Former Rapoport Academy administrator Barbara Page will fill the top spot at Kendrick starting this summer.
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Divide grows on Waco ISD board as ousted president lashes out
The process to fill a vacant seat has split the board for months. Tensions came to a head Thursday when Jose Vidaña took to social media to criticize other board members for replacing him as board president.
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“We’re on the right track now”: Connally ISD’s new leaders and community face life under state control
After years of academic struggles, massive change is underway at the district this month, with new leadership and consolidated campuses.
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Generations of students and educators give Speegleville Elementary a bittersweet sendoff
“Nostalgic and bittersweet for sure, knowing this place isn’t going to be educating people as the way that I was fortunate enough to is kind of saddening,” former student Matthew Mounce said.
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Texas education chief appoints former Waco ISD official to head Connally
The state of Texas has chosen a former Waco Independent School District administrator as superintendent to lead Connally ISD during its state takeover. Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath picked Josie Gutierrez to lead the 2,000-student district, citing her success in improving outcomes and strengthening teacher retention as former deputy superintendent and an assistant superintendent […]
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See results from city and school races in McLennan County
Preliminary results show a losses for incumbents in Lacy Lakeview and China Spring ISD and re-election for a Bellmead council member.
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Voters reelect Holmes as Waco mayor, Barefield as council member
Barefield fought off a challenge from economic development official Rachel E. Pate, while Mayor Holmes won 83% of the vote. And Lacy Lakeview elected a data center opponent.
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New Mayborn Museum exhibit depicts Central Texas as a “Cultural Crossroads”
The “Cultural Crossroads” exhibit shows how Native Americans, Anglo settlers, Tejanos and Black residents shaped the Central Texas we know today.
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Ready to vote in Saturday’s local school and city elections? Read our guide first.
Contested elections are scheduled in Waco, Bellmead and Lacy Lakeview, as well as China Spring Independent School District.
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Divided Waco ISD board appoints Everett Phipps to fill board vacancy
After a weekslong deadlock, Waco ISD board of trustees decided by a split vote to appoint Everett Phipps to the at-large seat that Keith Guillory is vacating. Phipps is a Waco ISD parent who works at Insurors of Texas.