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Education-related News

Friday, Oct. 30

• Montgomery ISD OKs 2 percent mid-year raise for staff (The Courier)
• Dallas ISD plans to start testing student athletes for COVID-19 (Dallas Morning News)
• South San Antonio ISD Care Zone helps hundreds during pandemic, inspires neighboring districts to do the same (KENS)
• Seven Lakes HS Closes Temporarily Due to Campus COVID-19 Cases (Katy Magazine News)
• Lufkin primary school using ‘Smart Cycles’ to better engage students in learning (KTRE)

Thursday, Oct. 29

• High failure rates reported among virtual learners during coronavirus pandemic (KHOU)
• Ysleta ISD’s superintendent decides to continue with high school football, other fall sports for now (KVIA)
• COVID cases close schools in Utopia, Medina (Bandera Bulletin)
• Central Texas school districts adjust academic calendars to help with student/teacher challenges (KXAN)
• City View ISD reports four new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
• Dallas ISD Puts Largest Bond In State History Before Voters (KERA)

Wednesday, Oct. 28

• Mesquite ISD wins National School Library of the Year Award (Dallas Morning News)
• Standing in the gap: grassroots efforts to tackle inequities in education (KXAN)
• Plano ISD gets $500K for COVID-19 safety in schools (Dallas Morning News)
• Lake Travis ISD allocates $2.4 million to tech upgrades due to pandemic (Community Impact)
• Burnet CISD officials asking remote learners to return to campuses (Daily Trib)
• School districts have plan in place to help students who are falling behind while studying (Fox 29)
• Author Paul Tough answers your questions about ‘Helping Children Succeed’ (PBS NewsHour)

Tuesday, Oct. 27

• Corpus Christi ISD board postpones vote on employee stipends (Caller Times)
• El Paso ISD to delay in-person learning until Nov. 6 (KTSM)
• HISD Again Changes School Closure Protocols After Reaching Critical Limit (Houston Public Media)
• DeSoto ISD considers extending virtual learning through Thanksgiving (KDFW)
• Devine ISD allowing families to change child's learning platform (News4SA)
• Taking ‘Virtual' Attendance Proves Challenging for Dallas ISD Teachers (NBC DFW)
• Arlington ISD reveals action plan to help failing students during virtual learning (KDFW)

Monday, Oct. 26

• Greenwood ISD cancels Monday classes due to positive COVID-19 tests (CBS 7)
• Longview ISD to provide voluntary COVID-19 testing for staff (KSLA)
• Marshall ISD to return to in-person classes in November (KETK)
• Houston ISD to reopen schools that were briefly closed because of reported coronavirus cases (Click2Houston)
• Social distancing at school: How Austin ISD is preparing for more students on-campus (KXAN)
• Fort Bend ISD selected for Microsoft program with focus on STEM education (Community Impact)
• Colleges Turn To Wastewater Testing In An Effort To Flush Out The Coronavirus (NPR)

Friday, Oct. 23

• Alarming failure rates among Texas students fuel calls to get them back into classrooms (Texas Tribune)
• Montgomery ISD approves 2% pay raise for staff, effective Nov. 1 (Community Impact)
• Kingsville ISD closes 3 schools, Alice ISD closes all schools due to confirmed COVID-19 cases (KIII)
• San Augustine ISD moving to virtual learning next week due to COVID-19 (KLTV)
• Marble Falls ISD asks struggling remote learners to consider returning to campus (Daily Trib)
• Leander ISD adds 17 early-release school days to give teachers planning time (Community Impact)
• HISD to reopen schools that were briefly closed because of reported coronavirus cases (Click2Houston)
• With Recent COVID Cases In Houston Schools, What Can We Do To Keep Students And Teachers Safe? (Houston Public Media)
• Garland ISD reports hundreds of COVID-19 cases among students and staff (Dallas Morning News)
• Dallas ISD teachers call for return to all-virtual learning (KRLD)
• Dripping Springs ISD parents voice concern over COVID-19 cases linked to middle school football (Community Impact)
• America's School Funding Crisis: Budget Cuts, Rising Costs And No Help In Sight (NPR)

