El Paso districts could lose millions of dollars next year if the Texas Education Agency starts funding them based on current attendance levels, which are far below those seen last school year. The TEA funded ...
This story has been updated with age data through Sept. 30. Children are making up an increasing proportion of new COVID-19 cases as El Paso County sees a second wave of novel coronavirus infections. Almost ...
Ross Moore, president of the El Paso chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, sent an email to members last week with the subject line, “Back to School Checklist.” Instead of new updates from districts ...
El Paso’s Department of Public Health has implemented new restrictions effective Saturday in line with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order earlier in the week. The United States and Mexico limited who will be allowed ...
The number of El Paso County children enrolling in kindergarten through second grade has dropped precipitously in the last seven years, further evidence that El Paso’s once-robust population growth has stalled. El Paso County schools ...
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As El Paso children prepare to head back to classrooms for the first time in months, they account for one of every five new COVID-19 infections so far this month, the highest proportion since the ...