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Texas" charter school boom may soon bust, experts caution
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (1102+ words) (TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Texas charter schools recently saw their smallest enrollment bump in state history, signaling that similar forces crushing traditional public districts may soon hit them as well. Students have enrolled in charters at significant rates since they launched in…...
Major changes coming to federal student loans
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (79+ words) KWTX Major changes coming to federal student loans US and Iran launch strikes after Trump blames Tehran for helicopter crash Karmelo Anthony convicted in fatal stabbing of 17-year-old rival athlete at track meet "They loved the Lord: Pastor remembers couple…...
High school graduate's milestone moment of hope goes viral
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (345+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WTLV) - A special moment from a Florida high school graduation is touching hearts as one graduate achieved a milestone that means much more than receiving a diploma. When Raines High School graduate Tyon Newsome walked across the stage…...
Student finished school in January, told days before graduation he can't walk
6+ day, 37+ min ago (434+ words) HORRY COUNTY, S. C. (WMBF/Gray News) " A high school senior in South Carolina who completed all necessary credits to graduate in January will not be allowed to walk at Thursday's graduation ceremony. Kailyn Ferguson and his family were informed last Friday…...
Inside Waco's Bledsoe'Miller STEAM Center: First 100 Days & Summer Camps
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (120+ words) From drone flights and E-sports to cooking classes and hip hop-inspired design, Waco's new Bledsoe'Miller STEAM Center is reimagining summer learning. Executive Director Lindsey Helton and Transformation Waco's Josh Wucher share how the center celebrated its first 100 days, what camps…...
Central Texas law enforcement group awards $10, 000 in scholarships
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (82+ words) KWTX Central Texas law enforcement group awards $10, 000 in scholarships Jeremy Sochan will get a ring no matter what Recently Seen on KWTXtra Summer Youth Pickleball Clinics Help Kids Get Moving and Have Fun Inside the Heart of Texas Builders Association's…...
Texas schools say they still face budget difficulties despite $8. 5 billion boost
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (821+ words) (TEXAS TRIBUNE) - The influx of nearly $8. 5 billion to Texas schools last year was not enough to stop schools from making tough cuts, district officials told state lawmakers during a Capitol hearing Monday. School leaders across Texas have already had to…...
Texas volleyball coach arrested on charge of improper relationship with student who just graduated in May
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (381+ words) BEXAR COUNTY, Texas (KWTX/KLTV) - Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a volleyball coach after investigating a reported improper relationship with a student who had just graduated school in a San Antonio-area suburb. Breann Reese Halcumb, 33, of Carthage, Texas, was…...
Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (1705+ words) by The New York Times, The Texas Tribune May 30, 2026 This girl was fighting her classmates. A police officer at her school, near Houston, blinded her with pepper spray, then kneed her in the face. This boy threw a punch during…...
Nothing but love: Family celebrates as 12 grandkids all graduate from high school
1+ week, 1+ day ago (262+ words) LELAND, Miss. (WABG) - A Mississippi grandmother has a lot to celebrate this high school graduation season: she is cheering on 12 of her grandchildren as they reach the milestone. Grandmother Julia Baker says she's overwhelmed by the chance to see all…...