163 stories found, listing (1 - 25)
Published Saturday, January 30, 2010
Three years ago, Bryan's Mitchell Elementary school received a rating of unacceptable from the Texas Education Agency because of student performance on state accountability tests. That's why being recognized as a 2009 higher-performing school by the ...
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Published Thursday, January 28, 2010
Administrators with local school districts, Texas A&M University and Blinn College said Wednesday that they are struggling to balance increasing enrollment with economic constraints.The officials met as part of the 2010 Economic Outlook Conferenc ...
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Published Thursday, January 28, 2010
Eagle Staff ReportAllen Academy has hired John Rouse as its new head of school.Rouse has spent most of his career in Texas schools, including nine years in the College Station School District. He is currently the superintendent in Salida, Colorado.Th ...
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Published Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Eagle Staff ReportAn informational fair for special education students and their families is set for Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Brazos Center in Bryan.The fair will highlight community assistance available to students as they transition out ...
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Published Saturday, January 23, 2010
Teachers and students at Mumford High School recognize that when it comes to doing something right, it's about quality, not quantity. The Robertson County school is home to barely 200 students, but that didn't stop it from being recognized as one of ...
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Published Saturday, January 23, 2010
Eagle Staff ReportA student at A&M Consolidated High School is accused of spray-painting several areas of campus.Chuck Glenewinkel, a spokesman for College Station schools, said the student painted graffiti on the outside walls of the school and ...
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Published Friday, January 22, 2010
The vice president of the College Station school board announced Thursday that he plans to run for re-election. Randall Pitcock, 51, has served on the school board since May 2004 and is the owner of Pitcock and Croix Inc., a local custom-home company ...
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Published Wednesday, January 20, 2010
College Station school trustees on Tuesday approved a maximum budget of about $1.75 million for the first construction phase of a new high school. The funding package is just one of three the board will be asked to approve in constructing College Sta ...
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Published Wednesday, January 13, 2010
-- Eagle Staff ReportThe Navasota school district's new superintendent said he was committed to increasing student achievement across the board, hiring and maintaining quality teachers and forming connections with the community.School trustees named ...
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Published Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Bryan Superintendent Mike Cargill said Monday that administrators will be looking at making staff cuts due to a $1.9 million deficit.Officials said they knew laying off teachers would have to be considered after a 5-cent property tax increase proposi ...
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Published Sunday, January 10, 2010
You wouldn't think giving students the day off would improve their test scores. But Anderson-Shiro school officials have implemented a program that they said has helped improve student scores on state tests while providing them with an incentive to w ...
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Published Thursday, January 07, 2010
Eagle Staff ReportNavasota school trustees are expected to name Rory Gesch as superintendent during a special meeting on Saturday. Gesch began working for the district as assistant superintendent in 2006 and took over as interim superintendent when J ...
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Published Wednesday, December 30, 2009
For Bryan and College Station students, the year's not really over -- they've still got another semester to get through. But for school administrators, the beginning of 2010 means the end of an eventful year. College Station officials have been plann ...
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Published Saturday, December 19, 2009
Chris Reyes didn't think he could go to college until he met Christina Richardson, his mentor and a former teacher. But on Friday, Reyes graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology during the same ceremony in which his favorite teacher received t ...
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Published Saturday, December 19, 2009
Six months after their superintendent resigned, Navasota Independent School District trustees have announced Rory Gesch is the sole finalist for the position. Gesch has served the district as assistant superintendent and interim superintendent since ...
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Published Friday, December 18, 2009
For Jeanette and Jordan Salazar, both 19, graduating from high school hasn't always been feasible. The couple found out they were having a baby in 2007 and decided to get married shortly afterward. With so many responsibilities, they said, it would h ...
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Published Wednesday, December 16, 2009
College Station school board members on Tuesday picked Greens Prairie Elementary as the name of a new school set to open in 2011. The decision came down to two options; the other choice was Prairie Trail Elementary School.Superintendent Eddie Coulso ...
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Published Friday, December 11, 2009
Authorities and school officials said no criminal charges are expected after a fourth-grade student at Pebble Creek Elementary took a handful of bullets onto a school bus and gave them to other children. The incident happened on Bus 82 on the way to ...
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Published Monday, November 30, 2009
Two years ago, Mark Jenkins didn't have a career goal in mind and couldn't stand the thought of working with food. But the A&M Consolidated High School junior said things changed after he took a career and technology foods course last year. "I to ...
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Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
When Chuck Norris tells you something's good for your children, you should probably listen. That's what school officials from across the state did Wednesday night during the Administrative Leadership Institute dinner, an annual gathering of school ad ...
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Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
College Station school board members discussed possible names Tuesday for an elementary school that will open in 2011. Superintendent Eddie Coulson said during the board workshop meeting that administrators had come up with two options for the school ...
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Published Saturday, November 14, 2009
-- Eagle Staff ReportHarmony Science Academy will host its third annual science fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school. More than 150 students will showcase their projects, and five winners from each grade level will be recognized. Fourth- ...
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Published Thursday, November 05, 2009
Area seventh- and eighth-graders on Wednesday explored the age-old question, "What will I be when I grow up?"More than 3,000 Brazos Valley students passed by 66 booths set up by businesses at the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce Youth to Car ...
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Published Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Gordon Gregg, a 70-year-old from Bryan, remembers walking into Crockett Elementary School the day it opened to students. He describes the building, which had just been completed, as a "state-of-the-art facility" complete with fresh paint and new furn ...
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Published Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Community members are invited to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Crockett Elementary School in Bryan from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the school. Crockett was built in 1949 in response to growing enrollment and is the second oldest school building ...
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