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,...
by Empowerschools | Jun 26, 2018 | News
On Tuesday, a newly formed nonprofit approved overseeing six schools in Waco for the next two years. Five of those schools were at risk of closing earlier this year are part of the schools that will now be managed by Transformation Waco. “It really sets the...
by Empowerschools | Jun 15, 2018 | News
Five more Denver schools will have additional freedom this fall from school district rules. The school board voted unanimously Thursday to allow one school to join an existing “innovation zone” and another four to create a new one. Innovation zones represent a...
