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Below are links to articles produced by newspapers, TV and radio stations in Texas and across the country to provide you with a snapshot of what's happening in education.

Monday, June 6

• Texas politicians search for solutions after another mass shooting. Experts say we’ve already found them. (Texas Tribune)
• At first meeting since massacre, Uvalde school board takes no action on police chief (Texas Tribune)
• Lubbock ISD holding active shooter training at Monterey on Monday (KCBD)
• Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims invited to testify in Congress (AP)
• Austin ISD serving free meals for kids this summer (FOX 7)
• Marshall ISD's free summer lunch program begins Monday (Marshall News Messenger)

Friday, June 3

• For the children who survived the Uvalde shooting uninjured, trauma will take time to heal (Texas Tribune)
• Uvalde school district’s police chief didn’t know about 911 calls coming from inside the school, lawmaker says (Texas Tribune)
• Garland ISD Highlights Success Of SRO Program After Texas School Massacre (Texas Metro News)
• Big Spring ISD allows trained staff to carry firearms on campuses (News West 9)
• $1,700 pay raises OK’d for Weslaco teachers (My RGV)
• 'Moorhen' is the word of a champion as San Antonio teenager claims Spelling Bee title (Texas Public Radio | AP)
• Ohio governor to sign bill allowing armed school employees (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• Code Switch: School Colors Episode 5: "The Melting Pot" (NPR)

Thursday, June 2

• Texas was building a program to find troubled students and prevent school shootings. It hadn’t reached Uvalde yet. (Texas Tribune)
• Gov. Greg Abbott asks for legislative recommendations in response to Uvalde shooting (Texas Tribune)
• ‘Very loving, kind people’: Uvalde buries teacher killed at school, husband who died days later (Texas Standard)
• WTAMU prepares future teachers with Violence in Schools program (My High Plains)
• SAPD takes command if a school shooting were to happen in San Antonio (Texas Public Radio)
• Houston ISD using 60 preachers to help with safety, security to end school year (Fox 26)
• El Paso ISD hires first equity officer (El Paso Matters)
• Copperas Cove ISD extends student learning through summer camps (KWTX)
• 41 Del Valle ISD students accept full-time jobs with Tesla (Spectrum News)
• Biden administration erases $5.8 billion in debt for students of fraudulent college (PBS NewsHour | AP)

Wednesday, June 1

• Gov. Greg Abbott instructs school safety officials to conduct “unannounced, random intruder” audits of Texas public schools (Texas Tribune)
• Narratives, and blame, shift again as dysfunction engulfs shooting probe (Texas Tribune)
• Uvalde students and staff not returning to Robb Elementary School after deadly shooting (Texas Tribune)
• 'Say Something' app offers Dallas ISD students a new safety tool (CBS DFW)
• Schools are struggling to meet rising mental health needs, data shows (Washington Post)

Tuesday, May 31

• 'Who Will Clean Out The Desks' — A crowdsourced poem in praise of teachers (NPR)
• Longview ISD holds draft day to hire superstar teachers (KLTV)
• Summer job fairs announced by Comal ISD (KSAT)
• Educators look to bring mental health care services to rural areas (KIII)
• Uvalde shooting pushes Texas teachers to breaking point (Texas Tribune)
• More than $2.7 million has been raised for the children of a Uvalde teacher (KUT)
• Biden pledges push for new gun laws as funeral visitations begin in Uvalde (PBS NewsHour)
• Schools around the U.S. increase security after the Uvalde shooting (NPR)
• Volunteers, staff can carry guns at some East Texas schools through guardian programs (KETK)
• Combat veteran, dad stood watch outside of Manor ISD school after threat (KXAN)
• Trump and Cruz propose “hardened” one-door schoolhouses. Experts say that’s not a credible solution. (Texas Tribune)
• A new Austin ISD superintendent won’t be hired until next summer (KUT)
• Progressives take a leaf out of the conservative playbook to target school boards (NPR)

Friday, May 27

• Biden set to travel to Uvalde on Sunday to ‘grieve with community’ (Texas Standard)
• Authorities took an hour to stop Uvalde gunman, raising questions about law enforcement response (Texas Tribune)
• Texas’ school security efforts following 2018 Santa Fe shooting have largely ignored gun safety (Texas Standard)
• Texas already “hardened” schools. It didn’t save Uvalde. (Texas Tribune)
• Experts say we can prevent school shootings. Here's what the research says (NPR)
• Harlandale ISD to end school year early following Uvalde elementary school shooting (KSAT)
• New Summerfield ISD going to a four-day school week for '22-'23 (Jacksonville Progress)
• School Colors Episode 4: "The Mason-Dixon Line" (NPR)

