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Education-related News
Friday, April 23
- Ector County ISD considers raising teacher, staff salaries (CBS 7)
- Clear Creek ISD changing education in response to COVID-19 (Community Impact)
- Tuloso Midway ISD: All students to return to in-person learning on April 26 (KIII)
- Humble ISD trustees amend mask policy, to reconsider mandate at May meeting (Community Impact)
- College Station ISD, libraries partner to expand access to online resources (The Eagle)
- Flour Bluff ISD will offer full-day Pre-K in 2021-22 school year (KZTV)
- McLennan Community College receives TEA commendation for their work preparing rural educators (KXXV)
- California public schools see ‘sharp decline’ in enrollment (PBS NewsHour | AP)
Thursday, April 22
- Registration open for 'historic' Beaumont ISD summer program (Beaumont Enterprise)
- PSJA ISD looking to close learning gap with free on-campus learning for 30 days (KRGV)
- New education foundation designed to assist Beeville ISD schools (KRIS)
- Georgetown ISD keeping mask mandate despite parents speaking out (Community Impact)
- Masks will be optional in Argyle schools beginning May 10 (Cross Timbers Gazette)
- Midlothian ISD Reverses Decision On Masks, Community Divided (Focus Daily News)
- Inching toward no masks: Wimberley ISD makes them optional in phases, starting late April (KXAN)
- Musk Foundation donates over $2M to Brownsville ISD (ValleyCentral)
- Texas State Expects Students Back In Class And Vaccinated This Fall (KUT)
- Las Cruces teachers convince board not to extend school year because they are ‘wiped out’ (KVIA)
- Authors send letter against their book's removal to Leander ISD (Community Impact)
- Democrats push $25 billion for electric school buses, a Biden priority (PBS NewsHour)
Wednesday, April 21
- Texas Schools Are Getting Worse At Advancing English-Learning Students, Report Says (Houston Public Media)
- Grand Prairie ISD will give COVID-19 bonus payments to teachers, staff (Dallas Morning News | subscription)
- Sweetwater ISD teachers to see raises, free childcare (KTAB)
- Marshall ISD approves one-time COVID-19 stipend for full-time employees (Marshall News Messenger)
- PSJA Board approves school calendar, increasing instructional days (ValleyCentral)
- San Angelo ISD sets date for new mask policy; shifts to 'masks appreciated, not required' (San Angelo Standard-Times)
- Hill Country Students Compete To Feed Astronauts Aboard The International Space Station (Texas Public Radio)
- Mansfield ISD Students Use Fab Lab For STEM Learning (Focus Daily News)
- Somerset ISD hopes to enroll more children in pre-K (KSAT)
- How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After A Year Of 'Crisis And Uncertainty' (NPR)
- After-school programs have either been abandoned or overworked during the pandemic (PBS NewsHour)
Tuesday, April 20
- Congressional Democrats condemn Abbott for not releasing billions in federal stimulus dollars intended for Texas public schools (Texas Tribune)
- Ector County ISD looks to fill over 300 teaching positions for next school year (CBS 7)
- Dallas ISD To Focus On Mental Health After Year Of ‘A Lot Of Adjustments’ (CBS DFW)
- Comal ISD brings back all students to campus this fall as remote learning gets overhauled (News4SA)
- Edgewood ISD to offer COVID-19 clinics to district families and community (KENS)
- Cy-Fair ISD plans to lift mask requirements starting June 7 (Houston Chronicle | subscription)
- ‘No Interruption’: New Technology Gives Lincoln High School Students Fast, Reliable Internet Access (KERA)
- Troy ISD student suspended for his hairstyle, mom advocates for change (KXAN)
- COMIC: 'Radiating Love And Positivity' While Teaching In The Pandemic (NPR)
- How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year (NPR)
Monday, April 19
- Teachers in Round Rock ISD to see 1% salary increase for 2021-22 (Community Impact)
- Beckville ISD music education program earns national recognition (Longview News-Journal)
- Katy ISD plans to end mask mandate June 1 (Houston Chronicle | subscription)
- Round Rock ISD votes to keep current mask rules after meeting stretches into Friday morning (KXAN)
- 'No One Will Victimize Our Sons': Parents Bash Aledo ISD For 'Watered Down' Response To Slave Trade (KERA)
