EPISD drops college credit requirements for substitute teachers, raises pay
EL PASO – Faced with a deep shortage of substitute teachers, the El Paso Independent School District board Tuesday voted unanimously to remove…
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Canutillo ISD seeks voter approval on multi-million dollar bond measure
EL PASO, Texas– Early voting for the Canutillo Independent School District’s multi-million dollar bond is underway this week. If passed, the bond…
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UTEP may need new conference; C-USA teams set to defect
EL PASO, Texas — It seems UTEP could soon be looking for a new athletic conference as Conference USA is facing a slew of defections. Sources told…
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Public outcry follows Texas school administrator’s comments about presenting ‘opposing’ views of the Holocaust
In the wake of a Southlake, Texas, district administrator telling teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust they should also include books…
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Class action lawsuit filed against now-bankrupt Vista College
EL PASO, Texas — The dust has settled on raw emotions students felt the day Vista College shuttered its doors leaving students out in the cold…
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Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The lawyers for accused Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz say he plans to plead…
Continue Reading Texas school leader tells teachers to balance Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views
SOUTHLAKE, Texas — A top administrator with the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake advised teachers last week that if they have a…
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Borrowers denied student loan relief will get a second look
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Thousands of public servants who were rejected from a student loan forgiveness program will get their cases…
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Classes resume at Texas school after shooting that wounded 2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Classes have resumed at a Texas high school for the first time since a classroom shooting that wounded a teacher and…
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New Mexico professor against vax, mask mandates fired
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State University professor who publicly opposed campus vaccine and mask mandates will no longer be teaching…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is offering free ‘Thank You’ meals to teachers across the country
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Teachers are going to get a little extra lovin’ this week with free breakfast “Thank You” meals from…
Continue Reading Vista College closes abruptly in El Paso, Las Cruces amid financial woes, stuns students
EL PASO, Texas — Vista College, a private, for-profit trade college with campuses in El Paso and Las Cruces, abruptly closed its doors Friday citing…
Continue ReadingStudent arrested in Texas school shooting released from jail
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old student accused in a shooting at a Texas high school has been released from jail after posting bond. Timothy…
Continue Reading 4 hurt in Texas school shooting, suspected student gunman captured
UPDATE: ARLINGTON, Texas — Police in Texas have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high…
Continue ReadingUS Department of Education overhauls Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
By Liz Stark, CNN The US Department of Education announced major changes Wednesday to a federal student loan forgiveness program that the agency says…
Continue Reading Troubled student loan forgiveness program gets an overhaul
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been…
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Longtime El Paso special education teacher’s legacy lives on with tiny library
EL PASO, Texas — It’s the story of a Socorro Independent School District special education teacher whose name and legacy will be present at the…
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Teen arrested for not wearing mask at EPISD board meeting won’t face charges
UPDATE, Oct. 5: EPISD has now decided not to press charges against 17-year-old student Skyler Brown. He was arrested at Monday night’s school board…
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Keeping 33 schools clean for in-person classes during pandemic is challenge for LCPS staff
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — With in-person learning in Las Cruces now six weeks into the semester, ABC-7 took a look at how the schools are supplied…
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‘Pandemic created additional gaps’: YISD working to close learning gaps during fall intersession
EL PASO, Texas — This week, many Borderland students are currently out of the classroom and on a short break as the fall intersession is underway,…
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Covid-19 forces early retirement for long-time El Paso educator
EL PASO, Texas — For Leonor Terrazas, her life was forever changed after she contracted Covid-19. An instructional aide at Ascarate Elementary…
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Schools issue new guidance after court halts El Paso’s mask mandate
EL PASO, Texas — After the 8th Court of Appeals required El Paso’s City/County Health Authority to lift his indoor mask mandate for now, local…
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UTEP throwing pregame parties at home football games
EL PASO, Texas — Fans headed to the Sun Bowl for UTEP’s homecoming or any of the remaining home football games this season are in for a real treat.…
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Only 30% of NMSU students submit vaccination proof by deadline
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Initial data from New Mexico State University shows just more than 30% of students submitted vaccination proof by the Sept.…
Continue ReadingU.S. Supreme Court justice denies request to block NYC school vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the…
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Principal shot by former student at school in Houston
HOUSTON, Texas — Authorities say a former student of a Houston charter school shot and wounded a school principal on campus before quickly…
Continue ReadingCalifornia to require all schoolchildren to get Covid shots
SAN FRANCISCO, California — California has announced the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren. Gov. Gavin Newsom said…
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EPISD police promote 1st woman to sergeant
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District has promoted its first female police sergeant for the district’s police department. Sgt.…
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Father acquitted of killings threatens to sue SISD for leaving son alone in park
EL PASO, Texas — A father outraged after learning his six-year-old son was left alone at a park by a school bus driver is threatening to sue the…
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Las Cruces school bus drivers prepare for possible strike
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Overcrowded buses, fewer busses and low wages: Those are all issues that Las Cruces school bus drivers want dealt with or…
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