Texas school districts may now choose reading and English language lessons linked to the Bible. By an 8-7 vote Friday, Nov. 22, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the optional Bluebonnet Learning curriculum drafted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for...
Wylie Independent School District is preparing to hold its annual college fair. On Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., more than 70 colleges and universities will set up tables in Wylie High School and talk to potential students. The event is free and open to all...
Wylie kids have a chance to show off their cooking skills to the entire district. Share the Plate, a recipe contest, will occur throughout the majority of September. From Sept. 7 to Sept. 28, Wylie Independent School District’s student nutrition team will accept...
First day attendance numbers last week increased for Wylie Independent School District and dropped for Plano ISD. WISD started classes with 830 more students than it did a year ago while PISD tallied 732 fewer students. The Wylie district counted 16,111 students...
Three political newcomers are among five candidates for Wylie Independent School District trustee posts this week, and two of them are facing off against each other. Filings for the Nov. 6 school board election opened July 23 and close Aug. 20. Voters will fill four...
Collin College trustees propose increasing the property tax rate by a fraction of a penny to help fund a proposed fiscal year 2018-‘19 budget of $285.7 million. The board of trustees will conduct the first of two meetings on the tax rate at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16...
Depending on which school they attend, Murphy students return to classes Aug. 13 or 16 for the 2018-’19 term. Classes get underway Monday, Aug. 13 for Plano Independent School District campuses and Thursday, Aug. 16 for Wylie ISD campuses. Teachers have been back on...
With the recent rise in school shootings, many families are concerned about students’ safety when school starts again. Plano ISD, though, is working to keep kids safe from all types of threats. According to Lesley Range-Stanton, executive director of communications,...
Texas families have until midnight July 31 to enroll their newborns in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund® and pay this year’s rates for all or some future tuition and required fees at Texas public colleges and universities. Newborns are children younger than 1 year old...
