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A total of 1,000 homes are in a mandatory evacuation zone in the county, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy told CNN. “Due to continuous rainfall across East Texas and rising levels in creeks and rivers, flood levels may increase. Please remain aware of changing flood levels along the Trinity River and ALL low-lying levels. Greg Abbott expanded the storm-related declarations in response to the flooding, according to a news release. The repeated bouts of heavy rainfall soaked soils, making many areas extremely prone to both flash and river flooding.
Persons: Hurricane Harvey, ” Emmitt Eldridge, Eldridge, , , ” Sherri Pegoda, Walker, Pegoda, ” Pegoda, , Sydney Murphy, Harvey, ” Harris, Lina Hidalgo, Greg Abbott, Hawley –, Bret Hendrickson, Brad Wilson, Hawley, CNN’s Allison Chinchar, Sara Tonks, Ray Sanchez, Andy Rose, Joe Sutton, Paradise Afshar Organizations: CNN, Panhandle, The Coast Guard, Texas Emergency Hospital, Coast Guard, Texas Children’s Hospital, Texas, Gov, San, Harvey, Storm Prediction, Hawley Police, Hawley Independent School, LSM, National Weather Service Locations: Texas, Houston, Gulf, East Texas, Hurricane, South Texas, San Jacinto County, Dallas, • Walker County, Walker County, • Polk County, Polk County, • Harris, San Jacinto, Hidalgo, Harris County, Crosby, Liberty County, Cleveland , Texas, Montgomery County, Livingston , Texas, Trinity, , Abilene, Hodges, Hawley, Hawley , Texas, Hodges , Texas, Louisiana, Groveton , Texas, Paradise
She currently has two clients and appreciates the flexibility she has as a virtual assistant. AdvertisementI looked online to see if there was something I could do while I was at home and came across a video about being a virtual assistant. As a teacher, I'd been talking mostly to eight-year-olds, so I didn't have to be so professional and so corporate. Working as a virtual assistant does not come naturally to me. As a virtual assistant, I make between $21 and $30 an hour.
Persons: Brittany Davila, , I'd, I'm, it's, I've, Davila, Belay webinars, Jane Zhang Organizations: Service, Fort Bend Independent Locations: Belay, janezhang@businessinsider.com
CNN —Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visited Uvalde, Texas on Saturday and met with the family of Irma Garcia, a beloved schoolteacher killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting. Irma Garcia’s nephew, John Martinez, told CNN Harry and Meghan have kept in contact with his family since the massacre, which the US Justice Department and other agencies agree was met with a disastrous law enforcement response. Meghan attended and spoke at the South by Southwest festival in Austin on Friday, the day before she and Harry made a stop in Uvalde to check in on the family, Martinez said. John Martinez“It was such a beautiful experience, they’re so nice and compassionate, very down to earth, humble people,” Martinez told CNN in a text message. Meghan visited Uvalde days after the shooting where she was seen placing flowers at a makeshift memorial in front of the county courthouse.
Persons: Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Irma Garcia, Garcia, , Joe Garcia, Irma Garcia’s, John Martinez, CNN Harry, Harry, Martinez, Carlos Martinez, John Martinez “, ” Martinez, Irma, Claudia Martinez, Irma’s, Uvalde, , Jesse Prado, Prado, , Veronica Mata, Tess, “ We’re, CNN’s Ray Sanchez, Rachel Clarke Organizations: CNN, Robb Elementary School, US Justice Department, Southwest, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School, Austin police Locations: Uvalde , Texas, Austin
A Texas judge ruled on Thursday that a school district’s dress code, which it used to suspend a Black student last year for refusing to change the way he wears his hair, did not violate a state law meant to prohibit race-based discrimination against people based on their hairstyle. The student, Darryl George, 18, has locs, or long ropelike strands of hair, that he pins on his head in a barrel roll, a protective style that his mother said reflected Black culture. He was separated from his classmates, given disciplinary notices, placed in in-school suspension and sent to an off-campus program. The hearing on Thursday, in the 253rd Judicial District Court in Anahuac, was in response to a lawsuit filed in September by the Barbers Hill Independent School District. The act, which took effect on Sept. 1, says a school district policy “may not discriminate against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.” It does not specifically mention hair length.
