Garland ISD students posted gains in four of five tested subjects on this spring's State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness end-of-course exams, according to results released by the Texas Education Agency. The exams measure student performance in Algebra I,...
Wylie ISD trustees addressed leadership appointments, academic performance, budget planning and tax rate adoption during their Monday, Aug. 18 regular meeting — the first of the 2024-25 school year. Trustees welcomed Craig Needham as the new Executive Director of Fine...
Sachse High School maintained an A rating with a scaled score of 93 for the second year in a row. Scores improved in Student Achievement, School Progress and College, Career and Military Readiness. Garland Independent School District earned an overall B rating for the...
Reid Waters, Jordan Batiste, Georgia Fleming and Peyton Pecorino display awards won by Wylie East students in recent SkillsUSA competitions. The four students hold national, district and state positions, representing thousands of members at each level. Courtesy photo...
Wylie ISD will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, to present its proposed 2025–26 budget and tax rate, which remains unchanged from last year. Community members are invited to attend and participate in the discussion, which will outline how the...
House Bill 1481 bans the use of personal cellphones at all grade levels. As students gather supplies for returning to class, there’s one item they won’t need in school: a cell phone. A new Texas law bans the use of personal telecommunication devices at all grade...
Garland ISD officials, board members, coaches, students and city leaders gathered Friday, July 25, to break ground on a new multipurpose facility at Sachse High School. Garland ISD officials, board members, coaches, students and city leaders gathered Friday, July 25,...
The 15th Texas Court of Appeals (COA) has thrown out injunctions that had blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing school accountability ratings for the 2023-24 school year. The TEA is expected to release the ratings Aug. 15. “It is time for local courts to...
The Garland ISD Board of Trustees received a unanimous recommendation from its Proposition A Citizens Steering Committee to pursue a 12-cent hike to the district’s maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rate. The recommendation, during a June 24 trustee workshop,...
