Education-related News
Tuesday, Feb. 25
- Round Rock ISD students developing mobile app to help law enforcement during school shootings (Fox 7 Austin)
- By decade's end, Texas will face a shortage of 60,000 nurses (Texas Standard)
- Amarillo ISD considering name adjustment to Carver Early Childhood Academy, Carver Elementary (MyHighPlains.com)
- Dumas ISD begins construction after $107 million bond passed (KFDA)
- Del Valle ISD will have its own police department for the 2020-21 school year (KXAN)
- San Jacinto College launches program to provide full tuition to eligible students (North Channel Star)
- Area high school students traveling abroad without leaving Panhandle region (KFDA)
- Angelo State gearing up for third annual education symposium (Fox West Texas)
Monday, Feb. 24
- Dallas ISD emphasizes teacher pay, rebuilding tornado damaged schools and passing bond (WFAA)
- San Benito to open black history museum (Valley Morning Star)
- A new book of maps shows the evolution of Texas’ shape (Texas Standard)
- Round Rock ISD approves boundary changes for six schools (KUT)
- How are Texas public schools engaging with the 2020 presidential election? Share your story. (Texas Tribune)
- Looking to get ahead of crowded schools east of SH 130, Pflugerville ISD shifts enrollment boundaries (Community Impact)
- 'Once again, here we are not knowing': Austin ISD revokes transfer approvals for Pease parents (KUT)
Friday, Feb. 21
- Cy-Fair ISD pushes to diversify teacher hires (Community Impact)
- All Round Rock ISD students will need a scannable ID card to ride school buses starting March 4 (KXAN)
- As Superintendent Paul Cruz prepares to leave Austin ISD, his school closure plan remains unresolved (KUT)
- ExxonMobil shows Spring ISD girls how they can change the world (Click2Houston)
- Lewd tweets, the N-word and just plain weirdness: A wild-card candidate rattles education board races. (Texas Tribune)
- A Studio At Your Fingertips: 5 Apps Teachers Are Using To Make Student Podcasts (NPR)
- Garland ISD dyslexia program continues to identify students (Rowlett Lakeshore Times)
- Richardson ISD demographic report sheds light on pre-K expansion (Community Impact)
- 3-year-olds will have free pre-kindergarten in Socorro ISD starting this fall (KVIA)
- Austin ISD breaks ground on modernized Sanchez Elementary School (KVUE)
Thursday, Feb. 20
- New Alamo Heights grading policy: If at first you don’t succeed, try again (The Rivard Report)
- Marshall ISD trustees approve teacher pay increase, new teacher incentive (Marshall News Messenger)
- Therapy dogs hit Lubbock ISD hallways to alleviate stress (KCBD)
- Langham campus, staff excellence celebrated; coach Jorge Lopez awarded (Nederland News)
- If renewed, Pre-K 4 SA plans to expand access to middle income families (Texas Public Radio)
- Dallas students learn to manage money at financial leadership conference (KERA)
- San Antonio ISD makes the case for unprecedented bond (Texas Public Radio)
- Sinton ISD plans $111 million bond to build new high school (KRIS)
- Wichita Falls ISD board agrees on 15-year plan ahead of November bond election (TNN)
- Comal ISD trustees approve nearly $400 million bond package (News4SA)
- Pitmasters: Meet the Austin ISD barbecue club competing across Texas (KVUE)
- Central Texas school district holds active shooter training (KWTX)
- This El Paso school has gotten rid of homework altogether, find out why (KVIA)
- Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz announces resignation (KUT)
Wednesday, Feb. 19
- Pearland, Friendswood ISDs work toward improving student mental health options (Community Impact)
- Houston ISD pumps brakes on buying metal detectors, even after deadly Bellaire High shooting (Houston Chronicle)
- Carthage ISD to hire off-duty officers for added campus security (Panola Watchman)
- Del Valle ISD school board votes to create police department (Fox 7 Austin)
