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Education-related News

Friday, July 30

• Victoria ISD to hold second job fair on Aug. 4 (Crossroads Today)
• Coppell ISD looks to continue District of Innovation (Coppell Gazette)
• Round Rock ISD releases virtual learning enrollment information (Community Impact)
• La Joya ISD announces new air quality system to slow spread of COVID-19 (KRGV)
• Uvalde CISD wins $1.5M for after school program (Uvalde Leader-News)
• Texas public school districts take COVID-19 precautions to keep students safe (Crossroads Today)
• Clear Creek ISD updates: Board members discuss Whitcomb Elementary remodel, staff compensation and benefits (Community Impact)
• What Mission CISD and a nonprofit are doing to help students transition back to class (ValleyCentral)
• SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join league in 2025 (Associated Press | PBS NewsHour)

Thursday, July 29

• Williamson County School Districts Navigate Virtual Options Without Relying On Money From The State (KUT)
• New Beaumont ISD partnership to help middle school students after drop in test scores (KBMT)
• Dallas ISD Takes COVID-19 Precautions as Students Prepare to Return in Person (NBC DFW)
• New Braunfels ISD to return to 100% in-person instruction for 2021-22 school year (Community Impact)
• Denton ISD virtual school on track with growing wait list for fall (Denton Record-Chronicle)
• Abilene, Wylie district talk face coverings following CDC recommendations for schools (Abilene Reporter-News)
• Denison gas stations raising money for school district (KTEN)

Wednesday, July 28

• Texas lawmakers used MLK’s words to attack critical race theory. MLK III says his father’s work actually supports it. (Texas Tribune)
• North Texas school districts fielding flood of questions as COVID cases surge weeks before return (WFAA)
• Virtual Learning Option Brings Hope To Some Austin Parents Worried About COVID — And Pressure On AISD's Pockets (KUT)
• Premont ISD working to offer remote learning to select students (KIII)
• Canutillo ISD to resume in-person instruction Aug. 2 (KTSM)
• Killeen ISD joins others in giving free lunches to all students this upcoming school year (KCEN)
• Lake Travis ISD releases early plans for 2021-22 school year on masks, virtual learning, vaccines (Community Impact)
• MSU Texas expands doctorate of education program (Texomas Homepage)
• Dallas Has A Plan To Expand Broadband To Households In Need & They Want To Hear From You (KERA)
• Walmart Offering Full College Tuition And Books For Employees (NPR)

Tuesday, July 27

• Demand For Teachers Is Up For Districts Across North Texas (CBS DFW)
• Killeen ISD elementary teacher named best in region (Killeen Daily Herald)
• Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD prepares to get students back up to speed with learning this school year after the COVID slide (News West 9)
• Mission CISD preparing for in-person classes, continue vaccination clinics (KRGV)
• Caution among teachers may be biggest effect of law targeting critical race theory (Waco Tribune-Herald)
• Leander ISD's virtual learning program exceeds capacity after recent interest (Community Impact)
• Austin ISD Will Now Offer Virtual Learning This Fall (KUT)
• Little Elm ISD approves ethnic studies courses (Little Elm Journal)
• Some San Antonio Districts Will Offer Free Meals For The Upcoming School Year (Texas Public Radio)
• Midland ISD surprising students who qualify as homeless ahead of new school year (CBS 7)
• Kindergarten Enrollment Fell Last Year. Now Schools Wonder How Many Kids Are Coming (NPR)

Monday, July 26

• Clint ISD students return to class Monday (4News)
• Dallas ISD Aims to Motivate Coaches, Staff in ‘Back To School Kick Off' (NBC DFW)
• Donna school board hears learning loss plan (MyRGV)
• 'Our Students Are In Danger': Some North Texas Teachers Are Concerned About Returning To Class (KERA)
• Maskless & In Person, With COVID Rates Rising — How North Texas Schools Are Planning For Fall (KERA)
• Austin ISD parents question district’s updated COVID-19 protocols for 2021-22 school year (KXAN)
• How Some Districts Are Trying To Get Anxious Families Back Into School Buildings (NPR)

Friday, July 23

• $2,000 for teachers: Humble ISD uses CARES Act funds to provide COVID stipend (Houston Chronicle)
• College Station ISD board approve teacher pay raise (KAGS)
• Here's how much of a salary increase Little Elm ISD staff will receive (Little Elm Journal)
• Austin ISD Will 'Encourage' Masking This Fall For All Students And Staff, Regardless Of Vaccination Status (KUT)
• Dallas ISD launches initiative to get students reading and writing skills at grade level (WFAA)
• Round Rock ISD announces virtual learning for grades K-6 this fall (Community Impact)
• Some San Antonio Districts Will Offer Free Meals For The Upcoming School Year (Texas Public Media)
• Lake Travis ISD to spend $3M in federal aid to meet students’ academic, emotional needs (Community Impact)
• Typewriter Rodeo: Living The… Pants? (Texas Standard)
• Shari Davis: What If You Could Decide How The Government Spends Public Funds? (NPR | Ted Radio Hour)
• When Schools Shut Down In Alaska, These Students Went Moose Hunting (NPR)

