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Law bans student cellphone use

Law bans student cellphone use

The use of cell phones and other personal communication devices by students during the school day is now prohibited at all Texas public and charter school students, grades K through 12. All Texas public and charter school students, grades K through 12, are now...

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Collin College opening Wylie campus for fall

Collin College opening Wylie campus for fall

A dream of almost two decades to operate a Collin College campus in the southeastern part of the county becomes reality Aug. 24 when the recently completed Wylie campus opens for classes. The 340,000 square foot campus was built from the ground up on a Country Club...

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GISD offers all-day Pre-K this year

GISD offers all-day Pre-K this year

Although Garland ISD stu­dents won’t be back in the classroom until Sept. 8, those in Wylie ISD will be on cam­pus this coming week. Online GISD classes begin Monday, Aug. 10, while both in-person and remote classes start Thursday, Aug. 13 in WISD. GISD students will...

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Garland ISD passes equity resolution

Garland ISD passes equity resolution

Garland ISD is on a mission to eliminate disparities in the district. At their June 23 meeting, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved a Resolution for Dis­trict-wide Equity Assessment. This allows the district to begin the implementation of training and...

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Seniors use art  to spread positivity

Seniors use art to spread positivity

Two teens are showing their community that you’re never too young to start making a difference. Murphy resident Sanjana Pemmaraju and Plano resident Ronak Shah, both rising seniors at Plano East Senior High, know what it’s like to watch a family member battle cancer....

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TEA outlines school start guidelines

TEA outlines school start guidelines

Texas Education Agency last week released a list of compre­hensive guidelines for opening public schools for fall semester classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the TEA guidance deals with protecting the health of students and staff as schools open, such as...

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SHS student selected for NASA Aerospace Scholar camp

SHS student selected for NASA Aerospace Scholar camp

Later this month, an in­coming senior at Sachse High School will join some of coun­try’s top young scientists to complete the first online chal­lenge of its kind. Iliana Aguilar, 17, was se­lected for NASA’s first-ever High School Aerospace Schol­ar (HAS) summer camp....

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GISD revises 2020-21 calendar

GISD revises 2020-21 calendar

School is going to start a few days earlier and last a little longer next year. Garland ISD trustees revised the 2020-21 calendar during their Tuesday, June 23 meeting. The first day of school will be Monday, Aug. 10, three days earlier than originally planned. Each...

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Virtual camps unite students, teachers

Nearly 300 Garland ISD students were immersed in the world of computer science without even leaving their homes. When administrators figured out that summer camps would have to go online, Coordinator of Technology Applications Jasna Aliefendic got to work. She spent...

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