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ICYMI: Prosper ISD officials project $20.3M budget shortfall and 5 more education updates
Catch up with these education stories coming out of Prosper and Celina ISDs. (Hannah Johnson/Community Impact) Catch up with these education stories coming out of Prosper and Celina ISDs. Prosper ISD. Expenses for the FY 2024-25 budget are expected to be $363.44 million, while revenue is expected to reach $343.14...
Denton ISD names Dr. Susannah O'Bara lone superintendent finalist
DENTON, Texas - The Denton Independent School District could soon have a new superintendent. Trustees named Dr. Susannah Holbert O’Bara the lone finalist for the job during Tuesday night’s school board meeting. She is the acting superintendent of schools. The law requires a 21-day waiting period before naming...
Plano ISD’s Closure of Davis Elementary Highlights Broader Special Education Funding Crisis
Plano ISD’s decision to close Davis Elementary, along with three other schools, underscores a broader crisis in special education funding in Texas. Shawnda Kracja, a concerned parent, expressed her dismay at the decision, highlighting that her daughter, an incoming third grader at Davis Elementary, is at risk of losing a supportive and inclusive environment. Davis Elementary has been home to a regional day school program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students for decades. However, budget constraints have forced the Plano ISD board of trustees to relocate these students to Harrington Elementary starting in the 2025-2026 school year.
Unholy Alliance: Texas-Ed Commish now UNT El Prez
Harrison Keller Resigns as Texas Higher Education Coordinator, Will Take Over as President of the University of North Texas. Harrison Keller, the commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, is stepping down. Keller will become the president of the University of North Texas as of August 1, the university announced on Monday.
Two TAMS Students awarded Goldwater Scholarship for research in AI and chemistry
Two high school graduates from the university’s Texas Academy for Mathematics and Science have been awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, an award for undergraduate students pursuing math, science and engineering research fields. Sarang Goel graduated from TAMS, an academy for junior and senior high school students, last semester and...
Lake Travis boys finish fourth in national high school golf tournament
Lake Travis finished the three-round tournament with a score of 1-over 865 (276-294-295) and played all three courses at the PGA complex. Mackey Bennett posted a 3-under 213 to tie for 19th place for LAke Travis' best score of the tournament. Bennett fired an opening-round 68 then followed it with a 73 on the second day and 72 to close it out. He eagled the par-5 18th to finish his third round birdie-birdie-eagle.
Aubrey ISD grad sticks to goal in Duck Brand contest
Isaac Cervantes is hoping being Stuck at Prom will be highly beneficial for him. He is a finalist in the 2024 contest in which he and four other tux creators and five dress creators are vying for scholarship money, and Isaac poured himself into the project in every way he could think of—his heritage, his love of music and his faith.
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