Thursday, July 22

• Pandemic show and tell: Texas second graders’ drawings and words reveal how COVID-19 touched their lives (The 74 Million | Texas Tribune)
• Gov. Abbott Says No Mask Mandate In Texas Schools As Districts Announce COVID-19 Prevention Plans (CBS DFW)
• Humble ISD continues fighting for virtual learning funds ahead of 2021-22 school year (Community Impact)
• Summer camps unexpectedly shut down due to rising COVID-19 cases in Central Texas (KXAN)
• Houston ISD superintendent outlines COVID protocols heading into the new school year (KHOU)
• Abilene ISD opts into free breakfasts, lunches for all students for 2021-22 (Abilene Reporter-News)
• Fort Bend ISD presents health, wellness plans for the 2021-22 school year (Community Impact)
• UNC Becomes The First School To Organize Group Endorsement Deals For Its Players (NPR)

Wednesday, July 21

• Returning to school as pandemic lingers, San Antonio students inundate counseling center (The 74 Million | Texas Tribune)
• Health Experts Warn A Potential ‘Tsunami’ Of COVID Cases Is On The Horizon (Texas Standard)
• Judson ISD Paid Ransom To Regain Access To IT Systems After Last Month’s Cyber Attack (Texas Public Radio)
• North East ISD to offer free meals for all students in 2021-22 school year (KSAT)
• Bastrop ISD announces back-to-school plan as COVID-19 numbers rise in Austin area (KXAN)
• Richardson ISD parents concerned that state bars schools from requiring masks, superintendent says (Dallas Morning News)
• London ISD welcomes first day of 2021-2022 school year Wednesday (KRIS)
• Marble Falls ISD approves $45K to purchase books for at-home and classroom use (Daily Trib)
• Everyone Should Wear A Mask In Schools, Vaccinated Or Not, U.S. Pediatricians Say (NPR)
• Louisiana Senate backs transgender sports ban veto override (The Associated Press)

Tuesday, July 20

• Dallas school braces for surge in returning students facing mental health challenges (The 74 Million | Texas Tribune)
• COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Planned at Dallas ISD High Schools (NBC DFW)
• Socorro ISD, City of El Paso to provide COVID-19 vaccines for those ages 12 & up at select schools (El Paso Post-Herald)
• Huntsville ISD trustees discuss changes to grading system (The Item)
• SHARE YOUR STORY: How the pandemic affected student learning at Leander ISD (Community Impact)
• California Will Launch The Nation's Largest Free Student Lunch Program (NPR)

Monday, July 19

• Extra money for retired teachers in a “13th check” at center of Republican-Democrat shouting match (Texas Tribune)
• Houston ISD aims $1.16B in federal funds at learning losses, staffing and students' emotional needs (Houston Chronicle)
• Waco ISD teachers to get bonuses up to $10K; custodians, cafeteria workers to get up to $1K (Waco Tribune-Herald)
• Canyon ISD approves academic-focused plans for third round of COVID-19 relief funds (Amarillo Globe-News)
• North Texas School Districts Recruiting Hundreds Of Teachers and Staff (CBS DFW)
• Few take part in Uvalde CISD survey for federal spending plan (Uvalde Leader-News)
• Salado ISD seeks brighter STAAR scores through return to classrooms (Killeen Daily Herald)
• 40% of El Paso ISD students didn't take STAAR test last school year (CBS 4)
• Student advancement hangs in the balance as Wichita Falls ISD grapples with COVID absences (Times Record News)
• Anthony ISD to hold mini health fair on Tuesday (KTSM)
• COVID-19 update: the delta variant, school openings and more (PBS NewsHour)

Friday, July 16

• Texas Senate advances bills limiting education about race, access to abortion-inducing medications. The House is still sidelined. (Texas Tribune)
• Duncanville ISD prepares new teachers for upcoming school year (WFAA)
• Fort Worth ISD expands collaboration with summer school reading intervention program (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
• South Texas ISD launching all online campus (MyRGV)
• With COVID hitting summer camps, are schools next? (Texomas Homepage)
• Taylor ISD accepts 313 application from Samsung (Taylor Press)
• Cleveland ISD breaks ground on new middle school, elementary campus (Bluebonnet News)
• Pflugerville ISD's Bohls Middle School will not be ready for students by August (Community Impact)

