Teacher’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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EPISD to reopen campuses for select group of students next week
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Independent School District will be opening up all of its campuses to a select group of students next Monday.…
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El Paso ISD students practice voting in mock presidential election
EL PASO, Texas — Thousands of students are getting a taste exercising their civic duty. The El Paso Independent School District is holding a mock…
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Coronado High student honored with role in Philadelphia International Music Festival’s master class
EL PASO, Texas — A 15-year-old student from Coronado High School has a bright future after winning a unique musical opportunity. “I love playing…
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UTEP closes student rec center and campus dining in wake of El Paso County shutdown order
EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas El Paso said late Thursday night that it would follow El Paso County’s lead, as it announced the closure of…
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‘We’re very unique’: El Paso school districts, TEA come up with new reopening plan based on virus hospitalizations
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Coronavirus cases have dipped and surged in the Borderland ever since the fall semester began. As a result, reopening plans…
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YISD’s superintendent decides to continue with high school football, other fall sports for now
EL PASO, Texas — While most school districts in the Borderland have decided to hit the pause button on high school sports for the time being, the…
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Las Cruces Public Schools data shows students failing at ‘alarming’ rates
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – With school fully online, Las Cruces middle and high school students are failing classes at much higher rates than the…
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Snowfall leads Ysleta ISD to delay start for learning hubs, employees working at administrative offices
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Ysleta Independent School District has issued a two-hour delayed start for students going to the district’s learning…
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EPISD, SISD & Canutillo suspending high school football, other athletics amid El Paso’s virus surge
EL PASO, Texas — Three Borderland school districts are halting high school football games and other athletics for the time being amidst El Paso’s…
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Clint ISD now won’t return to classrooms next week amid soaring El Paso County virus cases
UPDATE: In a message sent to parents on Friday, Clint ISD now says it will NOT return to classroom instruction next week as previously scheduled. The…
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Franklin-Eastlake, Bel Air-Ysleta, Tornillo-Cathedral football games won’t be played
EL PASO, Texas — Three high school football games in El Paso were scrapped shortly after Mayor Dee Margo implored residents to “stay home” as a…
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University of Texas band won’t play its alma mater because it was once performed at minstrel shows
AUSTIN, Texas — Members of the University of Texas Longhorn band are refusing to play the university’s alma mater because of the…
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New Mexico 4th-grader walked to school to use its WiFi because he didn’t have internet at home
ROSWELL, New Mexico — A fourth-grader in Roswell has been walking to his shuttered elementary school to do his classwork over the…
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