by Mary Beth | May 7, 2019 | News
Cicely Alexander, current principal of Alderson Elementary, has been named the executive principal of the Lubbock Partnership Network.According to a news release, the Lubbock Partnership Network is an innovative partnership with Lubbock ISD designed to continue...
by Mary Beth | Mar 13, 2019 | News
Texas has more schools in rural areas than any other state. In the 2015-16 school year, rural schools, as classified by the Texas Education Agency, accounted for 459 of the 1,247 school districts in Texas. Having the privilege to lead school systems in rural Texas, we...
by Mary Beth | Feb 25, 2019 | News
In a pioneering new partnership, three districts in South Texas are joining forces to create a first-of-its-kind initiative to improve educational opportunities for their rural students. The school boards of Brooks County, Freer, and Premont Independent School...
by Mary Beth | Feb 12, 2019 | News
FORT WORTH – A new education partnership between Fort Worth schools and Texas Wesleyan University aims to sustain academic gains made at five campuses that long struggled with low ratings.If the project gets final approval, Texas Wesleyan will operate and manage...
by Empowerschools | Aug 27, 2018 | News
Superintendents and board presidents of four nearby South Texas school districts signed a resolution Thursday evening establishing the creation of a Rural School Innovation Zone that will allow them to share educational services in partnership with Texas A&M...
by Empowerschools | Jul 27, 2018 | News
Massachusetts, the state where the first public high school opened in 1820 and the “common school’’ movement began in the 1830s, has ranked first in NAEP scores over seven consecutive tests since 2005. The Kids Count Data Center placed Massachusetts first in 2017,...