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The Collector’s World: Carlos Melguizo has an educated eye and receptive mind for art...

Art is waiting to abduct you. Once inside the Clark Gallery at the International Museum of Art & Science, “Imagined Worlds: Exploring the Carlos Melguizo...

Teach for America spotlight: Anna Reyes

Anna Reyes is a 2020 TFA Corps member teaching Pre-K dual language at Sgt. Leonel Trevino Elementary School in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School...

School nurse saves author during elementary presentation; he repays her with book character

Michael Anthony Steele used to suffer from tachycardia, meaning at random times, his heart rate would spike to a speed at least twice faster...

TFA educator profile: Rosa Magana

Rosa Magana is a 2019 TFA Corps member teaching eighth-grade U.S. history at IDEA North Mission College Prep. What motivated you to apply to join...

Local author launches children’s book series

McAllen native Hortencia Camargo recently published the first book of her new children’s book series that aims to educate youngsters about hot button topics. The...

UTRGV film student’s documentary selected for Moscow film festival 

Sitting in the living room of her house, McAllen native Joann González was trying to decide what story she wanted to tell in a...

PSJA to install more than 600 air purifiers across district

Pharr-San Juan Alamo ISD reopened its doors earlier this semester to students who are opting for in-person instruction, and the district recently purchased several...

Teach for America educator sees herself in RGV students

Sara Arciniega Nevarez is a 2020 Teach for America RGV Corps Member and first-grade dual language at Henry Ford Elementary School in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo...

TFA educator at Donna North seeks to counter educational inequity

Nycol Cotto is a 2019 Teach for America RGV Corps Member and 10th grade chemistry at Donna North High School. TFA asked Nycol a few...

Interest in homeschooling grows in distance-learning era

Families across the region are a few weeks into virtual learning, but a growing number of local parents are deciding to take matters into...