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Residents meet final Canutillo ISD superintendent candidate
The third and final candidate for the Canutillo Independent School District superintendent position introduced himself to parents, teachers and students. The school district is a few days away from hiring a new superintendent after the previous one was reportedly involved in a cheating scheme. Residents got a chance to meet ...
EPISD board of managers will be sworn in at next meeting
The soon-to-be elected El Paso Independent School District board members will have no powers until the newly-appointed board of managers steps aside in up to two years. The current EPISD board of trustees was stripped of its authority by the Texas Education Agency commissioner, and the five-member board of managers ...
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 ...
No More 'Wooder'? Philly's Odd Accent Evolving
Will Philly no longer be a place where residents drink wooder and root for the Iggles? Gid eowt! A University of Pennsylvania professor says the Southern-inflected sound of the Philadelphia dialect is moving toward a more Northern accent. (...
Presidents Praise George W. Bush at New Library
It's a day that brought the current president and the four living former presidents together for the dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library in Texas. (April 25)
Before Dedication, Tour of New Bush Library
The Thursday dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center will include a presidential reunion, along with a chance for those who served in the Bush administration to reunite. On Wednesday, members of the press were given a tour. (Ap...
Students pack Tornillo ISD meeting to discuss fired teacher
There was an unusually large turnout at Wednesday's Tornillo Independent School District board meeting, and students packed the Tornillo High School cafeteria to defend a recently fired teacher. One by one, about a half-dozen students took to the podium. Each went up and spoke on behalf of a teacher here Tornillo High School. "I don't believe ...
EPISD officials show off improvement plan in wake of cheating scandal
In the wake of a massive cheating scandal that rocked the El Paso Independent School District, officials announced a plan they hope will ensure that grade manipulation will never happen again. District officials said a 10-person task force has been working on the plan since September, and they believe it ...
Walking Tall Across Michigan for Charity
A Michigan stilt walker is trekking hundreds of miles across state in a fundraising effort. Neil Sauter plans to trek 400 miles over the next month as part of an effort to raise money for the United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan. (April 24)
Bill introduced to help students learn English, stop cheating
A bill written and put forward by El Paso state representative Mary Gonzalez is aiming to prevent another cheating scandal from hitting school districts not just in El Paso, but the entire state of Texas. HB 2004 would allow English language learners to not have their performance on standardized tests ...
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