Texas cancels A to F grades for schools, but keeps STAAR tests
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas public school students will still take the STAAR test this spring, but the state will not rate schools and districts based on…
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Canutillo ISD names 2018 grad to fill vacant school board seat
CANUTILLO, Texas – The Canutillo Independent School District’s Board of Trustees has a new member. Tristan Hernandez was named to the board…
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Texas high school opens grocery store for struggling families where good deeds are accepted as payment
SANGER, Texas — A school in a small town in Texas has ignited hope across the community by opening a student-led grocery store to support…
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Moratorium on federal student loan payments extended until Jan. 31
WASHINGTON, DC — People with federal student loans will get another month of relief after U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos extended the…
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Franklin football boosters accuse rival Americas player of exposing their team to virus
EL PASO, Texas — A conversation between parents has caused outrage with in the Franklin Football Booster Club.After the Americas Trailblazers…
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SISD nurses helping City of El Paso with contact tracing of virus
EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso has been trying to slow the spread of Covid-19 since the pandemic started. One way to mitigate that is through…
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#GivingTuesday: Child Crisis Center asks for community to donate children’s clothes
EL PASO, Texas– The Child Crisis Center of El Paso serves as an emergency shelter for children up to age 13. During this pandemic, the shelter is…
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‘She was full of life’: Family mourns Las Cruces educator who died after battle with Covid-19
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Before losing her battle with Covid-19, Sylvia Garcia was compassionate, generous and a mother to the hundreds of the…
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Memorial fund set up to honor Southwest University founder Yolanda Arriola
EL PASO, Texas – A memorial fund has been set up to honor the memory of El Paso entrepreneur, community leader and philanthropist Yolanda Arriola.…
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‘Beloved’ Las Cruces teacher dies after being hospitalized with Covid-19; LCPS ‘devastated’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools officials said the “pandemic just hit home for us” as they announced the death of a longtime…
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Las Cruces kindergarten teacher keeps students motivated online during pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (AP) — Suzette Haywood intended to retire from her career as a teacher last year, but when the Covid-19 pandemic caused…
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‘She’s one of a kind’: El Paso mourns death of Southwest University founder Yolanda Arriola
EL PASO, Texas — Southwest University founder and CEO Yolanda Arriola has died of a heart attack, her son has confirmed in a social media post.…
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Ruidoso uses high-tech, light-pulsing robots to help clean schools during pandemic
RUIDOSO, New Mexico – The Ruidoso Municipal School District is taking a different approach to fighting the pandemic. It is one of the first school…
Continue ReadingTeacher’s hallway song and dance reminds students to stay 6 feet apart
Social studies teacher Yvonne Drew is known for making up songs to entertain and motivate her students, but this particular tune had an important…
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Nation’s largest school district in NYC abruptly switching to full remote learning as virus surges
NEW YORK, NY — New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday in a…
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New Mexico seeks 12,000 missing students amid online learning as infection rates skyrocket
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With classes online, at least 12,000 students are unaccounted for in New Mexico schools, the state’s public education…
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El Paso’s Silva magnet named top high school in West Texas, Ysleta girls’ academy tops middle schools
EL PASO, Texas – Research and advocacy think tank Children at Risk has announced its list of best schools for West Texas for the 2019-20 school…
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New Aggie whiskey is ready for NMSU fans hands
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University has unveiled its own officially licensed whiskey, making it the first college to do so as…
Continue ReadingThe George Floyd Memorial Foundation and a Texas university have launched an internship program for Black men
COMMERCE, Texas — The George Floyd Memorial Foundation has teamed up with Texas A&M University-Commerce to launch an internship program for…
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NMSU going to 100% online learning, more employees to work from home
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is beginning an “orderly transition” to be 100 percent online with its instruction and to…
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Las Cruces Public Schools suspends all in-person classes, sports & student activities
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – All Las Cruces Public Schools’ athletics programs, in-person learning classes and student organizations meeting in small…
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UTEP vs. UAB now canceled, but this weekend’s UTSA game still on
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP’s football game against UAB, scheduled for next Friday in Midland, has now been canceled after numerous UAB…
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UTEP’s president announces December commencement pushed back until spring at Sun Bowl
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP will be postponing its December commencement ceremonies until spring, the university’s president told the Student Government…
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Tornillo ISD is latest to pull the plug on high school football due to virus
TORNILLO, Texas — The Tornillo Independent School District became the latest to pull the plug on the high school football season amid the surge in…
Continue Reading UTEP’s next game vs. UAB moved to Midland over virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s upcoming football game against UAB is being moved from the Sun Bowl to Grande Stadium in Midland because of concern…
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EPCC to honor vets, but keep online registration services open on Veterans Day
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Community College is keeping its registration services open for the spring semester while honoring veterans Wednesday on…
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NMSU professors developing face covering that removes 97% of airborne particles
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two New Mexico State University engineering educators are developing reusable innovative technology that they say will…
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EPISD reopens campuses for 2,000 students as part of state mandate
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Select students will be allowed to return to El Paso Independent School District campuses Monday after a state mandate…
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El Paso library system halts in-person service due to virus surge
EL PASO, Texas – Effective immediately, the El Paso Public Library has suspended all curbside service, including picking up and returning…
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EPISD board votes to part ways with Superintendent Juan Cabrera, gives him $500k payout to go
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday evening to sever ties with their…
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