Persons: Darryl George, George, Cain III, Darresha George Organizations: Hill High School, 253rd, Independent School District, Texas CROWN Locations: Texas, Mont Belvieu, Houston, Anahuac
CNN —A Texas judge ruled Thursday that the state’s CROWN Act does not make it unlawful for school dress codes to limit a student’s hair length. The decision is a blow to Darryl George, a Houston-area high school student who sued his school district after he was suspended for months over the length of his locs hairstyle. The trial marks the conclusion to a monthslong legal battle between George and the Barbers Hill Independent School District. The district’s dress code allows students to wear locs hairstyles but places limits on the length of male student’s hair. “I’m nervous, but I’m happy.”Supporters of Darryl George hold signs during a protest outside of the home of Barbers Hill Independent School District superintendent Greg Poole on Wednesday, February, 22, 2024.
Persons: CNN —, Darryl George, George, ” George, Greg Abbott, , Greg Poole, Juan Lozano, ” Poole, Poole, Organizations: CNN, Independent School District, CROWN ACT, Gov, Independent School, Houston Chronicle, ” CNN, U.S, Supreme Locations: Texas, Houston
The suspect is already in custody after being arrested Friday night on unrelated aggravated assault charges, according to the sheriff’s office. McDougal, a friend of Audrii’s father, lived in a trailer on the family’s property and sometimes took the girl to catch her school bus in the neighborhood, according to Lyons. Investigators located Audrii’s remains using cell phone records, video analysis and information from McDougal, Lyons said. In 2007, he was convicted of enticing a child in Brazoria County, Texas. Amid the anxiety and uncertainty of Audrii’s disappearance, her mother said she now understands the pain of the parents of missing children who she had only ever heard about on the news.
Persons: Audrii Cunningham, Audrii’s, Don Steven McDougal, McDougal, Shelly Sitton, Byron Lyons, Lyons, Lyons doesn’t, ” Lyons, Audrii, “ I’m, , , ” McDougal, ” Elic Bryan, Bryan, ” Bryan, Brent Hawkins, “ There’s, ” Matthews, didn’t, Matthews, ” CNN’s Caroll Alvarado, Andy Rose, Jillian Sykes, Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Holly Yan Organizations: CNN, Prosecutors, Livingston –, Livingston Independent School, Facebook, KPRC Locations: Texas, Polk County, Trinity, Harris County, Livingston, Houston, Don Steven McDougal Polk, McDougal, Lake Livingston, Brazoria County , Texas
Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat — or worse — until she was completely better. During the pandemic, schools urged parents and children to stay home at any sign of illness. Fort Worth Independent School District, where Dorsey-Hollins’ youngest daughter attends kindergarten, advises staying home if a child has a cough, sore throat or rash. Some schools in San Diego County seem unaware of California's new guidance allowing kids to attend school while mildly sick, said Tracy Schmidt, who oversees attendance for the county Office of Education. It gives her hope that as more schools and parents learn about this guidance, students will miss less school.
Persons: Trenace Dorsey, Hollins, Dorsey, , , Hedy Chang, ” Chang, Hollins ’, can’t, Claire McCarthy, McCarthy, “ It’s, Malika Elwin, she’s, haven’t, who’ve, Noha Aboelata, Tracy Schmidt Organizations: The American Academy of Pediatrics, Fort Worth Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, CDC, Boston Public Schools, Roots Community Health Center, of Education, Associated Press Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, California, Texas, New York City, Montgomery, Boston, Long, Oakland , California, San Diego County, AP.org
Hinds County Chancery Judge Crystal Wise Martin blocked the law in October 2022 after Parents for Public Schools sued the state. The nonprofit group argued the grants would give private schools a competitive advantage over public schools. “Any appropriation of public funds to be received by private schools adversely affects schools and their students,” Martin wrote. Tate Reeves created a grant program to help private schools pay for water, broadband and other infrastructure projects. State attorneys also wrote that the Mississippi Constitution only blocks the Legislature from sending money directly to private schools.
Persons: JACKSON, Crystal Wise Martin, ” Martin, Tate Reeves, general's, , lopsidedly, Martin Organizations: Mississippi Supreme, Public Schools, Mississippi’s Republican, Republican Gov, Midsouth Association of Independent Schools, Public, American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, Mississippi Center for Justice, Democracy Forward, Mississippi Department of Finance, Administration, DFA, Mississippi Constitution, Mississippi Adequate Education Locations: Miss, Mississippi, Hinds County
When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken from her. ___E-cigarettes have inundated middle and high schools. The episode that got her in trouble happened elsewhere in Texas, at Athens High School, where her debate team was competing last February. She was sent to her district’s alternative school for 30 days, which was the minimum punishment for students caught vaping under Tyler schools' zero-tolerance policy. In a pilot program, the district installed vape sensors in bathrooms and cameras outside the doors.
