Tag: Education
TSTC graduate enhances electrical knowledge with apprenticeship at German company
Recent Texas State Technical College graduate Manuel Banuelos could not be happier with his decision to get experience as a technician apprentice with German printing press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer at the company’s facility in Dallas.
TSTC Associate Degree in Nursing students train with lifelike obstetrical simulator
Victoria is not a real patient, but “she” does play a vital role in the training of Texas State Technical College’s Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) students.
Smaller Valley schools struggled to meet state score averages
With the Texas Education Agency releasing its yearly Academic Performance Reports after a collaborative lawsuit to challenge last-minute changes to the grading system, large valley school districts passed with flying colors while smaller school districts struggled to meet the state average.
TSTC names Eladio Jaimez as Harlingen campus provost
Texas State Technical College has named Eladio Jaimez as provost of its Harlingen campus.
Family, friends mourn death of former San Benito school board president
SAN BENITO — Family and friends are remembering former San Benito school board President Michael Vargas as a passionate community leader who fought to better public education.
Valley school districts boosted test scores last year
HARLINGEN — The state’s new report cards show the Rio Grande Valley’s biggest school districts boosted their test scores over the previous year’s grades, while most posted slightly lower grades than the Texas average.
TSTC graduate is now paramedic with area ambulance service provider
HARLINGEN — Emergency medical technicians and paramedics are among the first responders at the scene of medical emergencies, and now Texas State Technical College Emergency Medical Services graduate Mackayla Ledezma is joining their ranks as a full-time paramedic with the South Texas Emergency Care (STEC) Foundation in Harlingen.
TSTC reminisces about a successful 2023
HARLINGEN — From hosting hundreds of prospective students at its Harlingen campus and launching hundreds of graduates into the Texas workforce, from breaking ground for major campus building projects to announcing the addition of new programs, Texas State Technical College can look back on a successful 2023.
TSTC HVAC graduate follows in father’s footsteps
HARLINGEN — Josue Jimenez remembers when he first became interested in the HVAC industry.
8 leadership changes, new tax rates shook up RGV schools in 2023
With 2023 coming to an end, the public education institutions in the Rio Grande Valley saw about eight superintendent changes in addition to school districts passing new tax rates and bonds.
