San Elizario Independent School District Superintendent Sylvia Hopp has been selected as a state finalist for the annual Superintendent of the Year award sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards. Hopp is one of five finalists for the state award and is representing Region 19. On August 22, the Education Service Center (ESC) Region […]
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AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. is dramatically behind the rest of the world in providing adequate support for mothers to spend time with their newborn babies, according to an investigative report by In These Times magazine. Sharon Lerner, the report’s author, found most other countries, rich or poor, mandate paid maternity leave. Lerner says American […]Read More
Remote doctor appointments could be coming soon to the school nurse’s office. Starting Sept. 1, a new law will allow physicians to get paid for seeing children over a sophisticated form of video chat, as long as the student is at school and enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program for the poor and disabled. The law’s […]Read More
Teachers connected with content or grade level peers earlier this week for curriculum updates and training on new initiatives such as Silverback Learning Solutions and PowerUP. “These connections will help teachers to provide more focused, challenging classroom experiences for students,” said Assistant Director Staff Development Kathy Seufert. “Our goal is to personalize learning to meet […]Read More
Every spring, Juanita “Janie” Martinez, personnel specialist for the Clint Independent School District, gathers service records of all district employees. At the end of the 2014-2015 school year; nine employees had been employed for 25 years, two had worked for 30 years but only one had dedicated 40 years of service to Clint ISD. The […]Read More
University of Texas at El Paso nursing students, extending their care beyond the medical profession, donated school supplies to Hillside Elementary School. The Texas Nursing Student Association (TNSA) and Elias Provencio-Vasquez, UTEP Dean of the School of Nursing, collected more than 1,500 school supply items and delivered them to the school on Aug. 19. “The […]Read More
It’s that time of the year again when the smell of freshly roasted chile is in the air, and the Coronado High School FFA Chapter is ready to fulfill your green chile and jalapeño needs. “Our FFA members are earning to live and living to serve. Our members take the role of leaders, earning money […]Read More
During the month of September, the El Paso Public Library will highlight the many free and low-cost services available to El Paso families which can help improve the cognitive and social development of young children. As part of the Family Place Library Program, local professionals who serve as resources for parents will emphasize the role […]Read More
Sixty nurses from the Socorro Independent School District participated in a daylong training on diabetes at the District Service Center. The Diabetes Academy, sponsored by Novo Nordisk, showed the medical staff the recent changes in treating the disease. “We deal with a lot of kids with diabetes,” said Rebecca Madrid, the district’s nurse manager of […]Read More
El Paso, TX – Sierra Providence Health Network is offering free seminars on various topics including: Maternity Tours, Chair Aerobics, Infant Care, and Weight Loss. Please call 577-SPHN (7746) to register for classes. All classes are FREE. * Maternity Tours: Please join us for tours of patient rooms, the neonatal intensive care unit, family waiting area, […]Read More