Nine months into disruptions to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, rural schools along the U.S.-Mexico border are seeing uneven impacts to student learning. “Before this, we used to have maybe one big assignment per ...
TORNILLO, Texas — Damaris Duran models how to solve an algebraic equation, drawing directly on a large screen at the front of her classroom. She adjusts her microphone headset as she walks her eighth-grade students ...
FORT HANCOCK, Texas — Rural schools along the U.S.-Mexico border face challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic that are common to small, isolated districts across the United States — broadband access and other digital divide issues, ...
UPDATE: Four new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Tornillo’s 79853 ZIP code since this story was published, bringing the total as of Sunday to 12. That’s an infection rate of 26.9 per 10,000 people, almost ...
El Paso Matters Voters Guide
Your guide for the Nov. 3, 2020, General Election in El Paso. It includes:
- How candidates responded to our questionnaires on key issues
- Where to find sample ballots
- Voting locations and methods
- Important dates
Borderland Coronavirus Updates
Become a Supporting Member
El Paso needs a nonprofit, member-supported digital news organization that dives into the complex issues shaping our region – and serves as a catalyst for solutions-oriented conversations. You can help by becoming a member of El Paso Matters today.
To donate, go to epcf.org/epmatters.
Tips, Submissions
Do you have a story tip you’d like El Paso Matters to pursue? A press release you’d like to share? A commentary you’d like us to publish? Send your ideas or submissions to news@elpasomatters.org.
Messages for Graduates
Graduation Video Special: Notable El Pasoans and Juarenses salute our community graduates
Follow updates on Social Media