of Texas and began coaching cheerleading, but when the opportunity came to join the Austin school district as an uncertified teacher and gain her teaching credentials along the way, she decided to go for it. A recent Texas Tech University study found that 41% of first-time, newly hired teachers in the 17-county region that includes Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop counties, didn’t have a teaching certification.
However, officials at many Austin area school districts noted they’d turned in recent years to hiring teachers through local certification tracks, as part of an effort to recruit interested, excited educators into training during a time when traditional pathways have yielded fewer applicants.
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Rotan ISD trustees debate calling for potential bond election
The Rotan ISD Board of Trustees met with tax experts and legal counsel with the Fisher County Appraisal District on Monday, leaving officials just one week left to consider the financial impacts associated with a potential bond. Officials anticipate making the final decision on whether to call for a November Bond Election when the board meets on Monday, August 19.Gary Zeitler, with Eagle Property…
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Round Rock ISD board to finalize nearly $1 billion bond proposal as school year begins
Parents made the walk Tuesday morning toward the front doors of Berkman Elementary, flanked by their children dressed in new clothes and carrying nearly empty backpacks. It’s the usual ritual for a first day of school, and families were welcomed by Round Rock Independent School District Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez.
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Texas Educators Blame Test for English Learners’ Low Scores
English-learning students’ scores on a state test designed to measure their mastery of the language fell sharply and have stayed low since 2018 — a drop that bilingual educators say might have less to do with students’ skills and more with sweeping design changes and the automated computer scoring system that were introduced that year.
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Cy-Fair ISD trustees approve Bible-focused electives, hear concerns over busing plan
Less than a week before classes are set to start in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, trustees on Monday night passed new Bible study electives for the 2025-26 school year, approved the amended library materials policy and argued over whether spouses of trustees should be able to serve on district committees. Board members also heard concern over a new busing policy that will take effect Monday, the first day of classes.
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Mom says 11-year-old son with autism was mistakenly allowed to leave Aldine ISD campus
An 11-year-old boy was allowed to leave Stovall Middle School when he wasn't supposed to, Aldine ISD confirms. Helen Sabio said her son, who has autism, hasn't yet been assigned a bus route, so she went to pick him up from school Tuesday afternoon. But Sabio said when she got to the school, her son wasn't there.
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All students will eat for free at Dallas ISD for the 2024-2025 school year
Dallas ISD's Food and Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) announced that all students will eat for free during the 2024-2025 school year under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). According to the school district, the CEP allows eligible schools to feed students for free regardless of income.
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Salado ISD working towards building a new school to open in fall 2026
A new high school, stadium, and renovations for Thomas Arnold Elementary and the existing high school are in the works for Salado ISD. The improvements result from the almost $300 million bond approved by voters in 2024.
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Dallas ISD launches August attendance challenge
Starting the school year with perfect attendance sets the stage for academic success, ensuring students begin their educational journey on the right foot – fully engaged and ready to learn. Since frequent absences can hinder progress and understanding, the Graduation, Recovery, Attendance/Advocacy, and Dropout Intervention Department is heading a month-long perfect attendance competition, challenging Dallas ISD students to be present and engaged from the first day of school.
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School bell rings for the Seguin ISD
Summer officially comes to a close for Seguin ISD students. Today marks the first day of school for the Seguin ISD. Excited about the upcoming school year is Seguin ISD Superintendent Dr. Veronica Vijil. Dr. Vijil has spent the last couple of weeks welcoming teachers and staff back to school. Included in that schedule have been teacher trainings, meet the teachers, student/parent orientations plus school ribbon cuttings.
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Iola ISD Seniors remark bittersweet sentiment heading into final year: ’ Feels like the last chapter’
Wednesday was the first day back to school for Iola ISD when students were back in the classroom following their summer break. Iola ISD Superintendent Jeff Dyer told KBTX more than 600 students walked through his schools’ doors Wednesday. “The faces, they have changed a little bit. They have grown, the kids have changed over the summer, and we don’t get to see them for three months, and so they’ve changed but the exciting part is just getting them back up here and getting the educational process started,” Supt. Dyer shared.
