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Valley educators waste no time getting shot

Hundreds of Rio Grande Valley teachers were inoculated against COVID-19 last week in the wake of a federal directive to include school staff and...

STC holds forums on presidential search

McALLEN — South Texas College held a series of forums this week as a first step to kick off its search for a new...

Weslaco ISD assessing flood damage caused by freeze

WESLACO — The school district here is assessing damage to a building that was thoroughly flooded after a copper pipe broke during the February...

Salinas lays out challenges facing ECISD, possible solutions

EDINBURG — Mario Salinas officially took the helm at Edinburg CISD last week, in the middle of a record-smashing winter storm that crippled the...

Schools see failing grades rise during the pandemic

Rio Grande Valley schools are beginning to gauge the impact of almost a year’s worth of learning under COVID-19 protocols in the form of...

2 races on tap for McAllen school board election

McALLEN — Voters in the McAllen school board election will see two contested races on the ballot. The final candidate to register, Lucia Regalado, will...

Pharr donates 500k to kickstart new scholarship foundation

PHARR — Pharr city officials kicked-off a new economic development foundation that is intended to help local students pay for school. The Pharr Economic Development...

Sharyland to hold $35 million bond election

MISSION — In an effort to strike while the iron’s hot, Sharyland ISD trustees voted Thursday to call a $35 million bond election for...

Weslaco ISD launching forensic audit of operations

WESLACO — The school district here is launching a forensic audit expected to last at least three months and examine several years of the...

Edinburg CISD enrollment drop sparks state funding concerns

EDINBURG — Enrollment at the school district here is down by around 1,500 students this school year compared to last year, raising concerns over...