Thursday, July 15

• Texas Senate approves limits on transgender sports but bills are still in limbo (Texas Tribune)
• Dallas ISD to Host Job Fair for New Teachers on July 20 (NBC DFW)
• Richardson ISD will not offer a virtual academy option due to lack of state funding (Community Impact)
• Retired Teachers Say 13th Check Delay Highlights Need for More Permanent Solution (NBC DFW)
• Wichita Falls ISD encouraging, not requiring students to be vaccinated before returning to school (Texomas Homepage)
• Commissioners approve $4.75M for student mental health, $3.9M on jail overtime (San Antonio Report)
• Garland ISD will offer free breakfast, lunch to all students in 2021-2022 (Dallas Morning News)
• Clear Creek ISD to use federal ESSER funds to meet student tutoring, counseling needs (Community Impact)
• Ector County ISD partnering with Odessa YMCA for Pre-K program (News West 9)
• Dallas ISD Art Teacher Celebrated in ‘Heart of Teaching' Campaign (NBC DFW)
• What Do Alabama and California Have In Common? Top-Notch U.S. History Standards (NPR)

Wednesday, July 14

• To block voting legislation, Democrats put bail bills, legislative funding and other measures in peril (Texas Tribune)
• Northside ISD hosting job fair, more than 375 positions available (News4SA)
• Killeen ISD job fair looking to fill over 200 positions, pay rates and new-hire stipend listed (KXXV)
• Back to school already? Year-round calendar begins for Houston area ‘pilot’ campuses (Click2Houston)
• $1,000 On School Supplies? North Texas Parents Are Expected To Open Up Their Wallets This Year. (KERA | TPR)
• Illinois Has Become The First State To Require The Teaching Of Asian American History (NPR)

Tuesday, July 13

• After hours of impassioned testimony, Texas Senate panel advances bills limiting the school sports teams that transgender athletes can join (Texas Tribune)
• Updated CDC Guidance Relaxing Mask Requirements for Some Students, But Not Others, Puts School Districts in Tough Spot (The 74 Million)
• Central Texas school districts push to get eligible students vaccinated weeks before school starts (KXAN)
• The market controls child care costs in the U.S. Can that be changed? (PBS NewsHour)

Monday, July 12

• Texas educators of color say law limiting how America’s history of racism is taught further silences marginalized voices (Texas Tribune)
• Texas Senate bill seeks to strip required lessons on people of color and women from “critical race theory” law (Texas Tribune)
• East Texas schools working to keep their networks secure in wake of Whitehouse ISD cyberattack (KETK)
• Is summer school enough to catch HISD students up on lost learning? (ABC 13)
• Kilgore Middle School to implement new program for students' social, emotional health (Longview News-Journal)
• California set to require face masks at schools this fall (PBS NewsHour)
• This Education Minister Is A Renaissance Man (And He's Got A Music Video To Prove It) (NPR)

Friday, July 9

• Houston ISD’s new superintendent outlines goals for his first three months, overcoming learning declines due to pandemic (Click2Houston)
• Frisco ISD’s newest campuses prioritize ‘future-ready’ learning designs (Community Impact)
• 1st African American To Win The Spelling Bee Also Holds 3 Basketball World Records (NPR)

Thursday, July 8

• The Texas Legislature Has Targeted Critical Race Theory, But Is It Being Taught In Public Schools? (KERA)
• Dallas Teachers Brace for Upcoming Semester Amid Rampant Learning Loss (Dallas Observer)
• Gov. Abbott appoints Jacksonville ISD police chief to Texas School Safety Center Board (KLTV)

Wednesday, July 7

• Gov. Greg Abbott includes voting restrictions, critical race theory and rules for transgender student athletes on special legislative session agenda (Texas Tribune)
• Looking for a teaching job? Spring Branch ISD working to fill over 60 new teaching positions (Click2Houston)
• Kilgore ISD teachers, staff members to get pay raise (Longview News-Journal)
• DeSoto ISD adding incentive pay to reward current teachers, recruit new ones (Dallas Morning News | subscribers)
• ‘It is a distinct honor representing Victoria I.S.D. as region 3 teacher of the year’ (Crossroads Today)
• Northwest ISD school approved as an Early College High School (Cross Timbers Gazette)

Tuesday, July 6

• Texas students of color returned to in-person learning at below-average rates. Experts say the reasons are nuanced. (Texas Tribune)
• ‘Erased From The History Books’: Why Asian American History Is Missing In Texas Schools (KERA | KUT)
• States and School Districts Can Apply for $600M in American Rescue Plan Funds for Students Experiencing Homelessness (USDE)
• As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return? (PBS NewsHour | The Hechinger Report)

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