Education

The Mercedes school district's former superintendent — who was arrested over allegations she interfered in a police investigation — has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the district violated the Equal Pay Act by underpaying her because she is a woman.

EDINBURG — About 300 Rio Grande Valley high school and college students packed the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium Thursday and received information, motivation and guidance on the ever changing world of acting and filmmaking.

HARLINGEN — Adrianna Rodriguez finds her new role as a mother in “Steel Magnolias” challenging for obvious reasons.

In a unanimous vote Monday, the Pharr-San-Juan-Alamo Independent School District Board of Trustees renamed Alamo Middle School to Jesus “Jesse” Vela Middle School to honor the trustee’s lifetime of service to the community.

High school and college students are invited to the annual Rally in the Valley Conference, a networking event offering internship opportunities.

Idea Public Schools announced last week the hiring of its new chief information officer, Marlon Shears, to its executive team that assists in overseeing core functions throughout the public charter schools.

An attorney for the La Joya school district has doubled down and expanded on his criticism of a state investigation that could lead to a potential intervention there.

Following a board workshop held Monday, the McAllen Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the advertisement for a permanent superintendent.

HARLINGEN — Educating and training men and women for truck driving careers is a commitment taken seriously by the instructors at Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy.

HARLINGEN — Andrew Garza, a Wind Energy Technology student at Texas State Technical College, hopes to channel his previous managerial experience toward a management position someday in the renewable energy industry.