- Etoile ISD cancels classes Tuesday, Wednesday due to high number of staff with flu (KTRE)
- San Antonio ISD moves forward with plans to push bond to help with $2 billion needed for school improvements (KSAT)
- Marlin ISD students start their first day back at school since losing accreditation (KXXV)
- TEA revokes KLA’s charter (Cleburne Times-Review)
- Food Fight: How 2 Trump proposals could bite into school lunch (NPR)
Tuesday, Feb. 18
- District-wide committee will plan Westwood schools (Palestine Herald-Press)
- Mesquite's Poteet High counseling team earns CREST award (Mesquite News)
- Dual credit participation at an all-time high at Brownwood ISD (KRBC)
- Grand Prairie ISD sanitizes buses against flu, other viruses (NBC DFW)
- Odessa school celebrates national “no one eats alone” day (YourBasin.com)
- Waxahachie ISD school board votes to call $33.4 million May bond election (Waxahachie Daily Light)
- Vaping among local youth in Lake Travis-Westlake area sparks concern (Community Impact)
- Burnet CISD approves tax note to fund Chromebooks for students (DailyTrib.com)
- Whitehouse ISD student tech program allows teens to learn by doing (KLTV)
Monday, Feb. 17
- Most Texans want lower property taxes and more school spending, UT/TT Poll finds (Texas Tribune)
- TEA reverses course, allows Harlandale ISD to keep elected board (Texas Public Radio)
- Analysis: Trump places a big bet on career and technical education (PBS NewsHour/The Conversation)
- Everything you need to know about using music in your podcast (NPR)
- Student Reporting Labs on the experiences of LGBTQ youth (PBS NewsHour)
Friday, Feb. 14
- ‘You have to touch science to learn it’: Castle Hills Elementary teacher uses animals to engage students (KSAT)
- Counselors urge students to debrief after social media threats (CBS 4)
- Dallas ISD teacher nationally recognized for excellence gets kids motivated with music (NBC DFW)
- This McKinney school swaps detention for mindfulness and meditation (WFAA)
- Half of college students face housing issues while 1 In 5 are homeless, says new survey (KERA)
- Killeen ISD rezoning due to new Nolan Middle School opening in August (KCEN)
- San Benito CISD chess teams headed to nationals for 15th consecutive year (Valley Morning Star)
- Spring Branch ISD buys land for high school renovation, expansion (Houston Business Journal)
- Travis appraisal decision creates budget woes for schools (Austin American-Statesman)
- Why education unions are disputing the efficacy of active shooter drills (PBS NewsHour)
Thursday, Feb. 13
- On Feb. 14, A Letter From Valentine, Texas with Love (Marfa Public Radio)
- Donor clears students' lunch debt at North East elementary schools (Texas Public Radio)
- Beaumont ISD offers update on metal detector implementation (Fox 4 Beaumont)
- Congressman Vicente Gonzalez announces $99 million for schools in District 15 (CBS 4 Valley Central)
- Local schools discuss new full day pre-K law (KGNS)
- Beaumont ISD returning to local control for first time in 5 years (KFDM)
- Austin ISD trains current students to be future teachers (KXAN)
Wednesday, Feb. 12
- ‘I’m Being Talked At And Not Talked With': San Antonio ISD students ask for a bigger say (Texas Public Radio)
- Millions more from the state will allow Dallas ISD to give more teacher stipends at needy schools (Dallas Morning News)
- Mesquite ISD teacher named International Educator of the Year (Mesquite News)
- North Lamar ISD school board calls $48.9 million bond election (eParisExtra.com)
- Why movies about rookie super-teachers hurt new teachers most of all (Washington Post)
- New Pine Tree ISD program to offer positive role models for young men (Longview News-Journal)
- Sinton ISD school bond proposal could mean significant upgrades (KIII)
- Filing for federal aid soon to become a requirement in Hays and San Marcos CISD high schools (Community Impact)