Round Rock
EDUCATION
Students Face High-Risk Issues Due to RRISD Budget Deficit
Due to Round Rock ISD (RRISD)’s $31 million projected budget deficit — a continuation of a pattern of money shortages across Central Texas school districts — the district was pushed to cut some classes, affecting students’ four-year course plans. To address the issue, the RRISD Board of Trustees approved a $466 million general fund budget, which overcame the deficit but called attention to issues with allocation of funds within the district.
Round Rock ISD to expand courses used to calculate class rankings
Starting with the graduating class of 2028, which will begin high school this fall, Round Rock ISD students will be able to have a greater variety of courses count towards their rank in class. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact) Starting with the graduating class of 2028, which will begin high school this...
IDEA Public Schools teams up with iHeart Media for backpack giveaway events
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — IDEA Public Schools partnered with iHeart Media to host one of two back-to-school backpack giveaways Sunday. The first took place at IDEA Pflugerville Academy and College Preparatory from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and the second will take place at IDEA Bluff Springs Academy and College Preparatory on Saturday, July 27 from noon to 2 p.m.
Texas college students protest unrest in Bangladesh outside state Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — College students from across Texas peacefully protested at the Texas Capitol on Saturday evening, bringing awareness to the civil unrest happening in Bangladesh. Students held a silent protest and marched around the Capitol in solidarity with Bangladeshi students who are protesting a new quota system on...
UT’s Texas Institute for Electronics awarded $840M for tech research and development
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin's (UT) Texas Institute for Electronics is getting a large amount of money from the U.S. Department of Defense to continue its work with research and development related to semiconductor chips. The technology the money will go toward can be used...
The School of Civic Leadership Looks to Protect the American Experiment
Etched onto the side of the Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin is a verse taken from John’s Gospel: “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” Justin Dyer says that this represents UT’s Austin’s North Star: “The university is a truth-seeking institution.”
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