Midway ISD board of trustees appointed the family law attorney and parent of six to fill the board vacancy left by Rick Tullis.
Education
Explore The Waco Bridge’s coverage of public education, from K-12 schools and funding to teachers, students, and policies shaping classrooms across McLennan County, Texas.
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Photo Essay: Peace prevails as Baylor hosts TPUSA, progressive events
No conflict was evident Wednesday as hundreds of students attended competing political events by Turning Point USA and Baylor progressive groups.
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Surviving 31 below: Sci-fi scenes from ARKTOS, Baylor University’s Arctic research lab
Baylor University and military researchers are using a giant freezer to test what a soldier’s mind and body can endure during encounters with “Arctic adversaries”
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Q&A with Andrew Kim: Connally ISD’s new state conservator sees a path to “excellence”
The veteran educator says more teacher development training, more instructional time and a change in expectations will turn around the struggling district.
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Connally ISD cancels bond plans as it seeks to shrink its footprint
Connally ISD board of trustees called a $5.9 million bond election in February, then canceled it based on declining enrollment and the projected cost savings due to consolidating three elementary schools.
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Connally ISD will consolidate elementary schools starting next school year
The Waco-area school district said declining enrollments necessitated the changes.
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Staff at two struggling schools could reapply for jobs under Waco ISD charter deal
The Waco ISD board agreed to move forward with a contract with Third Future Schools to operate South Waco and Dean Highland elementary schools in a bid to avert a state takeover of the whole district.
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Texas private school voucher signup has started, and the Waco area has several options. Here’s what to know.
Participating schools in the Waco area include Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School, Vanguard Preparatory school, Live Oak Classical School and Waco Montessori School.
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Connally ISD shares the demographic profile of school districts vulnerable to state takeovers
Inequality helps explain why many of the schools under intervention in Texas share nearly identical characteristics.
“Not everybody gets a hot breakfast and Mom taking them to school or putting them on the bus and giving them a kiss on the cheek,” said Jill Bottelberghe, Connally ISD superintendent.
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Photographer’s notebook: Behind the scenes of “Becoming Mariachis”
What started as a routine photo essay became something more as the Bridge team got to know the student mariachis and saw their confidence bloom.
