Education
Teachers 'need to go beyond curriculum'
The leader of the head teachers' union says children's education is being undermined by the number of targets being imposed by the government.
Law professor calls for cutting of 'C' grades
A law professor calls for the cutting of "C" grades. University of Arkansas at Little Rock law professor Joshua Silverstein believes that law schools should mostly eliminate giving C grades.He posits that the schools should raise their minimum satisfactory standards to a B-, and they should only hand out C’s ...
TEA calls for closer look at two El Paso County school districts
The Texas Education Agency asked federal investigators to look into two more El Paso County school districts after internal audits by the two districts revealed irregularities similar to ones found in the El Paso Independent School District cheating scheme. The TEA wants the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights ...
School with no tests? Here's how the kids turned out
A Canadian photographer found members of the inaugural class of a school with no tests or homework to see the effect that education had.
Anthony ISD students, teachers hope bond brings heating and cooling systems
The students and teachers in the Anthony Independent School District are in need of heating and cooling units in their schools. During the first half of the week, temperatures were unseasonably warm, and students and teachers are hoping a bond will pass to help them get what they need to ...
Automatic spending cuts trickle down to local schools
Automatic spending cuts will now affect education. The Department of Education announced Monday that schools in military areas will get $60 million less than expected this year. Areas where large slices of land are owned or managed by the government get federal dollars called impact aid. This makes up for ...
State-appointed board of managers to take over EPISD
After almost five months of waiting, the U.S. Department of Justice has ruled to accept the Texas Education Agency's decision to relieve the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees of their power. EPISD board president Isela Castañon-Williams told KFOX14 by phone that the decision will be effective immediately. ...
Canutillo ISD Superintendent candidate answers questions from public
One of the candidates vying to become the new Canutillo Independent School District superintendent was introduced to the public Monday night at Canutillo High School. Ricardo Lopez, a current associate superintendent at Ysleta Independent school district, faced a barrage of questions from the public about his qualifications, and what he ...
Canutillo ISD holds community meeting to introduce superintendent candidates
Parents at a community meeting Thursday night don't leave without scrutinizing the first of three candidates for Canutillo ISD superintendent. There was a small group of educators and parents at the meeting held at Canutillo's High School cafeteria. James Steinhauser, a director of research at El Paso Independent School District, ...
EPISD school board candidates hold debate
El Paso Independent School District school board candidates held a debate Tuesday night at the El Paso Community College's Administrative Offices. The hot topic of the night was the notorious cheating scandal that has plagued the district with controversies, arrests and audits. One parent who attended the debate said he ...
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