Thursday, Oct. 22

• Families of some special education students in Texas may be eligible for $1,500 in aid to offset pandemic challenges (Texas Tribune)
• Mental Health Collaborative Expands Into Harlandale, Edgewood School Districts (Texas Public Radio)
• To Fight COVID-19, Some San Antonio Schools Are Relying On Private Funds to Step Up Contact Tracing and Assurance Testing (The 74 Million)
• Port Arthur ISD closing some buildings for deep cleaning after several positive COVID-19 cases (KBMT)
• Peaster ISD not reporting COVID-19 cases to parents, state officials or requiring masks (WFAA)
• Perryton ISD suspending remote learning (MyHighPlains.com)
• Central ISD cancels distance learning (Lufkin Daily News)
• Greenville ISD makes changes to COVID-19 response plan (Herald Banner)
• Somerset ISD tests more than 600, gets one positive COVID-19 test (News4SA)
• GM Financial donates 100,000 face masks to Fort Worth and Arlington school districts (Fort Worth Business Press)
• For many Texas kids, trick-or-treating is canceled because of the pandemic. These parents have other plans. (Texas Tribune)
• FAFSA Applications Are Open. Here's How To Fill It Out This Year (NPR)

Wednesday, Oct. 21

• Some Texas school districts are requiring in-person instruction again, leaving parents scrambling for options (Texas Tribune)
• Cy-Fair ISD designates remote learning days for teacher planning purposes (Community Impact)
• 16 Houston Schools Close Over COVID-19 Concerns On 2nd Day Of In-Person Learning (Houston Public Media)
• 9 Weeks In, Anna ISD Drops Online Learning, Face-To-Face Instruction Returns Nov. 3 (CBS DFW)
• Refugio ISD, Skidmore-Tynan Elementary return to in-person learning, no longer offering remote learning option (KIII)
• Comal ISD changes up the way it defines close contact (News4SA)
• Georgetown ISD adds 5 student holidays to 2020-21 calendar (Community Impact)
• Are The Risks Of Reopening Schools Exaggerated? (NPR)

Tuesday, Oct. 20

• Texas schools tell teachers with medical risks they must return to classrooms during the pandemic (Texas Tribune)
• ‘Remain Flexible’: Houston ISD Faces New Challenges Amid Return To In-Person Instruction (Houston Public Media)
• 3 Houston ISD campuses going virtual after positive COVID-19 cases reported on campus (ABC 13)
• Marble Falls ISD encourages virtual students to return to campus if failing coursework (KXAN)
• $1M Donation Will Go Toward Rebuilding Tornado-Damaged Dallas ISD Schools 1 Year Later (CBS DFW)
• San Angelo ISD votes to change the name of Robert E. Lee Middle School (San Angelo Standard-Times)
• Austin ISD superintendent creates new teacher group, voices of employees heard through committee (KVUE)
• This 14-year-old girl won a $25K prize for a discovery that could lead to a cure for Covid-19 (CNN)
• It Pays To Be An Apprentice: 63% More (NPR)

Monday, Oct. 19

• Houston Public Schools Reopen Classrooms Amid Teacher, Family Anxieties (Houston Public Media)
• More students returning to in-class learning amid low coronavirus numbers reported by North East ISD (KENS)
• Staff COVID-19 testing at Longview ISD campuses could begin next week (Longview News-Journal)
• Two Families Share Struggles Of Virtual Learning For Kids With Special Needs (KERA/KTTZ)
• Students Push For Reduced Tuition As Schools Move Online During The Pandemic (KERA)
• McKinney ISD elementary schools test new state reading initiative (Community Impact)
• Fort Bend ISD staff member dies after contracting COVID-19, district says (ABC 13)
• Quanah ISD students prepare to head back into the classrooms (TNN)
• Abilene ISD at-home learners failed at least one class at roughly 3x higher rate (Abilene Reporter-News)
• All Waxahachie ISD students will resume in-person learning on Nov. 2, district says (WFAA)

Friday, Oct. 16

• 5 ways Texas can improve training for teachers (Dallas Morning News)
• Texas to release school-specific COVID-19 data within weeks (KVUE)
• Why Some Texas School Districts Ditched Remote Learning (Texas Standard)
• Education Secretary DeVos Finds 'Silver Linings' In Deadly Pandemic (KERA)
• Trump's And Biden's Plans For Education (NPR)

Thursday, Oct. 15

• Eight Texas school systems will get rapid coronavirus tests with new pilot program (Texas Tribune)
• Pearland ISD discusses relieving teacher stress at board meeting (Community Impact)
• Canutillo ISD becomes 3rd school district to extend their fall intercession (KFOX 14)
• Dallas ISD Hosts Focus Groups Concerning Possible School Calendar Changes (NBC DFW)
• Karnes City ISD Closes Schools For Two Days Because Of COVID-19 Cases (KTSA)
• Kids don't want to wear masks? Hit play on this Aldine ISD teacher's song (ABC 13)
• A touchdown and a dream come true for the new star of the Farmersville 8th grade football team (WFAA)
• About 11% of Austin ISD students return to campuses during district's first phase of reopening (Community Impact)