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Robstown ISD now has its own seperate police department
Robstown Independent School District now has its own separate police department. Back in September, Robstown ISD Chief Filiberto Tagle met with the school board, and superintendent to create a plan to create a police department to oversee all schools in Robstown ISD. Tagle also oversees the duties and hiring process of the Robstown ISD police department.
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Analysis: Elon Musk and Dick Weekley Split
How a key confidant links Musk to Weekley, unwittingly putting the billionaire at odds with Texas voters
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After six years of low scores for students learning English, Texas educators say it’s the test’s fault
Students’ scores in a test that gauges their English skills have been low since a redesign introduced computer scoring. Passing TELPAS is not a graduation requirement, but the test scores can impact students. Bilingual educators say students who don’t test out of TELPAS often have to remain longer in remedial English courses, which might limit their elective options and keep their teachers from recommending them for advanced courses that would help make them better candidates when they apply for college.The way the state education agency currently tests English learners’ skills frustrates some educators who say many of their students are already fully capable of communicating in English but might be getting low marks in the test because of the design changes.
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No, Katy ISD is not the first school district in our area to ban smartwatches in classrooms
Smartwatches come equipped with several different features that can keep parents connected to their kids when their child is at school. The smartwatches have features that can mimic a cellphone, such as receiving text messages, phone calls and GPS. However, some districts are finding the watches to serve as a distraction to learning and a mechanism for cheating in the classroom.
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Henderson ISD facing pushback from community over possible reassignment of AD
Rumors of a controversial reassignment drew in a crowd to Tuesday night’s Henderson ISD board meeting. Students, parents and other community members voiced their support for current Athletic Director Clay Freeman, who has been the district’s AD since 2021, and expressed concerns about the board possibly moving him to a different position the night before school starts. “We’re not going to let this stop us, whether I’m mowing grass or cutting bushes next week, it’s not going to stop the progress we’ve made,” said Freeman.
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Church, state and the Texas Legislature: Debate heats up over what students should learn
Texas lawmakers on Monday sparred during a hearing over two topics expected to consume much of the public education debate during the 2025 legislative session: religion in schools and education savings accounts.
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Aldine ISD’s HEAL high school celebrates opening day with inaugural class of ninth grader
As educator and Aldine ISD graduate Loverous Whittaker paced his classroom asking students what excited them most about their first day of high school, students responded with the various “meet new people,” “experience new things,” and “food,” some of the perks of beginning ninth grade in Aldine ISD.
But this wasn’t just any first day for Whittaker’s class of 35 students. These ninth graders freshmen are part of the pilot class for Aldine ISD’s new Health Education and Learning high school (HEAL) located in Nimitz High School’s ninth grade building, a specialty school born out of Aldine ISD’s partnership with Memorial Hermann Hospital to provide students with direct pathways into health careers.
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TEA’s school ratings will be delayed, again, after judge blocks agency from releasing revamped scores
TEA's school ratings will be delayed, again, after judge blocks agency from releasing revamped scores. A judge on Monday blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing statewide A-F accountability school rankings this week as planned. The order, issued by Travis County District Court Judge Karin Crump, stems from a lawsuit brought by school districts around the state that alleged standardized STARR tests underpinning the rankings were not properly designed and unfairly included the use of a new automated computer system to grade essay questions.
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Terrell ISD student hit by car on first day of school
A student was hit by a car while being dropped off at school in the Terrell Independent School District. Terrell ISD officials said it happened around 7:20 a.m. on Monday at Furlough Middle School.
