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Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
President Barack Obama left behind scandal-focused Washington on Friday to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture. Obama stopped at an elementary school that provides early childhood education. (May 17)
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Biofuel researchers at UC Berkeley may keep the tobacco industry from going up in smoke. Scientists are engineering tobacco plants to produce oils that can serve as biofuels to power airplanes, cars, trucks and other machines. (May 17)
Forbes report lists El Paso as fourth-worst in nation for college grad salaries
A Forbes magazine report lists El Paso as the fourth-worst city in the nation for college graduate salaries. Forbes used data from Payscale.com to rank the 100 largest metropolitan areas from 1-100 in terms of highest to lowest median salaries for people with bachelor's degrees. El Paso's median salary for ...
A Unique Orchestra at Your Fingertips
Using laptops, tablets, and six sided speakers, Princeton University's Laptop Orchestra teaches students the art of creating and coding music. It's neither Mozart nor Star Wars. (May 15)
EPISD teachers earn top teacher award, move on to competition
The El Paso Independent School District announced its top Teacher of the Year honors. Jose Rodriguez a resource math teacher at Bassett Middle School and Amanda Bowser who coaches literacy at Powell Elementary were recognized Friday. Rodriguez and Powell will represent EPISD in the Region 19 competition this summer.
District looks ahead after $3 million voter-approved bond
Voters approved $3 million in bond money for the Anthony Independent School District that will bring much-needed upgrades. The bond will be used for educational purposes as well as infrastructure upgrades. Superintendent Ron Haugen said the process in installing these upgrades is already in the works. "Our intention is to ...
TEA still trusts state-appointed Board of Managers
Four new members of the board of trustees will oversee El Paso Independent School District once the state-appointed board of managers steps down. This is after voters went to the polls on Saturday to elect new board members. It was just last week Texas Education Agency Commissioner Michael Williams was ...
Teacher's Cancer Fight Imparts Valuable Lessons
A Texas science teacher with pancreatic cancer is using her fight against a seemingly impossible foe to help inspire her students and colleagues. (May 13)
Local program helps artist gain competitive edge in public arts
A program in the Borderland which began by the city of El Paso Museum and Cultural Arts Department is intended to provide new artists in the Borderland the opportunity to work closely in public arts projects around town as they gain valuable experience by established artists. Patricia Dablin is the ...
Current, former DACC nursing students file lawsuit against college
Former and current Dona Ana Community College nursing students filed a class-action lawsuit against the college over the nursing program's accreditation loss. As KFOX14 previously reported, the program lost its national accreditation in August 2012, and the state board of nursing said the college had a two-year warning beforehand. The ...
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