Education-related News
Tuesday, Oct. 16
- Houston ISD trustees apologize for superintendent vote, pledge to work better with each other (Houston Chronicle)
- As Texas faces a sharp increase in special education students, the shortage of teachers could get worse (San Antonio Express-News)
- At Fair Park summit, middle schoolers learn to 'interrupt the cycle' of bullying (KERA)
- Spring ISD to convert former ITT Tech campus into teacher training facility (The Courier)
- Here are the candidates for the Austin ISD board of trustees (KUT)
- Nederland ISD planning for possible bond issue (KFDM)
- Tyler ISD sees results from The Mentoring Alliance Partnership, intervention based testing (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
- STEM competition tasks Lubbock ISD students not to ‘blow the house down' (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
- Wichita Falls ISD board members looking into a potential bond (TexomasHomepage.com)
- Frisco ISD will not have rezoning process for the 2019-20 school year (Community Impact)
- New Longview ISD districtwide testing could increase GT participation (Longview News-Journal)
Monday, Oct. 15
- Pension checks delayed for hundreds of recently retired Texas teachers (Austin American-Statesman)
- Houston ISD board actions could draw further TEA oversight, scare superintendent candidates away (Houston Chronicle)
- Northside, North East ISD leaders say city can slow charter schools (San Antonio Express-News)
- Room for expansion: Killeen ISD adding schools to match growth of area (Killeen Daily Herald)
- New Spring ISD police facility is a ‘win-win’ (Houston Chronicle)
- DeVos will not seek further delay of Obama rule on for-profit loan forgiveness (PBS NewsHour)
- Sweeny ISD gears up for tax ratification election (The Facts)
- Fort Bend ISD prepares for painful districtwide rezoning (Houston Chronicle)
- A look at Hereford and Canyon ISD proposed bonds (MyHighPlains.com)
- Tidehaven ISD targets improved plan during current school year (Bay City Tribune)
- Northwest Austin high school students savvy in veterinary science headed to national competition (KVUE)
Friday, Oct. 12
- Dallas teacher pay system hailed as national model, but not all are happy (Dallas Morning News)
- La Joya ISD launches smartphone app for parents, students to report incidents (ValleyCentral.com)
- Greenwood ISD in hot water after new school grooming code (YourBasin.com)
- Lewisville ISD looks to find right balance between academies and programs (The Colony Courier-Leader)
- Humble ISD students collect donations for students affected by Hurricane Florence (Houston Chronicle)
- Austin ISD superintendent delivers 'State of the District' speech (KXAN)
- Spring ISD board approves $20 million to build new middle school (Houston Chronicle)
- Bay City ISD awarded $96K for early literacy program (Bay City Tribune)
Thursday, Oct. 11
- Integrating schools by income, not race: Why cities are embracing ‘an idea whose time has come’ (The 74 Million)
- Some argue proposed new names for Austin schools don't leave Confederacy behind (KUT)
- Comal ISD dedicates new middle schools as it plans for further expansion (Community Impact)
- Campaign hoping to end bullying at San Antonio schools, helping students take anti-bullying oaths (KSAT)
- Canyon ISD proposes $196.7 million bond (KFDA)
- SFA, Tyler ISD partner to bring new internship opportunities through Head Start program (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
- Durant ISD implements mental health program through federal grant (KXII)
- Brazoria County program trains teens to help first responders in mass disasters (Houston Chronicle)
- Socorro ISD earns TEA grant to provide free afterschool programs (El Paso Inc.)
Wednesday, Oct. 10
- Analysis: Texas’ school finance problem in one pesky chart (Texas Tribune)
- Paying it forward: Humble ISD students send books, notes to Florence victims (KHOU)
- Pasadena ISD students take record number of AP exams (Houston Chronicle)
- Southwest ISD seeks voter approval on $75M bond to build natatorium, improve facilities (Rivard Report)
- Bryan ISD challenging students to be more positive, encouraging (KBTX)
- Austin school board poised to rename Fulmore, Allan (Austin American-Statesman)