Thursday, May 26

• Texas has some safety requirements for public schools — but leaves most of the particulars up to education officials (Texas Tribune)
• Uvalde has prayed for victims elsewhere. Now, mourners here pray for one another. (Texas Tribune)
• WATCH: Candlelight vigil held for Uvalde school shooting victims (PBS NewsHour | AP)
• Police patrols increase at schools in wake of Uvalde shooting (My RGV)
• Austin ISD steps up security in aftermath of Uvalde shooting (KXAN)
• Northwest ISD increases police presence at schools (Cross Timbers Gazette)
• In wake of Uvalde shooting, schools announce banned backpacks, 'wanding measures,' more police (Fox News)
• What to say to kids about school shootings to ease their stress (NPR)
• Fourteen Longview ISD elementary school students surprised with guitars (Longview News-Journal)

Wednesday, May 25

• “We are in mourning”: As parents awaited news, Uvalde residents processed their shock and grief (Texas Tribune)
• 27 school shootings have taken place so far this year (Texas Standard | Education Week)
• How to help in Uvalde: Blood donations encouraged (Texas Standard)
• Survivors of Parkland and Columbine shootings share their outrage over Uvalde tragedy (NPR)
• Low pay, pandemic exacerbate teacher shortages for local, statewide districts (Community Impact)
• Nacogdoches ISD names campus for Chumbley, longtime educator (The Daily Sentinel)
• Canutillo ISD – Northwest Early College High School Computer Science Teacher Receives National Teaching Award of Excellence (El Paso Herald-Post)
• Bee Cave helps businesses hire teens to combat ongoing staffing shortages (Austin American-Statesman)

Tuesday, May 24

• 21 killed at Uvalde elementary in Texas’ deadliest school shooting ever (Texas Tribune)
• Fort Bend ISD board of trustees approves $14.7M in staff compensation adjustments (Community Impact)
• Seguin ISD to consider salary increases districtwide (Seguin Today)
• Beeville Education Foundation shares love for BISD teachers (Beeville Bee-Picayune)
• Map: Which books have been banned in Greater Houston school districts? (KHOU)
• Texas school board association breaks from national group over letter requesting help from Biden administration (Texas Tribune)

Monday, May 23

• Judson ISD approves a 6% raise for teachers and support personnel (Texas Public Radio)
• Snook ISD set pay plans for employees for 2022-2023 (Burleson County Tribune)
• Alice ISD awards grants to WAMS teachers (Alice Echo-News Journal)
• Internet Outage Disrupts STAAR Testing in Arlington ISD (NBC DFW)
• Calls for Biden to cancel the widespread financial burden of student debt grow louder (PBS NewsHour)

Friday, May 20

• Duncanville ISD shares excitement after trustees approve salary increases for all teachers, staff (WFAA)
• Boerne ISD approves 3.5% raises for teachers, nurses, librarians (KSAT)
• San Antonio ISD teachers, staff get bigger pay raise after pushback (San Antonio Express-News)
• Tatum ISD increasing salaries of teachers, librarians, nurses by $5K in addition to step raises (CBS 19)
• Clint ISD hosting job fair Saturday, offering $3,000 sign-on bonuses for some positions (CBS 4)
• New poll shows Texans split on school vouchers, but majority concerned it would pull funding from public schools (KXAN)
• Austin ISD will have to find a new superintendent as it struggles with teacher shortage and budget cuts (KUT)
• South San ISD trustees terminate superintendent’s contract; Connie Prado announces exit (Texas Public Radio)
• Texas A&M board takes next step toward Fort Worth expansion (Texas Tribune)
• New UT Arlington president to prioritize inclusivity, growth in first year at helm (KERA)

Thursday, May 19

• Liberty Hill ISD teachers, librarians, nurses to see 8.3% pay increase (Liberty Hill Independent)
• Plano ISD approves 4% raise, $1K stipend for teachers and 3% raise, $500 stipend for other employees (Community Impact)
• Ector County Board raises teacher pay to highest in region (Odessa American)
• TOP Tyler ISD teachers to receive up to $23,320 through incentive pay (KETK)
• Texas will resume grading public schools based on students’ STAAR test results (Texas Tribune)
• Wall ISD celebrates the retirement of Mrs. Haney after 53 years (KLST | KSAN)
• Tioga ISD moving to 4-day school week (KXII)
• Winters ISD to shorten school week to four days (KTXS)
• Santa Rosa ISD considering four-day school week (KRGV)
• Connally ISD receives $275,000 grant from Texas Workforce Commission (KXXV)
• Austin ISD’s superintendent has been named the lone finalist to lead Dallas ISD (KUT)
• Hutto ISD modernization plan begins with high school as explosive growth continues in district (KXAN)
• Fort Worth ISD pairs aspiring engineers, architects with industry professionals (Fox 4)

