LCPS prepares for safe reopening of schools in 2021
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Visitors to public schools are familiar with routine procedures like signing in and getting a visitor’s badge. These…
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Joe Clark, the baseball bat-wielding principal who inspired the movie ‘Lean on Me,’ dies at age 82
Joe Louis Clark, the hard-charging high school principal who inspired the movie “Lean on Me,” has died at the age of 82, his family said…
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YISD could return to in-person classes for some students as early as Jan. 11
EL PASO, Texas – Some students in the Ysleta Independent School District could return to campus for in-person instruction as early as Jan. 11, a…
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El Paso teacher whose viral video of her 1st graders was seen by millions has died of Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso school teacher who made a viral video two years ago of her first-graders greeting one another has died of Covid-19. Word…
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New Mexico State Aggies grow brand with official coffee
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico State University Aggies are growing their brand with a new coffee. Named after the desert peak that looms…
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‘An angel in disguise’: Sons remember 3rd Las Cruces educator who lost battle to Covid-19
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For more than 22 years, she was known and loved as “Mrs. Gloria” in Las Cruces Public Schools. “She was larger than life,”…
Continue Reading Las Cruces Public School superintendent reflects on full remote semester
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The first full remote semester for Las Cruces Public School students and staff is officially in the books. The Covid-19…
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UTEP football fires offensive, defensive coordinators after 3-5 Covid-impacted season
EL PASO, Texas – Third-year UTEP football coach Dana Dimel shook up his staff Friday. Both offensive coordinator Mike Canales and defensive…
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As cuts are made to UTEP athletics, top 2 coaches have yet to take promised salary reductions
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP’s two highest-paid head coaches have yet to take salary reductions, but UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter says…
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New Mexico State University chancellor named to Biden-Harris transition team
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University Chancellor Dan Arvizu has been chosen as part of the transition team for…
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Gadsden ISD board votes to extend remote learning through January
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Students at Gadsden Independent School District will not be returning to on-campus instruction until at least February.…
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SISD’s internal computer network taken down due to virus
EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District has been hit by a computer virus that a spokesman said Friday had prompted their Internet…
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‘They’re feeling lonely, depressed’; EPISD works to teach emotional coping skills during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nine months since Borderland school districts first started remote learning, many are finding new ways to adapt to teaching…
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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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