- Family fights anti-trans bills at Texas Capitol: “I will walk through fire to see my child be happy” (Texas Tribune)
- 'We Need To Be Nurtured, Too': Many Teachers Say They're Reaching A Breaking Point (NPR)
Friday, April 16
- Austin ISD risks losing $5 million in state funding if more students don’t attend final weeks of school in person (Texas Tribune)
- Mesquite ISD asks state for overdue funding (Mesquite News)
- Without Full Participation, Can STAAR Be An Accurate Measure For Success? (Texas Standard)
- Austin ISD suspends Anderson High athletic programs due to COVID-19 outbreak (CBS Austin)
- Raymondville ISD students encourage COVID-19 immunization with class project (KRGV)
- Fort Bend ISD announces changes to COVID-19 quarantine protocol, efforts to vaccinate eligible students (Click2Houston)
- Spring ISD extends 2021-22 instructional calendar, school day for select campuses (Community Impact)
- Masks to become optional for everyone at Amarillo ISD before summer break (KFDA)
- Krum school board scraps mask mandate (Denton Record-Chronicle)
- Declining COVID-19 cases in Lewisville ISD brings changes, including shorter school day for 2021-22 (Community Impact)
- Should all Texas classrooms have a panic button? (KXAN | MyHighPlains)
- Del Valle ISD partners with Tesla for new student training program (KXAN)
Thursday, April 15
- STAAR testing adds pressure to final weeks as frantic Texas school year nears end (Texas Tribune)
- Valley school districts to receive job training grants (MyRGV)
- Alice ISD increases pay for teachers, librarians (KIII)
- Killeen ISD to continue vaccine administration for employees (KCEN)
- Austin ISD Could Lose Millions From The State If Too Many Students Stay Home (KUT)
- Cy-Fair ISD: Federal stimulus funds needed to help cover $227M in unexpected pandemic-related expenses (Community Impact)
- San Antonio ISD plans to add 30 intersession days over next year to help students (News4SA)
- Mineral Wells ISD making masks optional with provisions starting next week (Weatherford Democrat)
- Tomball ISD plans for 'mask optional' 2021-22 school year (ABC 13)
- Port Neches-Groves ISD working to implement diversity & inclusion program (The News)
- Premont ISD's 'Grow Your Own Educator Academy' gives high school students who want a career in education a chance to teach (KIII)
- How the U.S. plans to address educational inequities, teacher burnout and school shootings (PBS News Hour)
Wednesday, April 14
- Wichita Falls ISD hopes to implement state incentive program for teachers (TexomasHomepage)
- School Districts Turning to Parents for Input on What the Next School Year Should Look Like (NBC DFW)
- Houston ISD adding 15 days to academic calendar (KHOU)
- Austin ISD encourages families to send students in person for final 6 weeks — $30M in funding could be at stake (KXAN)
- San Antonio's North East ISD loosens COVID-19 restrictions for recess, but not in classrooms (San Antonio Express-News)
- Southside ISD urges parents to register for upcoming school year (News4SA)
- Cove schools to offer COVID vaccine to students 16 and up (Killeen Daily Herald)
- Friendswood ISD discusses offering in-person learning only in 2021-22 school year (Community Impact)
- Austin ISD facing federal lawsuit over special education evaluations (Spectrum News)
- Temple ISD, other Bell districts plan in-person graduation ceremonies (Killeen Daily Herald)
- As Texas Legislature considers anti-trans bills, NCAA announces it will not hold events in states that discriminate against trans students (Texas Tribune)
- COVID-19 Vaccinations Key To Students Returning To College Campuses This Fall (KUT)
Tuesday, April 13
- Laredo ISD teachers and staff return to campus (KGNS)
- Brownsville ISD aims for 25% in-person attendance (My RGV News)
- Edinburg CISD partners with city to host second dose of COVID-19 vaccine (ValleyCentral.com)
- Spring Branch ISD eases outdoor COVID mask restrictions (Houston Chronicle | subscription)
- Trustees praise Dallas’ effort to ban most out-of-school suspensions and rethink its discipline policies (Dallas Morning News | subscription)
- Austin ISD Librarians Looked Outside To Get Elementary School Students Reading Together Again (KUT)
- Lewisville ISD is approaching discipline issues in a different way (The Colony Courier-Leader)
- Rural education model being reshaped (AgriLife Today)
