Education-related News
Friday, Dec. 14
- 'It's preventable': Sandy Hook parents promote app for reporting school threats (NPR)
- Districts say state cuts to pre-K funding have hurt school programs (Texas Standard)
- San Benito superintendent proposes four talking points before deciding on DOI status (San Benito News)
- Waco ISD board reviews new teacher incentive plans (KWKT/Fox 44)
- Austin district wins state appeal for Rosedale School rating (Austin American-Statesman)
- Frisco ISD approves courses in cybersecurity, video game programming (Frisco Enterprise)
- PSJA ISD educator to serve on National Business Professionals of America Board of Directors (Valley Town Crier)
- Pearland ISD board approves incentive pay structure (Community Impact)
- Retired teachers give free books to WFISD kindergartners (News Channel 6)
- UTRGV, HCISD to form high school to medical school pipeline for health professions (Valley Morning Star)
Thursday, Dec. 13
- Waco ISD board to vote on teacher bonus pay plan (Waco Tribune)
- Anonymous donor gives $600K to fund Dallas ISD school projects (Fox 4)
- Lufkin ISD adds 12 new defibrillators to campuses (KTRE)
- Does more federal aid raise tuition costs? Not for most students, research says (NPR)
- Sleepless no more in Seattle — Later school start time pays off for teens (NPR)
- Some teachers trapped by debt get Education Department help (PBS NewsHour)
- What my students taught me: Search for – and nurture – hidden gifts (KERA)
- Coppell ISD staff works to align district programs with upcoming boundary realignment (Coppell Gazette)
- Ector County trustees seek more sub pay data (Odessa American)
- Brazos ISD says employees can be armed (The Sealy News)
Wednesday, Dec. 12
- Gov. Greg Abbott's proposal would provide more tax relief than new school funding (Texas Tribune)
- Austin ISD proposes closing 12 schools, among $55M in cuts (Austin American-Statesman)
- City-sponsored nonprofit aims to partner with Houston ISD, manage 15 schools (Houston Public Media)
- Austin ISD considering changes to arts, athletics and CTE (KXAN)
- Katy ISD Teachers of the Year honored at brick unveiling (Katy Times)
- Organization offers kits to help schools start food pantries now allowed by state law (KSAT)
- 2018 is worst year on record for gun violence in schools, data shows (The Guardian)
- Spring ISD board to vote on construction projects and safety upgrades (Houston Chronicle)
- Austin-area student aces all 3 college entrance exams (Austin American-Statesman)
- Sheriff’s office, May school district considering agreement for school resource officer (Brownwood Bulletin)
- Temple ISD approves internship partnership with local car dealership (Fox 44)
Tuesday, Dec. 11
- Richardson ISD's student demographics have significantly changed. The makeup of its school board hasn't. (Texas Tribune)
- Time to allow the Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms? One state lawmaker thinks so (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- Civic group, including mayor’s ed czar, may seek to run struggling Houston ISD schools (Houston Chronicle)
- Texas school district's enrollment drops after mass shooting (The Associated Press)
- Holt CAT offers San Antonio high schoolers once-in-a-lifetime internship (KENS)
- Were your TEACH grants converted to loans while teaching at a qualifying school? (NPR)
- Lewisville ISD adopts 2019-20 calendar (The Leader)
- Garland ISD seeks input on magnet programs (Rowlett Lakeshore Times)
Monday, Dec. 10
- NPR Exclusive: Ed Department to erase debts of teachers, fix troubled grant program (NPR)
- This high school aviation program aims to stave off the pilot shortage (PBS NewsHour)
- AISD parents weigh in on when kids should learn about sex, pregnancy and gender identity (KUT)
- Dallas schools stumbled through bus launch, but leaders say they’re turning a corner (Dallas Morning News)
- Outstanding education students plan to impact young learners (Victoria Advocate)
- Houtson ISD students rewarded with bikes for literacy achievements (Click2Houston.com)
- Atlanta ISD awarded $275K to bolster math achievement (Texarkana Gazette)
- Code to the future — Corsicana ISD sees results from new tech curriculum (Corsicana Daily Sun)
- Plainview ISD educators work to Keep Kids Warm (MyPlainview.com)
- Killeen ISD needs bilingual teachers (KWTX)
- Texas Education Agency’s A-F accountability ratings reveal link to poverty (Community Impact)