Fort Worth Independent School District officials announced in February the unfortunate news of layoffs that they said were necessary due to the expiration of federal COVID-19 relief funding. But new records obtained by the Star-Telegram show a larger scale of terminations with only a fraction of them being funded through COVID-19 relief money. The Fort […]
FORT WORTH, Texas – A Crowley ISD JROTC instructor told his son to stop playing with a gun before he was shot multiple times, according to an arrest affidavit. 54-year-old Master Sergeant Gene Bass was shot and killed in front of his home last Friday on Chesapeake Bay Drive in south Fort Worth. His son, […]
In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? RealityCheck@star-telegram.com. Officials in the Fort Worth Independent School District may have broken the state’s public meetings law last month when they gave school board members a closed-door briefing about the district’s state test scores. The Texas […]
The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $67.9 million budget with a $2.75 million deficit for the 2024-25 school year, with no pay raises for most of its employees. The previous school year, the district adopted a $67.2 million budget. The district initially projected a $4.4 million budget shortfall for […]
ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Round Rock Police Department arrested a teenager in connection with the Juneteenth festival shooting that left 2 people dead and 14 injured. 17-year-old Ricky Thompson III, from Manor, was arrested Thursday morning and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Investigators say he was taken into custody at 7:30 […]
Jun. 8—Senseless acts of violence can happen anywhere, at any time and today’s law enforcement officers must be prepared with life-saving knowledge in the event these nightmare scenarios occur. The Corsicana ISD Police Department recently hosted active shooter training at no cost to area agencies at Bowie Elementary School to provide instruction that may help […]
High schoolers in the Fort Worth Independent School District either held steady or improved in all categories but one on this year’s state end-of-course exams, according to results released Friday. High school students across Texas are required to take STAAR end-of-course exams in English I, English II, algebra I, biology and U.S. History as a […]
May 28—Graduation season will get underway at 7:30 p.m. Thursday when Rivera Early College High School’s 522-member graduating class assembles at Sams Memorial Stadium for the first of seven BISD ceremonies celebrating this year’s graduates. In all, 2,904 Brownsville Independent School District students are set to graduate during commencement exercises that will take place on […]
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — San Angelo ISD proudly congratulates the Lake View High School Class of 2024. The graduation ceremony for 205 future-ready graduates was held Saturday morning at the Foster Communications Coliseum. The ceremony commenced with the Chieftain Band, led by Director Franklin Piland, performing “Pomp and Circumstance” during the graduates’ […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Socorro Independent School District’s Child Nutrition Services Department will offer free meals to all children ages 18 and under from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 3 through June 27. The Summer Food Program provides nutritious meals at no cost to all children at participating school […]
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — San Angelo ISD proudly congratulated the Central High School Class of 2024. The graduation ceremony for the 626 future-ready graduates was held this morning May 25th at the Angelo State University Junell Center/Stephens Arena. CHS Principal Jill Ross welcomed attendees, followed by the CHS JROTC’s presentation and posting […]
CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — On Wednesday, Cedar Park Middle School sent a notice to the parents of eighth-grade students regarding inappropriate behavior from a Leander ISD employee. The school said there was an incident during a field trip where students reported the alleged inappropriate use of technology by a district employee. “We acted immediately […]