Wednesday, Oct. 14

• New incentives coming for Ector County ISD teachers (Odessa American)
• Santa Rosa honors engineering teacher for World Teachers’ Day (Valley Morning Star)
• Three East Texas school districts suspend remote learning (KETK)
• West Orange-Stark High School goes virtually for two weeks (West Orange Leader)
• Southside ISD closed school after students report flu-like symptoms (San Antonio Express-News)
• Corpus Christi ISD may adopt hybrid model at two middle schools (Corpus Christi Caller Times)
• Apple Springs ISD to transition to remote learning for 2 weeks (CBS 19)
• Longview ISD to end asynchronous learning (KLTV)
• Jefferson ISD trustees vote to return to face to face classroom instruction (Marshall News Messenger)
• Jacksonville ISD discontinues distance learning (Jacksonville Progress)
• TEA warns to cut off funding if Austin ISD doesn’t change instruction model for secondary students (KXAN)
• Some families plan 'Student Sick Out Day' in support of Austin ISD teachers (CBS Austin)
• Marshall ISD will soon be able to provide free COVID-19 testing (KLTV)
• Fears about the coronavirus dip from April peak, but remain high, UT/TT Poll says (Texas Tribune)
• NPR launches third Student Podcast Challenge (NPR)
• Level up: Longview ISD offers classes on video game design (KLTV)

Tuesday, Oct. 13

• Dallas ISD Looking To Combat The ‘COVID Slide’ (CBS DFW)
• Pflugerville ISD Prepares To Welcome All Students Who Choose To Return To Classrooms (KUT)
• Cy-Fair ISD reports highest number of new weekly COVID-19 cases Oct. 5-11 (Community Impact)
• Fabens ISD suspends athletics due to rising COVID-19 cases (KTSM)
• Close to 50 students in some Fort Bend ISD virtual classes (ABC 13)
• Manor ISD families voice in-person learning safety concerns (KXAN)
• Dallas ISD Adds Program to Recruit More Black Male Teachers (NBC DFW)

Monday, Oct. 12

• Texas teachers are demanding that schools be safe before they return. But they have little leverage short of quitting. (Texas Tribune)
• Texas budget cuts to children's therapy programs flouted special education guidelines, U.S. officials say (Texas Tribune)
• Houston ISD considering $17 million increase in special education spending (Houston Chronicle)
• Quanah ISD transitions to online learning due to COVID-19 concerns (Texomas Homepage)
• Childress ISD makes move to suspend remote learning (ABC 7)
• 40% of virtual learners in Joshua ISD failing at least one course, district says (KENS)
• 'Shocking number' of Mineral Wells ISD students failing online learning, district says (ABC 8)
• New Braunfels ISD has almost 300 students quarantined over COVID-19 contacts (New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung)
• Smaller school districts struggle juggling online, in-person learning with small staffs (KXXV)
• TEA approves delay for in-person learning for Clint ISD; classes begin Oct. 26 (KFOX 14)
• Highland Park ISD to make full return to in-person learning amid coronavirus surge (MyHighPlains.com)
• Bullard ISD to close Early Childhood campus and require all students to wear masks (KETK)
• Klein ISD dealing with cluster of COVID-19 cases among students (ABC 13)
• Some Houston Kids Call Online School ‘Long and Boring.’ Here’s Why They’re Sticking With It (Houston Public Media)
• Zoom Dances And Temperature Checks: Here's What A Day In An Austin ISD Elementary School Looks Like (KUT)
• Dallas ISD Works on Connectivity Issues for Students Learning at Home (NBCDFW)
• D.C. charters lead the way on in-school teaching experiment (PBS NewsHour/AP)
• 'The Big Experiment': Alaska School District Returns To Classrooms (NPR)

