College “Deserts” Deter Texas Students
Black and Hispanic high schoolers who have to drive more than 30 minutes to a community college are less likely to pursue a degree, the report found.
DMC Celebrates 90th Birthday and Retirement of Longtime Instructor Dr. Willard Rushton
Longtime educator started career at DMC in 1966 and became tenured full professor through mid-1980s, now serving as Sociology adjunct since 2010.
Texas Colleges Pitch Quick Credentials
Short-term certificates can only take a few weeks to get but don’t always lead to better earnings or higher degrees.
Texas A&M Regents Overrule Faculty, cut 52 “Low-Producing” Programs
The LGBTQ Studies minor is one of 14 minors and 38 certificate programs that administrators said were “low-producing,” according to a new process they developed to identify and eliminate programs with low enrollments.
Del Mar College Cyber Center
The Cyber Center will host clinics for small and mid-sized businesses that utilize undergraduate students from the DMC Department of Computer Science, along with undergraduate and graduate students with TAMU-CC’s Computer Science and Networking and Information Security programs.
Hundreds Illegally got Texas Teacher Licenses Through Cheating
Five people were charged in connection with the scheme. Investigators say aspiring teachers would pay for help cheating in the certification test.
Texas cuts $607 Million in Medicaid Funding for Student Disabilities Programs
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which manages the program at the state level, began imposing strict limitations on the types of services for which school districts are able to request federal reimbursement.
TAMUK Student researches La Llorona Story
Texas A&M University-Kingsville senior Anjelica M. Cantu has brought La Llorona into the present as she chose to study the tale as her research topic as a McNair Scholar.
City of Corpus Christi Approves $1.9 Million for Del Mar College
The Corpus Christi City Council approved issuing a $1.9 million grant to the Del Mar College Foundation for its Enhanced Skills Program.
Direct Admission to Public Universities
Students can enter their class rank, grade point average, and standardized test scores to get a list of universities to which they’d be admitted.
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute breaks ground on Ocelot Conservation Facility
The $20 million facility will be a state-of-the-art complex that offers nearly 30,000 square feet of dedicated space for ocelots and will be dedicated to the advancement of ocelot research.
Mental Health Support for Toddlers
Lawmakers and child care centers are pushing for a statewide mental health system for toddlers.
CKWRI Will Break Ground on Ocelot Conservation Facility
The facility will be a state-of-the-art complex dedicated to the advancement of ocelot research with the mission of understanding the intricacies of ocelot behavior and health, and successfully breeding and rewilding.
Child Care Industry’s Latest Challenge
A 2019 state law requiring schools to offer full-day pre-K is capturing child care’s most profitable customer base: 3- and 4-year-olds.
U.S. Dept of Education Grants $3 Million to TAMUK
The PURA Familia grant is based around two main goals to provide Hispanic and underserved students with social, emotional and academic learning opportunities and with financial and academic support.
Latest Effort to Block School Ratings Cracks United Front
The TEA grades every public and charter school in the state on an A-F scale. A failing grade can trigger state sanctions, and it can lead the TEA to take over a district in the worst cases. Kingsville ISD superintendent Dr. Cissy Reynolds-Perez signed a letter stating they haven’t received enough support from the state.
Texas Education Commissioner Calls for Student Cellphone Ban
Mike Morath made the recommendation as concerns rise that phones are harmful to students’ mental health and distract them from learning.
TAMUK'S 2024 Distinguished Alumni Announced
This year’s Distinguished Alumni are Javier Peña, Dr. Tadeo Reyna ’71, ’82; and Presnall Cage ’68. The 2024 Rising Star honoree is Michelle Zapata ’13.
Kingsville ISD Among School Districts Wanting to Suspend Student Reporting Data
Kingsville ISD superintendent Dr. Cissy Reynolds-Perez signed a letter stating they haven’t received enough support from the state or enough time to fix errors the new system has generated.
UT-Austin Tightens Automatic Admission
The change comes after the university received a record-breaking 73,000 undergraduate applications for this fall.