Bryan school trustees could ask voters to approve a property tax increase of as much as 13 cents to bolster school funds next year in the absence of state money, officials said Wednesday.During a workshop meeting Wednesday, trustees were looking for ... full story
Students returning to St. Joseph Catholic School this fall will be greeted by a new set of administrators. Several school administrators and staff members have left St. Joseph, including the secondary principal, the system president and the former el ... full story
College Station school trustees put off discussing teachers' salaries and other possible pay raises Tuesday because of pending legislation, saying the issue might require a special meeting later this month. Salaries are typically considered by board ... full story
Navasota Superintendent Jennings Teel said Wednesday that he was the lone finalist for a post at another Texas school district and planned to accept the position. The offer won't be official until Breckenridge schools board members announce their ch ... full story
Six years ago, Jane Long was in trouble. The Bryan middle school had been plagued by high staff turnover, low test scores, discipline problems and a poor reputation. On the last day of the spring semester in 2003, the third principal in five years re ... full story
Bryan high-schoolers showed significant improvements on state tests this year, exceeding averages of their peers on passing rates in four subject areas and grade levels, according to preliminary data released this week. The percentage of students in ... full story
Whitney Ramirez had one thing on her mind Saturday."I hope I don't trip," she said.Ramirez was one of 779 Bryan High School students in the class of 2009 who crossed the stage during a graduation ceremony at Reed Arena on the Texas A&M University ... full story
As each student sat and waited for their name to be called, restless children and crying babies could be heard among the crowd.Those children probably will forget the event in a short time, but chances are, the nearly 785 A&M Consolidated High Sc ... full story
Students in Rhonda Elam's math class on any given day can be found playing golf, baking cupcakes or keeping track of basketball stats. It's not a typical way of teaching math, but the Sul Ross Elementary School teacher said she's committed to making ... full story
Five area teens will receive scholarships from the universities of their choice through the National Merit Scholarship Competition, officials announced Tuesday. Three students were awarded scholarships to attend Texas A&M University. Robert Cheyn ... full story
Two local teens recently won the top prize as the best all-around artists in the state among private school students in their division. St. Michael's Episcopal School juniors Adam Roberts, 16, and Grace Hansen, 17, were chosen as male and female Fine ... full story
Bryan Independent School District trustees selected Pat Shields to lead the school board during a closed meeting Wednesday. Trustees Maritza Hoffman and Douglas Wunneburger will retain their positions as vice president and secretary, respectively.For ... full story
College Station school trustees Tuesday discussed details of a possible budget for the coming school year that includes a 3 percent raise for all staff members and at least a $3.4 million shortfall.Trustees also designated 64 acres at Barron Road and ... full story
When former A&M Consolidated High School Principal Chrissy Hester had a problem with a student, she knew she needed someone who could reach out to him. Hester, who is now College Station schools' director of administrative services, said she hire ... full story
Construction training and Chinese language classes are among four projects that will be available to Navasota students through nearly $18,000 in grants from Navasota's Education Foundation, officials announced this week.Members of the Navasota Indepe ... full story
At least 17 Bryan and three College Station public schools will receive an influx of money this summer from federal stimulus funds, officials said Wednesday. School officials are hammering out the details of how the nearly $9 million can be used to h ... full story
Navasota school officials have tapped district administrators to lead two schools. Amy Jarvis, the former junior high principal who has been serving as interim leader of the high school, will remain in her current assignment, Superintendent Jennings ... full story
Employees at two Brazos Valley school districts will be among the first in the region to begin mandatory fingerprinting. College Station and Brenham school employees will begin the state-mandated process next week, officials said Tuesday. All teacher ... full story
A hotly contested Bryan school board race lasted until the final moments Saturday night with a political newcomer scraping out a win by four percent. Kelli Levey beat three opponents in the race for the Single Member District Place 4 seat on the boar ... full story
A businessman and a homemaker snagged the two College Station Independent School District board of trustees seats up for grabs Saturday. Paul Dorsett, 34 and Carol Barrett, 46, won decisively, with 72 percent of 3,000 votes and 68 percent of nearly 3 ... full story
College Station voters Saturday overwhelmingly passed a $144 million bond package to fund two new schools for the rapidly growing district. The school bond proposal passed with nearly 71 percent of votes. More than 3,300 people cast ballots, with 2,3 ... full story
Four local teens have been named National Merit Scholars. The scholars are Bryan High School senior Lindsey Spiegelman, St. Joseph High School senior Elliott Pearce and A&M Consolidated High School seniors Rachel Flores-Meath and Emily Reese, the ... full story
College Station fifth- and eighth-graders outscored their peers across Texas in math in the first round of state testing. The percentage of Bryan fifth-graders who passed the first administration of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills math t ... full story
The question of whether to send your student to school in the Brazos Valley continues to be confusing for parents, even though state officials said Tuesday that the immediate threat of swine flu has faded.College Station's Pebble Creek Elementary, Na ... full story
Navasota officials on Thursday closed all public schools until May 11 after two students came to school with flu-like symptoms, and other area schools followed suit.St. Michael's Episcopal School in Bryan will be closed Friday as a precaution after a ... full story
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