- At this North Texas elementary school, numbers are adding up to smashing math success (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- COMIC: For Music Teacher, Virtual School Meant Teaching Kids 'To Hear The Way I Hear' (NPR)
- U.S. colleges divided over requiring student COVID-19 vaccinations (PBS NewsHour)
Monday, April 12
- School districts helping students get back on track during pandemic slide (Click2Houston)
- All Longview ISD students back on campus Monday after ending remote learning program (KETK)
- An extra opportunity for students struggling in Kingsville ISD (KIII)
- El Paso ISD student enrollment numbers on the rise but daily attendance is still catching up (El Paso Times)
- “I’ve never done any of this”: A Texas parent reluctantly dives into a school district’s battle over masks (Texas Tribune)
- Richardson ISD approves new instructional materials for district pre-K program (Community Impact)
- Technical difficulties hampered the STAAR test. One Austin teacher called it a sign. (Texas Tribune)
- Austin ISD launches door-to-door campaign to reconnect with unenrolled students, families (FOX 29)
- Retired teachers push for cost of living adjustments to retirement checks (KWTX)
- Texas State Will Return To In-Person Learning 'In Full Force' This Fall, University President Says (KUT)
- More Colleges Say They'll Require Students To Have COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall (NPR)
- Library of Congress seeks diverse archivists and storytellers (PBS NewsHour)
- A Picture Book About Children At The Border Aims To Spark Family Conversations (NPR)
- Austin ISD giving SAT test to juniors for free in April (KVUE)
- Southside ISD teacher starts conjunto music program in honor of her father (KSAT)
Friday, April 9
- Analysis: A $5.5 billion shift in who pays for public education in Texas (Texas Tribune)
- San Antonio school districts wait for federal relief funding to flow (News4SA)
- Innovative Garland ISD Program Aims To Close Student Academic Gaps (MetroNews)
- Dallas ISD Asks Students to Finish the 2021 School Year in the Classroom (NBC DFW)
- School administrators say COVID mitigation methods working (Galveston Daily News)
- DeSoto ISD will host COVID-19 clinic for staff, general public (Dallas Morning News)
- Austin ISD community conversation sessions continuing through May 6 (Community Impact)
- Why So Many Asian Americans Are Learning Remotely (NPR)
Thursday, April 8
- Congress allocated $19 billion in federal stimulus money to Texas public education, but schools have yet to see an extra dime (Texas Tribune)
- With about $10 million to cut next year, Abilene ISD officials weigh staff options (Abilene Reporter News)
- Andrews growing its own future teachers (Odessa American)
- Southwest ISD’s community clinic has played a crucial role throughout the coronavirus pandemic (KSAT)
- ‘Learning To Embrace Their Dreams,’ Dallas ISD Military-Inspired Program Teaches Discipline And Respect (CBS DFW)
- Balancing in-person and virtual learning during the pandemic takes toll on teachers (PBS NewsHour)
- How to help your kids break out of their pandemic bubble and transition back to being with others (PBS NewsHour)
Wednesday, April 7
- Texas Senate approves a $250 billion state budget — but questions remain about how federal aid will be used (Texas Tribune)
- Bill in Texas Legislature would mandate student-to-teacher ratio in pre-K classes (Longview News-Journal)
- Donna ISD planning for voluntary summer workshops to help students recover from learning loss (ValleyCentral.com)
- Be Remarkable: Bryan teacher continues to inspire others in and outside the classroom (KBTX)
- First day of STAAR testing canceled for thousands of students experiencing technical issues across Texas (Texas Tribune)
- STAAR Testing Stopped Statewide For Students Experiencing Technical Glitches (KUT)
- Temple ISD will only hold in-person learning for 2021-2022, District says (Fox 44)
- Carroll ISD Removes Mask Mandate Outdoors, Shields Indoors (NBC DFW)
- Masks no longer required at Marion ISD campuses (Seguin Gazette)
- Lockhart ISD board approves hiring of additional teachers (Lockhart Post-Register)
- SAISD students can graduate early with new night virtual school (San Antonio Report)
Tuesday, April 6
- Dallas ISD Expands Program to Recruit More Latino Male Teachers (NBC DFW)