Persons: Aaliyah Iglesias, vaping, ___, Iglesias, , ” Iglesias, I’m, Tyler, Rick Cadiz, , Michael Allman, Jennifer Villines, they’re, ” Villines, it’s, “ I’m, McCarthy, Yasmeen Saadi, Mikaela, Asplen Gengenbacher, Alexis Simmerman, Parker Daly, Elise Darragh, Ford, Emily Handsel, Henry Hill, Victoria Ren, Shaurya Sinha, Carolyn Stein, Jessica Yu Organizations: Schools, Stanford University, University of Missouri, Associated Press, Tyler High School, Athens High School, Smart Sensors, IPVideo, HALO, , San Dieguito Union High School District, Coppell Independent School District, vaping, National Honor Society, Tyler Junior College Locations: Texas, Tyler , Texas, Tyler, ” Cadiz, Cadiz, California, Gorman, AP.org
But out of hundreds of officials who responded to the scene, according to the report, only a handful have faced any consequences so far. The DOJ's scathing report details how officers hesitated to confront the shooter, violating training for how to handle active shootings. The DOJ report says the UCISD PD didn't do any internal investigations. Uvalde Police DepartmentThe Uvalde Police Department (UPD) launched its own internal investigation into the incident, which hasn't finished, according to the DOJ report. And so, the weapon the shooter used is considered a machine gun under federal law, according to the DOJ report.
Persons: , didn't, Pete Arredondo, Uvalde —, hasn't, Mariano Pargas —, Steve McCraw, Uvalde Organizations: DOJ, Service, US Department of, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police, Customs, Border Patrol, CBP, District, Uvalde Police, Uvalde Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, City, Texas Tribune, Texas Rangers, Associated Press, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, ATF Locations: Uvalde , Texas, Uvalde County, Uvalde
Opinion | Inclusion and Exclusion on Campus
  + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +3 min
Literal gated communities and figurative glass ceilings exist to highlight this divisiveness in bluntly metaphorical fashion. WilliamsBurlington, N.J.To the Editor:While I commend David Brooks’s stand on inclusion, it’s a bit late. The uproar should have started on the day that universities started to cancel speeches by speakers who leaned to the right so as not to offend some vocal student groups. Rather than allow an intelligent back and forth with those they might disagree with, these people were not allowed to come to their campus. They also celebrate the virtue of humility, a virtue that is notably absent in the world of higher education.
Persons: David Brooks, David Brooks’s, Rich Corso, it’s, Andrea Economos Hartsdale, Mitchell, Fuller Organizations: New, Diversity, Equity Locations: New Jersey, Williams Burlington , N.J, N.Y, Ill
Bill Ross moved from the mountains of Silicon Valley to a city half an hour north of San Antonio. Leaving Silicon Valley behindRoss was born in Philadelphia and was raised in northern New Jersey. He worked at large companies and startups in Silicon Valley, and he tried starting his own company. He got married, had kids, and raised them in a home 20 minutes from the heart of Silicon Valley in the Santa Clara Mountains. By comparison, a study by Joint Venture Silicon Valley released in October found Silicon Valley's median home price was $1.53 million in 2022.
Persons: Bill Ross, , Ross, Boerne, — Ross, he's, couldn't, didn't, Dallas, Austin, Realtor.com Organizations: Service, Oaks, Boerne Independent, . Census, Texans, Northeastern University, Texas Hill Country, Joint Venture Locations: Silicon, San Antonio, Texas, Silicon Valley, California, Boerne , Texas, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Boston, Santa Clara, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Galveston, Texas Hill, Boerne, San Francisco, Bay, Antonio
In Texas Hill Country, about a 10 to 15 minute drive from downtown Austin, is the 78746 ZIP Code, which locals refer to as Westlake. With a median house listing price of $2.65 million in September, Westlake has the second priciest residential real estate in Texas, according to data from Realtor.com. Known for its rolling hills, trees, lakes and trails, Westlake encompasses a handful of neighborhoods that feed into the coveted Eanes Independent School District. Here are some of the area's highlights:
Persons: Westlake Organizations: Westlake, Realtor.com, Eanes Independent School Locations: Texas, Austin, Westlake
Quiana Darling lived in a rental in a dicey Houston neighborhood with her two sons. She bought her first home for $324,000, put her kids in a good school, and has neighbors like family. I had no family in Houston, it was just me and my kids. Back in Houston, I had so many troubles with the Houston Independent School District and thought that Katy would be a better option. I will say, that's been the biggest improvement in my quality of life — my kids are happy and thriving in school.
