Education-related News
Friday, July 19
- Clint ISD board approves pay raise for all employees (KFOX 14)
- Veteran teachers in Coppell to get additional $200 salary hike (Coppell Gazette)
- Houston school district ramps up advertising campaign to STEM enrollment decline (Houston Public Media)
- New Texas law aims to make sure students don't leave free college money unclaimed (KUT)
- TEA appoints conservator for Beaumont ISD transition back to fully-elected board (ABC 12 News)
- Lake Travis ISD acknowledges compensation concerns of district special education aides (Community Impact)
Thursday, July 18
- Northside ISD trustees approve teacher, staff pay raises (San Antonio Express News)
- Richardson ISD teachers, homeowners to benefit from adopted school year 2019-20 budget (Community Impact)
- Designs unveiled for Fort Bend ISD’s new $189M high school complex (Houston Chronicle)
- San Antonio ISD plans extensive summer outreach to boost enrollment (Texas Public Radio)
- Snyder High School students taking classroom to the streets (KTAB)
- #SomethingGood: 'Pencil Kid' Collecting 500,000 School Supplies for Classmates (NBCDFW)
Wednesday, July 17
- Florence ISD going ‘above and beyond’ with teacher pay increases, says superintendent (Killeen Daily Herald)
- Lewisville ISD board of trustees unanimously approves districtwide pay raises (Community Impact)
- These Teens Started Podcasting As A Hobby, Then It Turned Into Serious Journalism (NPR)
Tuesday, July 16
- Central Texas districts to spend bulk, if not all, HB 3 money on teacher, staff raises (Austin American-Statesman)
- Brenham ISD announces raises for teachers and staff (KBTX)
- Fisher named Region 15 Elementary Teacher of the Year (San Angelo Standard Times)
- Family of slain Pakistani exchange student visits Santa Fe High School (Houston Public Media/AP)
- Higher Ed: Yes, extra credit can enhance the learning experience. But don't overestimate its value (KUT)
- Manor ISD brings reading therapy dogs to school libraries open for summer (KXAN)
Monday, July 15
- Texas will require high school seniors to apply for federal aid for college (Texas Standard)
- Union Grove ISD board to consider teacher, staff pay raises (Longview News-Journal)
- Regional universities like UTSA don't have access to fund UT Austin used for free tuition (Texas Public Radio)
- Alamo Colleges Board approves launch of AlamoPROMISE at 25 high schools (Texas Public Radio)
- States are ratcheting up reading expectations for third-graders (NPR)
- Falls Career teacher’s customized lessons earn national honor (Daily Trib)
- Conroe ISD to launch pilot program for full-day pre-K (The Courier)
Friday, July 12
- New Wimberley school aims to take water conservation to the next level (Texas Standard)
- To address substitute teacher shortage, $2.2 million added to Frisco ISD budget (Community Impact)
- Tyler ISD to continue Head Start program (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
- Will your job still exist in 2030? (NPR)
- Nearly $300,000 grant to bolster Pflugerville ISD’s technical training programs (Community Impact)
Thursday, July 11
- Gonzales ISD board of trustees approves raises (Gonzales Inquirer)
- Broken Promises: Teachers sue U.S. over student loans that weren't forgiven (NPR)
- Karnack ISD to supply each student's school supplies (Marshall News Messenger)
Wednesday, July 10
- San Antonio school districts hosting job fairs to fill a range of positions (San Antonio Express-News)
- UT Austin to give free tuition to low-income Texas students (KUT)
- Student debt forgiveness sounds good. What might happen if the government did it? (NPR)
- Analysis: The extraordinary adventures of H. Ross Perot (Texas Standard)
- TEA Intervention Shadows School Districts on San Antonio’s South Side (Rivard Report)
- Alvin ISD OKs raises for teachers, staff members (Houston Chronicle)
- Abilene ISD school board members and administrators discussing teachers' pay raises (KTXS)
- Waxahachie ISD Education Foundation awards nearly $45,000 to teachers and staff (Waxahachie Daily Light)
- Pflugerville ISD Student Wins National Speech Tournament (Spectrum News)
Tuesday, July 9
- About one-in-six U.S. teachers work second jobs – and not just in the summer (Pew Research Center)
- State funding for Victoria ISD to include $3 million in Harvey relief (Victoria Advocate)
- Ector County ISD looking at more student growth, overcrowded campuses (Odessa American)
- Frisco ISD teacher pay increases, tax rate lowers with help from HB 3, TRE (Community Impact)
- Arlington ISD offering free meal program for 25 schools (CBS DFW)
- New virtual, augmented reality tech coming to Abilene ISD this school year (KTAB)
Monday, July 8
- New UIL rule means Texas band students must march to doctor for a physical before Aug. 1 (Dallas Morning News)
- Klein ISD approves employee raises for 2019-2020 (Houston Chronicle)
- Laredo ISD board approves budget, will revisit pay raises for teachers, professionals in Novemeber (Laredo Morning Times)
- New Caney ISD approved minimum 4% salary increase for employees following HB 3 implementation (Community Impact)
- Educators become the students at new Spring ISD training center (San Antonio Express-News)
- Kindness vs. Cruelty: Helping kids hear the better angels of their nature (NPR)
- Houston’s Kashmere High School poised to pass state’s grade (Houston Public Media)
- Back to school project launches to donate supplies to teachers (News 4 San Antonio)
- Superintendent calls for 'thoughtful' discussion over proposal to demolish Columbine (NPR)