- First dose vaccine clinic to be hosted by Raymondville ISD (ValleyCentral.com)
- Parents sue Katy ISD for keeping mask mandate after Gov. Greg Abbott lifted statewide requirement (Texas Tribune)
- Decision To Bring Students Back To Campus Is About Mental Health, San Marcos CISD Superintendent Says (KUT)
- Abilene ISD rethinking summer school as pandemic fatigue sets in? (Abilene Reporter News)
- Waco ISD to maintain 6-foot distancing in classrooms despite updated CDC recommendation (Baylor Lariat)
- Experts Discuss Learning Loss, Social And Emotional Toll Of The Pandemic On Students (KERA)
- More Austin ISD Students Are Returning To The Classroom For The Last Quarter Of School (KUT)
- Some Texas & Borderland students may skip STAAR tests this year (KVIA)
- Denton ISD launching permanent online learning option (Cross Timbers Gazette)
- Coach looking to expand ROTC-type program after seeing success at Dallas ISD elementary school (KDFW)
- COMIC: Teaching Preschoolers While Masked Up During The Pandemic (NPR)
- How teachers’ and parents’ COVID stress is affecting kids (PBS NewsHour | The Hechinger Report)
- There’s an App for That: How Louisiana Students Bounced Back from a Nation-leading Drop in Math Performance — and Kept Going (The74Million)
- High School Seniors Ask, 'What Will College Look Like Next Fall?' (NPR)
- States Step In To Stop Colleges Holding Transcripts Ransom For Unpaid Bills (Texas Public Radio | The Hechinger Report)
Thursday, April 1
- Longview ISD suspends remote learning, requires students return to campuses in April (KTLV)
- Jim Hogg County ISD conducts student vaccination event (KRIS)
- Ysleta ISD wins national equity award for bilingual program benefiting underserved students (El Paso Times)
- Longview ISD Foundation awards more than $19,000 in grants (Longview News-Journal)
- Cleaning A College In A Pandemic: 'Without Us This Campus Shuts Down' (NPR)
Wednesday, March 31
- United ISD talks teacher initiative that may lead to increased salary, financial benefits (Laredo Morning Times)
- Houston ISD committee shoots down District of Innovation plan (Community Impact)
- Lamar CISD to keep mask mandate despite protest (Fort Bend Herald)
- Keller ISD will relax COVID-19 restrictions beginning March 31 (Community Impact)
- Blum ISD Board Votes To Make Masks Optional (The Reporter)
- Joshua ISD Board Votes to Make Face Masks Optional for Remainder of 2020-21 School Year (NBCDFW)
- Carroll ISD task force will reevaluate COVID-19 protocols (Community Impact)
- Katy ISD seeks feedback on starting a virtual high school (Houston Chronicle | subscription)
- Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows '100% Efficacy' In Adolescents (NPR)
- Texas will provide rapid COVID-19 tests for summer camps (Texas Tribune)
- Midland ISD School Board adds ninth grade to Young Women's Leadership Academy (NewsWest9)
Tuesday, March 30
- H-E-B to give away $20k in gift cards each week for Texas Loves Teachers Tour (San Antonio Express-News)
- Austin ISD Is Sued Over Backlog Of Special Education Evaluations (KUT)
- Keller ISD will relax COVID-19 restrictions beginning March 31 (Community Impact)
- Brownsville ISD looks to welcome students back to campus (The Brownsville Herald)
- Austin ISD will return to traditional, face-to-face instruction this fall, but there will still be a virtual option for families (Community Impact)
- With billions of federal dollars on the line, education advocates demand it to be distributed as intended (KXAN)
- As Bad Information Spreads, Florida Schools Seek To Teach 'Digital Literacy' (NPR)
- COMIC: Pueblo Tribal Teacher On The Difficulty Of Getting Students Online (NPR)
Monday, March 29
- Banquete ISD to end remote learning, all students to return to campus April 12 due to "learning loss" (KIII)
- Austin ISD graduation ceremonies on track to be held in person this spring (Community Impact)
- Retired Teachers and Dallas ISD Administrators Volunteer to Teach Migrant Teens From Border (NBCDFW)
- Klein ISD teaching and learning department awarded $2,000 grant (Houston Chronicle)
- After A Year Of Remote Classes, Teachers Are Meeting Students For The First Time (NPR)
- WATCH: Harris discusses child poverty and education with Secretary Miguel Cardona (PBS NewsHour | AP)
- Vaccinated College Students Will Help Answer Critical Question About COVID Spread (NPR)