Friday, Oct. 9

• Gadsden ISD postpones in-class instruction until 2021 following death of teacher (KFOX 14)
• UTEP announces $1.3 million grant to grow teacher ranks in El Paso (El Paso Times)
• Waco ISD to close 4 campuses effective Friday (KWTX)
• Agua Dulce ISD closing campuses for deep cleaning Oct. 9-12 (KIII)
• Burkburnett High School set to close after uptick in COVID-19 cases (Texomas Homepage)
• Georgetown ISD prepares for 1,200 additional students to return to on-campus learning (Community Impact)
• Austin ISD screening app may ask students if they’ve been to parties, other gatherings (KXAN) 
• Bandera ISD says dozens of remote learners in all grade levels failing at least 1 class (News4SA)
• El Paso school districts submit waivers to extend virtual learning (KFOX 14)
• Positive coronavirus cases force Atascocita, Klein Oak to cancel game this weekend (Houston Chronicle)
• How COVID-19 has affected school budgets so far — and what lies ahead without more federal aid (Washington Post)
• Enrollment Is Dropping In Public Schools Around the Country (NPR)

Thursday, Oct. 8

• Wi-Fi buses were a quick solution for student internet access, but as schools reopen they need their buses back (Texas Tribune)
• Number of COVID-19 cases at many Texas school districts will likely be left out of state data for weeks to come (Texas Public Radio)
• Wright Elementary going virtual due to COVID-19, Perryton ISD says (KAMR)
• Bremond ISD reports staffer with COVID-19 (Fox 44)
• San Benito schools prepare for on-site instruction (Valley Morning Star)
• PSJA ISD reopening safety measures go beyond minimum requirements (Fox South Texas)
• Edgewood ISD to use free digital app to screen COVID-19 symptoms (News4SanAntonio)
• DeSoto Teacher Wins Humanities Texas 2020 Outstanding Early Career Teaching Award (Focus Daily News)
• Collin County elementary school temporarily closes after reporting 19 active coronavirus cases (Dallas Morning News)
• 3.7 million Afghan children don’t attend school, according to World Bank report (PBS NewsHour)

Wednesday, Oct. 7

• Bandera ISD to require remote learners who are failing to return to campus (Fox San Antonio)
• Edgewood ISD creates a one-stop shop for basic necessities for students, families (KSAT)
• Katy ISD teacher's approach to Kindergarten plays like a Broadway show: Music, pageantry, costumes ... lots of costumes (KHOU)
• Ysleta ISD postpones multiple athletic events due to COVID-19 (KTSM)
• 61 percent of Houston ISD parents choose at-home learning as district readies to reopen schools (KHOU)
• Huntsville ISD to host "Dyslexia Awareness Night" (The Item)
• Canyon ISD Using Minecraft Game for Education (KAMR)
• Four Seats On The Austin ISD School Board Are Up For Election. Here's Who's Running. (KUT)
• An Impossible Choice For Homeless Parents: A Job, Or Their Child's Education (NPR)

Tuesday, Oct. 6

• Whitesboro ISD discontinues online learning (KXII)
• Lily and Trey are the costume-wearing therapy dogs comforting students, teachers during pandemic (KHOU)
• Quanah ISD temporarily closed due to spike in COVID-19 cases (TexomasHomepage.com)
• Lubbock ISD virtual teacher shares lessons he’s learned this school year (KCBD)
• Thousands of Austin and San Marcos teachers, students adjust to a different life on campus (KXAN)
• Over 52% of Frisco ISD students will return to in-person classes in new grading period (Community Impact)
• DeSoto ISD partners with Perot museum to increase student interest in science (Dallas Morning News)
• Socorro ISD reports multiple employees at District Service Center COVID-19 positive (KFOX14/CBS4)
• Even In COVID Hot Spots, Many Colleges Aren't Aggressively Testing Students (NPR)
• Alvin Irby: How Can We Inspire Children To Be Lifelong Readers? (NPR/TED Radio Hour)
• Frisco ISD Crossing Guard Dances Into New School Year (NBCDFW)

Monday, Oct. 5

• Gov. Abbott addresses education funding during visit at Windsor Park Elementary (KIII)
• Evadale ISD returns to school Monday after teacher's death (KENS)
• Canutillo ISD students learning from schools asked to return to remote learning (KFOX 14)
• Some teachers concerned about returning to in-person learning after Dallas ISD teacher's death (Fox 4)
• South Texas ISD teacher calling for more transparency and collaboration from district (ValleyCentral.com)
• 'It's Been Really Stressful': Austin ISD Teachers Prepare For In-Person Classes (KUT)
• 'I have to calm myself down everyday' | HISD teachers concerned about returning to campuses (KHOU)
• Calvert ISD goes virtual after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 (KBTX)
• Hundreds of Hays CISD students seek to switch learning platforms as first on-campus week comes to a close (KXAN)
• Report: Number Of Hungry Families Nearly Doubled During Pandemic In San Antonio Public Schools (Texas Public Radio)

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