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On Pi Day, teachers turn numbers into something students can enjoy
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (518+ words) Pi Day falls on March 14 because the date matches the first three digits of pi, 3.14. The number represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter and appears in formulas used in geometry, engineering and science. Classrooms across the…...
Killeen ISD school board names Donald Stewart Jr. as deputy superintendent for learning services
21+ hour, 18+ min ago (410+ words) The Killeen ISD Board of Trustees approved Superintendent King Davis" recommendation to hire Donald Stewart Jr. as deputy superintendent for learning services during Tuesday evening"s workshop meeting. After the unanimous vote by trustees, KISD"s head spokeswoman, Karen Rudolph,…...
Trump visa changes squeeze rural schools relying on international teachers
15+ hour, 35+ min ago (832+ words) FILE - A student prepares to leave school, Aug. 13, 2014, southeast of Brookhaven, Miss. Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina's Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from…...
Native Texan has lived eclectic lifestyle since growing up in the 1960s
17+ hour, 42+ min ago (1243+ words) Kempner resident Deb.Fleming has worked in a wide variety of jobs over the past 50 years, including such occupations as artist, goat farmer, tree planter, social worker, music club owner, and business and tour manager for a popular Austin musician,…...
KISD Board of Trustees approves sale of former elementary school
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (434+ words) The Killeen Independent School District Board of Trustees convenes for a Tuesday evening workshop meeting. During the meeting, trustees approved a resolution to sell the former Bellaire Elementary School property to the City of Killeen. Adam Rich, KISD's assistant superintendent…...
Marshall sued for discrimination over plans to drop women's swimming and diving
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (297+ words) FILE - Marshall University President Brad Smith speaks with members of the media, Jan. 26, 2022, at the Huntington Tri-State Airport, in Huntington, W.Va. More than a dozen members of the Marshall University women's swimming and diving team have filed a lawsuit over…...
Belton ISD expands STEM learning initiative across elementary school campuses through Meta grant
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (428+ words) BELTON " A nearly $45,000 Meta grant is expanding a science, technology, math and engineering program across Belton Independent School District elementary school campuses, school officials announced Monday. The program, "K-5 Code, Collaborate, Create," was implemented in elementary school campuses " with the exception…...
Two Lake Belton High School students named 2025 National Merit Scholarship finalists
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (382+ words) Lake Belton High School Principal Steele Hantgin recognized seniors Dhruv Bhat (left) and Alex Yuen (center) for the 2025 National Merit Scholarship finalist distinction." BELTON " Two Belton Independent School District students advanced to the final standing in one of the most…...
Killeen ISD communications department earns 34 state awards, recognized among Texas’s top school communications teams
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (219+ words) Several members of the Killeen Independent School District communications department, from left: Josh Weaver, Sarah Fox, Karen Rudolph, Caroline Gonzalez Hernandez, Brad Retz and Todd Martin. Not pictured: Yaileen Nieves. The Killeen Independent School District's Communications Services department earned 34 honors…...
Killeen ISD students qualify for national teaching competition
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (395+ words) Aliyza Ramirez of Harker Heights High School, left, and Alannah Bush of Shoemaker High School qualified for nationals in the Teacher Created Materials event at the Texas Association of Future Educators State Competition. Yanely Calvillo of Ellison High School, left,…...