Updated 1:40 p.m., March 8 At a SXSWedu panel titled “Now Trending: State Assessments Worth Taking” on Wednesday, Paolo DeMaria, superintendent of public instruction for the Ohio Department of Education, Christa Krohn, instructional mathematics coach…continue reading
Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, renewed the call across the state to eliminate red light cameras saying, at best, only 20 percent of Texans support their use. The call, which has been made in several prior…continue reading
The second day of SXSWedu kicked off this morning, March 7, with a presentation by keynote speaker Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy & sociology at Temple University, who explored the intended and unintended…continue reading
Updated at 9 p.m. The highly anticipated bathroom bill hearing today started with a personal story from state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, about her own struggle to be included. She spoke of Title IX permitting…continue reading
Updated 1:48 p.m. SXSWedu’s opening keynote speech by Christopher Edmin, an associate professor of math, science and technology at Teachers College Columbia University in New York City, can now be viewed online. Emdin’s speech, “We Got…continue reading
With more than 150,000 vehicles moving through Round Rock on I-35 each day, Texas Department of Transportation and city officials aim to reduce the number of bottlenecks and improve travel times in the area. A new…continue reading
Here is what you need to know from Tuesday’s Williamson County Commissioners Court meeting: DA backlog At the Feb. 28 commissioners court meeting, District Attorney Shawn Dick addressed the commissioners court concerning several emergency budget…continue reading
The Round Rock Express has finalized their promotional calendar for the 2017 season. Included in the mix of events are $1 hot dog and soda nights, discount beer nights, a summer concert series and specialty…continue reading
Standing on an exhibit hall stage Monday in the Austin Convention Center, newsman Dan Rather and his grandson, Martin Rather, opened SXSWedu 2017 on Monday by awarding the $10,000 Rather Prize to a Dallas-area teacher deemed…continue reading
The Austin Community College board of trustees on Monday considered a policy change that would effectively reduce out-of-district fees by $77 a credit hour. The proposal, which would change the community college system’s out-of-district—meaning students…continue reading