Funeral for late LCPS superintendent Karen Trujillo will be private service
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The late Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo will be laid to rest next week. A private funeral service…
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Texas schools won’t lose state funding this academic year for pandemic attendance declines
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will fully fund school districts that have seen student attendance drop during the pandemic, as long as they maintain or…
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New Mexico to allow fans at high school sporting events
SANTA FE, New Mexico —The New Mexico Public Education Department announced Thursday evening that fans will be allowed at high school sporting…
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Late LCPS superintendent Karen Trujillo leaves behind legacy at NMSU
EL PASO, Texas — The late Karen Trujillo, superintendent for Las Cruces Pubilc Schools, not only left behind a legacy for the school district but…
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New Mexico officials say they’ll need more vaccine supply to meet federal mandate for teacher shots
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The U.S. government needs to boost vaccine supplies if it wants New Mexico to meet a new mandate for getting at least one…
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Texas Education Agency says schools still may require masks – but don’t have to
AUSTIN, Texas — Masks are still required in Texas public schools unless local school boards decide to make them optional, the Texas Education Agency…
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YISD superintendent to recommend board keep school mask mandate
EL PASO, Texas — The ramifications of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he will remove the statewide mask mandate and allow all businesses…
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New LCPS interim superintendent hopes to ’embrace’ former leader Karen Trujillo’s legacy
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public School’s interim Superintendent Ralph Ramos said his goal is to “embrace” Karen Trujillo’s vision for the…
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School and child care workers in Texas now eligible for vaccination
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday that school and child care personnel are now eligible to be…
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CVS has vaccine appointments for Texas teachers; all currently booked in El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas — CVS Pharmacy is now offering Covid-19 vaccines to teachers, daycare and preschool workers in Texas. The pharmacy was previously only…
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University of Texas donors threatened to withhold money if ‘The Eyes of Texas’ dropped
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns had just lost to rival Oklahoma for the third time in a row — this time after a quadruple overtime. The…
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LCPS board selects school principal as interim leader after superintendent’s death
UPDATE: After five hours of deliberation on Monday night, the LCPS board voted to name Ralph Ramos as the school district’s interim superintendent.…
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NMSU remains against declaring campus a sanctuary
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is rejecting requests that the Las Cruces campus take on sanctuary status for students who are…
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NMSU students complete ‘difficult’ film challenge unlike any other
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The challenges of the pandemic provided the creative fuel that New Mexico State University students needed to succeed in a…
Continue Reading NMSU scholarship fund set up to honor late LCPS superintendent – Here’s how to donate
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A memorial fund has been established to honor the late Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent Karen Trujillo, who was hit…
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Family, colleagues say LCPS superintendent’s death is an ‘unimaginable loss’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Family, community members and colleagues said Friday they were dealing with “an unimaginable loss” following the death…
Continue ReadingOpen a window to reduce virus spread, CDC tells schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted new recommendations Friday on the importance of good ventilation in preventing coronavirus…
Continue Reading LCPS leader struck by van, killed while dog walking
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A woman walking her dogs in her neighborhood was struck by a minivan and killed Thursday evening, Las Cruces police said.…
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Anthony High School theater students explore safe ways to keep performing during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — High school sports teams have implemented various safety protocols to compete during the pandemic. Arts programs are…
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Educator known as ‘father figure’ to students among 2 more LCPS employees to die of Covid-19
UPDATE: LCPS officials on Monday afternoon said two additional employees had now died of Covid-19, marking the sixth and seventh deaths of educators…
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UTEP economist expects higher gas prices for at least next 3 weeks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The impact of severe winter weather is far from over. Economists fear the financial fallout could be great, but a local…
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UTEP men’s hoops games against Florida Atlantic canceled after Miner tests positive for Covid
MIAMI, Florida – The UTEP men’s basketball games at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton this weekend have been canceled because of a positive Covid-19…
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LCPS prepares for the return of in-person learning to schools
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools rolled out their plan this week for the return of students to the classroom and all 33 school…
Continue ReadingThe level of Covid-19 among children reflects cases in the community, not whether schools were open
Covid-19 case rates among children track much more consistently with overall case rates in a state than with trends in in-person learning in K-12…
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EPCC celebrates Black History Month
UPDATE: The El Paso Community College (EPCC) Black History Legacy program has been moved to Friday, Feb. 26 at noon because of technical…
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‘ He provided the soundtrack to our lives’: El Paso school band maestro among latest virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas — A middle school band maestro is among the latest El Paso coronavirus deaths, it was confirmed by his family on Tuesday. Alfredo…
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Decision allowing Las Cruces high students to return to classrooms announced following protests
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Starting next Monday, all public high school students in Las Cruces have the option to return to the classroom two days a…
Continue ReadingBiden says teachers should move up in vaccination line
President Joe Biden said teachers should move ahead in the line to receive shots in order to reopen schools, attempting to clarify an administration…
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5th Las Cruces Public Schools educator dies from Covid-19
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A longtime teacher at Mesa Middle School has become the fifth Las Cruces Public Schools educator to die from Covid-19,…
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CDC gives new guidelines for re-opening schools, says in-person can be done safely
WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s top public health agency on Friday provided a road-map for reopening schools in the middle of a pandemic,…
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