Persons: Quiana Darling, , Katy, I'm, Katy Katy, there's, that's Organizations: Service, Houston Independent School District, HISD Locations: Houston, Katy, Katy , Texas, Austin, She's
Outside the front door of Main Street Books sits a three-tiered cart with neatly stacked brown bags filled with books. The "Curbside Pickup" cart, which sits outside Main Street Books, was born out of the coronavirus pandemic. Courtesy of Main Street BooksMain Street Books is on Main Street in Davidson, North Carolina, nestled between another local business, Summit Coffee, and a Fifth Third Bank. In 2018, the best-selling author David Sedaris came to Main Street Books for a reading. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, like most businesses, Main Street Books was forced to close.
Persons: Adah Fitzgerald, she's, she'd, , bookstore's, They're, it's, Fitzgerald, — Barbara Freund, Betty Reinke —, stepdad, David Sedaris, Fitzgerald didn't, That's, Andrea Jasmin, Beth Helfrich, Catherine Edmondson, Kendra Adachi, QuickBooks Organizations: Small, Service, Fifth Third Bank, Books, Woodlawn School, Davidson College, Street Books, American Booksellers Association Locations: breakeven, Davidson , North Carolina, Davidson
AdvertisementAdvertisementBack in 2015, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey predicted that — sooner or later — virtual reality headsets would find their way into the classroom and enable a new, more immersive future for education. Now, an online school called Optima Academy Online seems to be answering those queries, and bringing Luckey's vision to fruition. Kevin Wolf/APOptimaEd, the Florida-based company behind Optima Academy, is helmed by conservative education activist Erika Donalds, wife of Republican Congressman Byron Donalds. A field trip to EverestThe school instructs students through a combination of virtual reality sessions and online classes. Instruction for kindergarten through second grade is more similar to virtual school where classes are both live and pre-recorded, according to Optima's website.
Persons: Adam Mangana, Palmer Luckey, Luckey, Erika Donalds, Byron Donalds, Kevin Wolf, Ron DeSantis, Jeremy Bailenson, Optima's Organizations: Yorker, New, Summit, Optima, Meta, Optima Academy, Everest, New Yorker, Research Locations: Florida, Dublin, Everest, à, Arizona, Michigan, Yorker
Opinion | State’s ‘Misguided Takeover’ of Houston Schools
  + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
To the Editor:Re “Anger Rises in Houston Over the State’s Schools Takeover” (news article, Aug. 13):The politically motivated and downright misguided takeover of the Houston Independent School District sets a deplorable example for struggling school districts nationwide. The solution to poorly performing schools should not be to close libraries and force misbehaving students to watch videos in those repurposed spaces. To place them in closed libraries and force them to watch videos of their classes only confirms for those students that they’re troublemakers and that reading lacks value. Superintendent Mike Miles, a former Army ranger “who has no official certification,” is better suited to run an Army base, not schools. His plan to compensate teachers for improved scores on standardized tests is also imprudent, for such tests provide a limited measure of students’ aptitude, are often biased and narrow the scope of classroom instruction.
Persons: they’ve, Mike Miles, Organizations: Houston Independent School District, Army Locations: Houston
The tuition to attend private day schools in New York City can range from $58,000 to about $65,000 per year. Roughly 20% of school children attend private schools in New York City, according to think tank Manhattan Institute. With larger endowments and higher income from tuition, New York City private schools have bigger investment portfolios as well, which include long-term investments. New York City private schools have yet to report figures for 2022, when the S&P 500 fell 19%. Tuitions at New York City private schools are also outpacing those of their counterparts around the country.
Persons: outsized, Horace Mann, Walter Dillingham, Dillingham, Myra McGovern, McGovern, Gertrude Chavez, Dreyfuss, Alden Bentley, Mark Porter Organizations: YORK, Manhattan Institute, Wilmington Trust, National Association of Independent Schools, New York, New, Internal Revenue Service, Horace, Brearley School, Prep Day School, Little Red School House, Harlem Academy, Tuitions, Thomson Locations: New York, New York City, Wilmington, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, NAIS, Washington, Kansas City
These TikToks say Spanglish is a superpower
  + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +11 min
“I used to be the teacher that said to kids, ‘That’s not the way that you say it.’ No se dice así. “Speaking Spanglish is a superpower,” Medina says. Why he sees Spanglish as a strengthMedina says there are three ways Spanglish is spoken:• Alternating between English and Spanish in a sentence. Another expert calls Spanglish ‘the fastest growing hybrid language in the world’Medina isn’t the only expert making a case for Spanglish. “It’s very controversial,” Stavans says, noting that his work on Spanglish has drawn opposition from some who think its use undermines English and Spanish.
