Local speller misses finals at National Bee, but gained valuable experience
EDINBURG — After six months of learning and practicing five- to 10-letter words, Veena Namboodiri fell short of making the final cut for the...
UTRGV renews $1.5 million grant for full-day child care
EDINBURG — A grant awarded by the United States Department of Education is giving students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley a...
Latest STAAR test issues to yield more affected students
McALLEN — Districts from across the state and the Rio Grande Valley are awaiting an increase of the number of students negatively affected by...
Bus driver hopes his viral story inspires ‘humanity’ in others
As Nikki Rowe High School graduating seniors filed into the McAllen Convention Center on Friday, McAllen ISD bus driver David Gomez walked out the...
PSJA ISD votes overwhelmingly against charter-like move
PHARR — After a few weeks of presentations, indecision and complaints of lack of information, seven out of 42 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school district campuses...
PSJA releases draft of charter proposal
PHARR — With a few days left before teachers are asked to vote on a plan to adopt a plan that could give their...
McAllen ISD holds TRE presentation for Citizens League
McALLEN — School district trustees and top officials met with the local citizens league Thursday to cover the upcoming Tax Ratification Election proposal that...
A way forward: UTRGV medical research could serve as catalyst to grow billion-dollar industry
SAN ANTONIO — While excitement over the long-awaited creation of a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley wanes, local leaders work to establish...
Kids rock: Pharr elementary school experiments with music in classroom
Lights flash and cycle through changing colors revealing a young band jamming before computers lined against the library wall of Dr. William Long Elementary...
UT regents select interim chancellor, seek McRaven’s successor
AUSTIN — The University of Texas System Board of Regents selected Larry Faulkner as interim chancellor to fill in William McRaven’s role after his...