Wednesday, May 18

• TCTA in the News: Several Central Texas school districts announce pay increases for teachers, Austin ISD to decide next month (KVUE)
• Eanes ISD approves 5%-6% midpoint raise for all staff (Community Impact)
• San Antonio ISD approves 3% raise for school workers (Texas Public Radio)
• Magnolia ISD proposes 2% raise for all employees in FY 2022-23 (Community Impact)
• South Carolina governor signs bill banning transgender students from playing girls’ sports (PBS NewsHour | AP)

Tuesday, May 17

• New Dallas ISD teachers can earn up to $72,000 in proposed 2022-2023 budget (Dallas Examiner)
• Texas librarians face harassment as they navigate book bans (Texas Tribune)
  
• Book ban: More people challenging titles in Eanes ISD (KXAN)

Monday, May 16

• Spring ISD Board of Trustees approves 2022-23 employee retention and incentive package (Click2Houston)
• Channelview ISD offering $3,000 Hiring Incentive for New Teachers (North Channel Star)
• Socorro ISD announces Teachers of the Year (KTSM)
• Ysleta ISD honors Support Employee, Teachers of the Year (KTSM)
• Retired Texas teachers contend with inflation hit to pensions (Gainesville Register)
• Dallas ISD sees declining number of grads heading to college, but 4-year college enrollments rise (Community Impact)
• Bonham ISD $53.6 million bond fails by one vote (North Texas e-News)
• Board Member Natalie Hebert requests recount for Frisco ISD Place 2 election (Community Impact)
• 4 high school students talk mental health and how the pandemic changed them (NPR)
• Student Podcast Challenge: These middle school students have a warning about teens and social media (NPR)
• Student Podcast Challenge: After a lockdown, students found comfort in humor. But what are the jokes hiding? (NPR)

Friday, May 13

• Klein ISD Board approves $60K starting teacher pay, competitive raises, loyalty incentives for returning employees (Click2Houston)
• Conroe ISD plans for salary increases to stay competitive among area districts (Community Impact)
• Copperas Cove ISD drastically raises teacher pay; all other employees to get bump, too (Killeen Daily Herald)
• Texas Tech receives $1.5M grant to continue addressing rural teacher shortage (Everything Lubbock)
• Report: Austin ISD not meeting minimum state standards for disabled students (KVUE)
• Chapel Hill ISD launches telehealth pilot program with Goodside Health (KLTV)
• Keystone School celebrates win after national world affairs contest (Texas Public Radio)
• A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college's commencement speech (NPR)

Thursday, May 12

• Parents say STAAR tests affects students mental health (News4SA)
• ECISD to hold mental health awareness walk (NewsWest9)
• Inflation impacting retired Texas teachers, who seek pension boost (Cleburne Times-Review)
• Conservatives’ school board victories could give Texas GOP momentum for November elections, 2023 legislative session (Texas Standard)
• Las Vegas struggles with rising violence in schools (NPR)

Wednesday, May 11

• Elysian Fields ISD employees to get salary increase (KETK)
• Beaumont Teachers Association demanding 10% raise from Beaumont ISD (KFDM)
• What America Spends on K-12: The Latest Federal Snapshot (Education Week)
• TEA investigating Northside ISD for possible voter coercion (Texas Public Radio)
• Approved $305M bond package to fund projects across Pasadena ISD (Houston Chronicle)
• School Colors Episode 2: Tales From The Southside (NPR)

Tuesday, May 10

• Longview ISD board approves pay increases for teachers, staff (KLTV)
• Gov. Abbott pitches school voucher plan for Texas at San Antonio rally (Houston Chronicle)
• Northside ISD bond passes; Challengers gain two seats on North East ISD board (Texas Public Radio)
• Voters approve $300 million Del Valle ISD bond for 2nd high school, more land (KVUE)
• Medina Valley ISD back to drawing board after voters reject bonds amid unprecedented growth (KSAT)
• Dallas ISD Mental Health Department Makes Case for Additional Clinicians (NBC DFW)
• Wiley College graduates have tuition balances paid off by anonymous donor (Houston Public Media)

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