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Claims vs. Facts: Lorena ISD superintendent shares timeline of actions district took in response to Crenshaw sex abuse case
The Lorena school superintendent has shared a detailed timeline of actions he says the district took in response to the sexual abuse of a kindergarten student four years ago. Superintendent Joe Kucera sent a letter to State Board of Education member Evelyn Brooks dated Aug. 2 and then sent it through emails to Lorena parents and others who, as he put it, “are interested in facts over fiction and truth over unsupported and false claims being made.”
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Parents confront Cy-Fair ISD Board about bus route cuts, trustees apologize for drastic changes
Things will look different as Houston-area students return to school this year. With local districts facing more than $850 million in budget shortfalls, districts are making substantial cuts to staffing and services, and Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District's Board of Trustees heard about it from parents Monday night.
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Medina Valley ISD’s newest elementary school welcomes students for the first time
The saying 'There's power in numbers' rings true for Medina Valley ISD as they started their first day of school Tuesday morning. They take up a decent chunk of the westside past the 1604 Loop, and their booming growth has the district creating new schools for the community. This includes their newest facility, Silos Elementary, who opened their doors for the first time for their 850 students Tuesday morning.
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School safety conversations resurface as Bryan ISD gets ready for first day of 2024-25 school year
Schools across the Brazos Valley are heading back to school this week, ready to start a new 2024-2025 academic year. Like many other schools in the area, Bryan ISD is taking safety precautions.
The new school year has renewed conversations of safety in schools, and officials from Bryan ISD said they’re ‘prepared now more than ever’ to keep students safe.
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Frenship ISD mourns loss of long-time coach Bobby Davis
On Monday, Frenship Independent School District posted on social media mourning the loss of its long-time Frenship Tiger Coach Bobby Davis. Coach Davis made a lasting impact on Frenship ISD, its athletic department and Frenship athletes, the post said.
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Harris County DA Ogg, Texas Rangers to announce corruption charges related to 2022 election
District Attorney Kim Ogg will announce on Tuesday criminal corruption charges related to Harris County's highly scrutinized November 2022 election. Following a lengthy Texas Rangers investigation, a county election official is facing charges of theft and tampering with government documents, according to Ogg's office.
ELECTION PROBE: One year later, Texas Rangers still haven’t released any findings on Harris County’s 2022 election
On election day in November 2022, around 20 out of 782 Harris County polling locations ran out of ballot paper — some for just 15 minutes, others for up to three hours. In the following days, state officials including Gov. Greg Abbott called on the Texas Rangers to investigate allegations of election improprieties.
Over a year and a half later, Harris County residents will learn the findings of that probe.
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Denton ISD’s new superintendent faces a growing student population with minimal resources
Nothing sums up the funding crisis facing public schools in Texas like the brand-new building sitting empty in Little Elm. Fred Hill Elementary School was supposed to welcome up to 750 students for the first time, but Denton ISD doesn’t have enough money to run it. “You know it’s disappointing anytime you have a facility on the ground when you can’t open it,” Dr. Susannah Holbert-O’Bara, the new superintendent of Denton ISD, told WFAA.
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Texas teachers are ‘seriously considering’ leaving the profession, study says
The TSTA, an affiliate of the National Education Association, surveyed 840 teachers who, on average, had more than 16 years of teaching experience and represented schools from urban, suburban, and rural districts across the state. According to the association, the latest results and last year's survey found the highest-ever percentage of teachers considering quitting education for other jobs. "I don't know how many of these teachers actually quit or retired early because their responses were anonymous, TSTA President Ovidia Molina said in a statement. "But I fear many of them have left the classroom or will be leaving the classroom soon if our state leaders don't start supporting public education and educators and stop making political attacks against schools."
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Richards ISD coach dies during volleyball practice
Richards ISD announced the passing of Coach John Carlisle this week.
According to a statement from the district, Coach Carlisle passed away during volleyball practice on Thursday.
“Despite immediate resuscitation efforts by members of our staff, we tragically lost a new member of our community,” the statement reads in part.
Students were escorted out of the area, per the statement, so that first responders could easily enter the building.
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