Persons: José Medina, Medina, ‘ That’s, ” Medina, he’d, he’s, hasn’t, , Spanglish, it’s, José, , ’ ” Medina, Ilan Stavans, Stavans, ” Stavans, that’s, wasn’t, , Joe, he’ll, didn’t, they’ve, He’s, ” Susana Frescas, she’s, “ It’s, It’s Organizations: CNN, Spanglish, José Medina Educational Solutions, Amherst College, San Elizario Independent, District, City University of New, Texas Association for Bilingual Education Locations: Texas, Spanglish, José Medina, Mexico, United States, Spain, El Paso , Texas, , José, Medina, El Paso, City University of New York, Dallas , Texas, San Elizario
At 18, Ian Chiu started writing a book with his brothers on how to land college scholarships. Now as managing director at Owl Ventures, Chiu has coached founders that are edtech success stories. If you ask Owl Ventures' Ian Chiu about the moment he first realized he could help others through education, he will immediately have an answer. So the three brothers decided that writing a guidebook on getting scholarships could be a fun project to share their newly acquired knowledge. But beyond the business side, writing the book also showed Chiu how his work helping others access better education opportunities could make a difference in people's lives.
And what better time to think about a college savings account than 529 College Savings Day? Unlike college costs, however, your 529 plan funds can only go toward tuition for primary and high school. On top of tax-free growth, some states allow taxpayers to deduct or get a credit for 529 plan contributions on their taxes. Drawbacks of 529 savings plansOne of the main drawbacks of saving in a 529 plan is that you owe a penalty if you use the funds for an ineligible expense. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) does take 529 plan savings into account when determining your expected family contribution (EFC), but not at face value.
A Dallas school district distributed Winnie-the-Pooh books about dealing with a school shooter. The book shows the bear telling kids to "run, hide, fight," as per the FBI's recommendations. The Dallas Independent School District did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside of working hours. The "run, hide, fight" advice in the book is consistent with the FBI's advice to schools on dealing with an active shooter. Winnie the Pooh has been in the public domain since January 1, 2022, so this is not an official production.
Though investigators have yet to pin down a motive in the attack, they are probing whether Garcia was driven by extremist ideologies, a law enforcement source told CNN. Among those killed were two elementary school-aged sisters; three members of a Korean American family, including a child; a mall security guard; and a young engineer. Law enforcement does not yet feel they have a “complete picture” of Garcia’s past and are continuing to dig into his background, a law enforcement source told CNN. The child’s name and age were not given, but the Texas Department of Safety did note a three-year-old child was among those killed. Other victims included Christian LaCour, an outlet mall security guard, and Aishwarya Thatikonda, who was killed while visiting the mall with a friend, CNN affiliate WFAA reported.
Here’s what we know so far about those killed in the Texas shooting:The Cho familyCho Kyu Song, 37 (husband) and Kang Shin Young, 35 (wife) are shown in an undated photo. William, who just celebrated his birthday, lost his mother, father and younger brother in the shooting, according to the post. Daniela and Sofia MendozaSisters Daniela and Sofia Mendoza were both elementary school students in the Wylie Independent School District, according to a letter sent to parents by the district. “Words cannot express the sadness we feel as we grieve the loss of our students,” the letter reads. “Please hold the Mendoza family close to your heart.
Nine injured in shooting at Texas high school prom party
  + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
April 23 (Reuters) - Nine teenagers were shot early Sunday at an after-prom party in Jasper, Texas, prompting what will be an increased police presence at the town's high school this week, officials said. The victims were taken to two hospitals, the sheriff's office said, without reporting on the number of shooters. Jasper High School held its prom, a right of passage for American secondary schools, at a church meeting hall on Saturday night, the TV news reported. The superintendent of the Jasper Independent School District, John Seybold, pledged full cooperation with any law-enforcement investigation "to bring these perpetrators to justice." A week ago, four people were shot dead and 32 wounded at an Alabama "Sweet 16" birthday party in the small town of Dadeville.
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