Student recognitions and new leadership appointments kicked off last week’s Wylie ISD board meeting, before trustees turned their attention to next year’s budget. The board welcomed Mary Zucha as the new principal of Cooper Junior High, following the promotion of...
Next school year’s Choice of School selection window is about halfway over. Families of first through 12th graders have until Monday, Jan. 27 to choose which campuses they want their children to attend in the fall. Only new students, anyone wishing to change schools,...
The holidays may be over, but chances are good that many local families (plus their loved ones) still have local artwork featured on their walls, tables or fridges. Alexandria Bono is one of just three fifth graders to have her design selected for the district’s...
Collin College trustees last week awarded a Guaranteed Maximum Price contract to J.E. Dunn Construction Company for the construction of the IT Center at the Frisco Campus (Preston Ridge) using the construction-manager-at-risk delivery method. The contract was...
Wylie ISD Education Foundation has officially opened nominations for the Elisabeth W. Garrison Award. This award is presented to a woman who lives or works in WISD who exhibits servant leadership and generosity. A winner will be declared at the annual Boots ‘n...
Garland ISD’s employee wellness programs are paying off on more than the physical level. Out of all the companies that employee more than 5,000 people, only 36 achieved the American Heart Association’s Bronze Award. And GISD is among this group. For the full...
Five new leaders have been named to the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) Foundation Board of Trustees. They include Manuel Diaz, Chad Houser, Alicia Makaye, Ann Margolin and Alfreda B. Norman. Board members works to spread the word about the...
Thanks to the unique services it offers, one Sachse school is playing a role in a Harvard study. Armstrong Elementary welcomed Tara Reynolds, a researcher from Boston, to campus to study its dyslexia screening program. Reynolds is on a team at Boston Children’s...
One classroom at Sachse High has joined just 10 other Texas schools in advancing for a national competition. Animation teacher Erik Bushland, along with about half a dozen of his students, was declared one of the 11 Texas finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow...
