SAN BENITO — The city’s two rival factions are heating up the polls at the city’s Community Building, turning the bustling voting site into one of the hottest across Cameron County as steady flows of residents cast ballots during an eight-day early voting period.
The May 14 special election seeks funds to make critical updates to public school building.
The Hamilton County School Board will ask county commissioners to raise the percentage of county property taxes allocated to schools from 43 percent to 49 percent this fiscal year. Board members discussed preliminary budget numbers at the April meeting Thursday night.
By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Early voting starts Monday for school and city elections. A number of area school districts have places up for grabs on their school boards. Residents can vote for their particular school district’s election at any of the county’s vote centers. Below is a list of the local candidates for the school boards. Pottsboro ISD Vote for none, one or two: Audrea Shea Perdu Mike Springer Casey Shines Doyle Roy Jr. Sherman ISD School Board Trustee Place 1 (three-year...
Schools and facilities will resume normally on Tuesday, April 30.
Several Bay Area schools were among the top California public high schools in a recent report, but Southern California schools dominated the top of the list. In U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of 1,652 California schools released this week, Riverside Stem Academy in Riverside, Whitney High School in Cerritos and Science Academy Stem Magnet in North Hollywood took the top three spots, followed by schools in Cypress, Carson and Wilmington. According to the ranking, Riverside Stem Academy has...
Aisha Carr suspected of unethical conduct. Her supporters criticized the board.
At their final meeting of the month on Monday, Richmond City School Board members will discuss topics that could impact numerous students across the district, including a school name change and staffing shortages.
Get Loud Arkansas's leader Joyce Elliott said they're considering a lawsuit over the recent restrictive changes. The organization will host a voter rights rally at 5:15 p.m. on the Capitol steps.
The Fenton High School board is seeking an independent review into how school administrators handled allegations against former staff member dating back to 2011.
A bill that permits educational programs about periods to be taught in public schools, if school boards allow it, has been signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin.
In most cases, when school boards are confronted about issues, it is the parents confronting them. After all, not only are they the taxpayers, but they also have a vested interest in their children's education. In a recent case, however, one student didn't wait around for her parents to take on her local school board. In what is a pretty gutsy move for someone her age, she decided to take the school board on herself. When it's parents taking on the school board, in many cases, they turn a deaf...