UTEP expert says low fertility rates may correspond with high unemployment rates
EL PASO, Texas — In the last five years, there has been a steep decline in birth rates in El Paso County, according to data Collected by the Vitals…
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Football season for most El Paso schools delayed until late Sept.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University Interscholastic League (UIL) released new guidelines which postpone the start of fall sports for the two…
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New Mexico State University gets grant to map water rights
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is working to digitize the state’s water rights database and develop maps that will help…
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NMSU administrator rallies support to help Navajo Nation community hit hard by virus
CROWNPOINT, New Mexico — A top administrator at New Mexico State University’s American Indian Program is rallying help from around the Borderland…
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UIL set to meet Monday to discuss fall athletics
EL PASO, Texas — A meeting of the UIL (University Interscholastic League) Monday could decide the fate of fall high school sports. The governing…
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‘It’s alarming’: Survey finds half of Las Cruces educators have underlying health conditions
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Many Las Cruces educators are likely breathing a sigh of relief that classes will begin online in the district. According to…
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SISD hosting walk-through graduations for seniors
EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District has begun holding graduations. They are not like traditional graduation ceremonies, but are…
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NMSU cuts budget by $20 million as state adjusts to pandemic budget shortfall
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University regents on Saturday approved a revised operation budget that cuts $20 million for fiscal year…
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Texas will allow schools to keep classrooms closed longer than previously ordered
AUSTIN, Texas — Facing growing backlash from teachers, parents and health officials, Texas education officials Friday relaxed a previous order that…
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Texas attorney general says religious private schools ‘need not comply’ with local health orders
AUSTIN, Texas — While local health officials have the authority to keep school districts closed for in-person instruction through the…
Continue ReadingIn a historic first, Latino students are the largest group admitted to University of California’s freshman class
For the first time in history, Latino students make up the largest ethnic or racial group of Californians admitted to the University of California…
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Teachers are so worried about returning to school that they’re preparing wills
Back-to-school is looking a little different for many teachers nationwide this year, as they grapple with returning to their classrooms amid a…
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‘It can really hurt them’: NMSU student who has virus urges those in their 20s to take it seriously
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As of Thursday, 3,156 New Mexicans in their 20s have tested positive for Covid-19. Among them, 20-year-old New Mexico…
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Canutillo ISD delaying start of new school year until Aug. 17
EL PASO, Texas — The Canutillo Independent School District announced Thursday that it will delay the planned start of the new school year by two…
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Emotions run high in decision to rename Oñate High in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Emotions were still running high Wednesday, the day after the decision was made that a Las Cruces high school…
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Texas classrooms can stay closed without losing state funding if local health officials order it
AUSTIN, Texas — Local public health officials will be able to keep Texas schools closed for in-person instruction this fall without risking state…
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YISD delaying start of new school year until Aug. 17
EL PASO, Texas — The Ysleta Independent School District announced Wednesday that it will now delay the start of the new school year until Aug. 17,…
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Abbott says Texas will extend time that schools can teach online-only
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will give school districts more flexibility to keep their school buildings closed to in-person instruction this fall as…
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Texas GOP Congressman Will Hurd ‘afraid’ reopening schools will be ‘a debacle’
WASHINGTON, DC — “A debacle” is what Texas Republican Congressman Will Hurd is afraid of as schools get closer to reopening. While Texas voters were…
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Las Cruces Public Schools to be online only for Aug. 12 class return
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — This fall, Las Cruces Public Schools students will return to their classes entirely online absent in-person instruction,…
Continue Reading Las Cruces school board votes to rename Oñate High School
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to rename Oñate High School. Three board members…
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Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students studying online
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a…
Continue ReadingHere’s what the CDC recommends schools do as they reopen
WASHINGTON, DC — In his push to get schools to reopen, President Donald Trump has complained that guidelines offered by the US Centers for…
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‘It’s a nightmare’: Las Cruces community mourns special needs teen who shined in band
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On Friday, September 13th, Isaac Brealey-Rood’s spirit might have shined brighter than the full moon above the Field of…
Continue Reading ‘It’s going to be severe’: New Mexico State University to consider layoffs, furloughs, salary cuts
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As the state of New Mexico works to correct a massive and historic budget shortfall, New Mexico State University’s…
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Las Cruces Public Schools look to improve upon virtual learning efforts
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With virtual learning being thrust upon students of all ages in Las Cruces, the future of learning will be influenced by…
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El Paso health order to push back start of high school football season
EL PASO, Texas — It seems a cloud of smoke has been covering the start of this year’s high school football season in El Paso. On Thursday morning,…
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El Paso County schools ordered to delay in-person classes until Sept.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City/County Health Authority of El Paso issued a new order Thursday that delays the start of in-person classes for all…
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YISD cancels stadium graduation ceremonies due to virus surge
EL PASO, Texas — The Ysleta Independent School District has cancelled its plans to hold stadium graduation ceremonies later this month, officials…
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‘I thought I was going to die’: EPCC trustee who lost both parents to Covid-19 is released from hospital
EL PASO, Texas– El Paso Community College trustee Bonnie Soria Najera, who lost both her parents to Covid-19, was released from the hospital Tuesday…
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