primary education /tags/primary-education primary education en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:10:40 GMT Coppell ISD votes to close Pinkerton, its oldest elementary school /education/2024-10-01/coppell-isd-votes-to-close-pinkerton-its-oldest-elementary-school Families left the meeting in tears as district trustees voted to close Pinkerton due to budget issues caused in part by a drop in enrollment since the pandemic. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:10:40 GMT /education/2024-10-01/coppell-isd-votes-to-close-pinkerton-its-oldest-elementary-school Penelope Rivera ‘At a crossroads’: Coppell ISD considers the closure of its oldest elementary school /education/2024-09-30/coppell-isd-considers-closure-oldest-elementary-school-pinkerton The proposal comes after budget concerns fueled by declining enrollment since the pandemic. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-30/coppell-isd-considers-closure-oldest-elementary-school-pinkerton Penelope Rivera Irving ISD will close two schools as student enrollment falls /education/2023-12-19/irving-isd-will-close-two-schools-as-student-enrollment-falls Irving's school board voted this week to close Britain and Elliott elementary schools in response to falling enrollment and declining state funding. Parents say the loss will be felt throughout their communities. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:25:49 GMT /education/2023-12-19/irving-isd-will-close-two-schools-as-student-enrollment-falls Juan Salinas II, Nadya Faulx Frustration, distrust mount in Uvalde as families search for justice /texas-news/2022-07-02/frustration-distrust-mount-in-uvalde-as-families-search-for-justice A couple dozen family members of victims of the Robb Elementary shooting attended Uvalde’s city council meeting Thursday looking for answers. They said they want transparency and accountability, but city officials said they couldn’t share any new information or hold anyone accountable at this time. Sat, 02 Jul 2022 18:17:12 GMT /texas-news/2022-07-02/frustration-distrust-mount-in-uvalde-as-families-search-for-justice Camille Phillips Texas students in grades 3-8 make significant gains in STAAR tests, while lower math scores linger /education/2022-07-01/texas-students-in-grades-3-8-make-significant-gains-in-staar-tests-while-lower-math-scores-linger While Texas students have not regained all the ground they lost in math during the pandemic, scores across all grades were higher in 2022 than they were in 2021. Reading proficiency, on the other hand, appears to have fully recovered. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:33:37 GMT /education/2022-07-01/texas-students-in-grades-3-8-make-significant-gains-in-staar-tests-while-lower-math-scores-linger Becky Fogel