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Harlingen Valley Morning Star
  Letters to the Editor | Week of May 18-23, 2026
...2026 Only have a minute? Listen instead Funding schools I thank Mr. Sheats for keeping this public‑school funding debate lively. Here in the Valley, we can spar without losing our manners — or our sense of...
05/18/2026 Online
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Texas Public Radio
  Polls show Hinojosa narrowing Abbott’s lead in Texas governor’s race
...state representative from Austin, is running as a public education advocate and critic of Abbott’s school voucher agenda. She was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, graduated from the University of...
05/17/2026 Online
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Iowa Public Radio
  Meet the 5 Republicans hoping to represent their party in the 2026 Iowa governor's race
...While they may diverge on the details, all five Republican candidates have said they support expanding school choice and restricting abortion, and they oppose the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines. ...
05/16/2026 Online
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Houston Chronicle
/ Potential Paywall
  Texas voucher program fuels special education testing surge
Hundreds more private school families across the Houston-area requested special education testing to apply for school vouchers, sending public schools scrambling to complete them before the deadline. Texas'...
05/16/2026 Online
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East Texas News
  Are microschools a solution to falling public school enrollment?
Are microschools a solution to falling public school enrollment? Seventh grader Taitym Lynch plans most of her school day herself, mapping out a schedule each morning on her school laptop. She typically...
05/16/2026 Online
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Baytown Sun
/ Paywall
  Letter To The Editor
...we have ever had. Whenever Baytown needed his help, he was there. Not just on statewide issues like school choice, constitutional carry and property tax reform. Briscoe also used his influence to sway the...
05/15/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
  Are microschools a solution to falling public school enrollment?
Are microschools a solution to falling public school enrollment? Seventh grader Taitym Lynch plans most of her school day herself, mapping out a schedule each morning on her school laptop. She typically...
05/15/2026 Online
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Dallas Morning News
/ Paywall
  Keller ISD trustees approve closing three schools. Here's how the consolidation plan will work
...Anowar/Dallas Morning News Three intermediate schools in Keller ISD will close at the end of the 2026-27 school year, after a unanimous vote by trustees Thursday evening. Dallas ISD's $6.2 billion bond issue is...
05/15/2026 Online
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D Magazine
  CRE Opinion: Education Resources in Our Center City
...Talented and Gifted curriculum options at Spence Middle School. In addition, the incorporation of Public School Choice has allowed families to have better access to schools that are more streamlined to particular...
05/08/2017 Online
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aol​.‌com
  I left Britain for a new life in Morocco and I’ve never been happier
...retreats. I took courses in pottery, painting and creative writing and then started training to be a yoga teacher. Sally first travelled to Taghazout, on the Moroccan coast, in 2015 - Hemis/Alamy Stock Photo In...
05/18/2026 Online
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aol​.‌com
  'Just live': What I learned walking 190 miles on the Camino
...unexpected interactions with other pilgrims or locals, like the retired Portuguese primary school teacher who greeted us, asked us questions, offered tips on good photo stops and who asked us to sign his...
05/18/2026 Online
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aol​.‌com
  ‘Everything can go down’: Suze Orman warns stocks and bonds aren't enough for retirement. What she says you need instead
...make it difficult to plan for unexpected expenses — especially if you’re struggling to pay down the principal. The two main ways to pay down debt are to either knock off the largest sum first, freeing up money...
05/18/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
  Man with fake gun arrested after assault at gas station west of downtown, SAPD says
...custody with the assistance of SAPD's EAGLE helicopter, SAPD said. More crime coverage on KSAT: NISD teacher arrested, accused of improper relationship with student, affidavit says Deputies searching for 2...
05/18/2026 Online
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aol​.‌com +2 other publications
  Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher
1 / 0 School Shooting Newport News FILE - Former Richneck Elementary School assistant principal Ebony Parker looks back into the courtroom during Abby Zwerner's lawsuit against her on Oct. 28, 2025, in...
05/18/2026 Online
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Rio Grande Guardian
  Cao, Schroder advance from BESE District 1 Republican primary
...meet on June 27 to decide who advances in the race for District 1 on the Board of Elementary of Secondary Education. Cao and Schroder finished ahead of New Orleans insurance executive Michael Hollis, who...
05/18/2026 Online
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BKInformation​.‌com
  Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher
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broadwayworld​.‌com
  The Royal Academy of Dance Reveals Judges and Faculty For The Fonteyn 2026 Ballet Competition
...features Leanne Cope, English ballet star and theatre actress; Ana Maria Campos, RAD examiner and teacher; and Mthuthuzeli November, resident choreographer at Charlotte Ballet, who will also judge the final...
05/18/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio +3 other publications
  Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A former assistant principal at an elementary school in Virginia is due in court for trial, accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student brought a loaded gun to school that...
05/18/2026 Online
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NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
  Critical Flood Threat: North Texas Memorial Day Storms Loom
...and developed a passion for weather when he was a kid. After hearing a story from his second-grade teacher about a brush… Newskrld An increasingly active weather pattern is setting up across all of North...
05/18/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
  Exclusive-Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war
...retaliate heavily and widen the conflict. This took place before Islamabad emerged as the war's principal mediator, helping to broker a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran that has held for the past...
05/18/2026 Online
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KWBU Public Radio +1 other publication
  Why catching insider trading is so tricky nowadays, and just how helpful is it for kids to sleep in?
...puzzles. So nice. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Documentation Data File," 2017-18 / Public high school...
05/18/2026 Online
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Thebuzz​.‌iheart
  Music: The Strokes' Nick Valensi Taking "Temporary Break" From The Band
...Read More HERE Heavy Metal Stars with No Tattoos These days, it's hard to find a Sunday school teacher without tattoos, let alone a heavy metal superstar. But there ARE a handful of metal legends with...
05/18/2026 Online
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Tyler Morning Telegraph
  Lawsuit alleges Frankston ISD coach retaliated against student-athlete after parent rejected advances
...for the Eastern District of Texas, names Frankston ISD and varsity basketball coach and economics teacher Vance Dallas as defendants. Dallas, a 2002 graduate of Frankston High School, returned to the district...
05/18/2026 Online
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gurufocus​.‌com
  First International Bank of Israel Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2026
...outstanding professionalism and dedication this year, and our customers for their continued trust." PRINCIPAL DATA AND INDICES FOR THE Condensed principal financial information and principal execution indices*...
05/18/2026 Online
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broadwayworld​.‌com
  Full Cast Set for Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre 2026 Season
...form part of the 2026 Grosvenor Park cast. In Outlaws, Lewis Baron will play the roles of Citizen 2, Teacher, understudy old sheriff, sheriff men and boxing opponent while Rachel Uyigue will appear as Citizen...
05/18/2026 Online
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Houston Press
  Joe Panzarella Wins District C City Council Runoff
...special election, Panzarella and Hellyar were the top two vote-getters in a crowded race that included teacher Sophia Campos, accountant Laura Gallier, Harris County judge's chief of staff Angelica Luna Kaufman,...
05/18/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
  Op-Ed: For the love of family and country
...virtue." - James A. Garfield, May 30, 1868, Arlington National Cemetery. Dr. Holland is an ordained minister, chaplain, teacher, and Christian author. Read more about your purpose at billyhollandministries.com
05/18/2026 Online
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KTEN (NBC) 10 (Denison)
  A 6-year-old shot his teacher in class. Now the school’s former assistant principal goes on trial
...Quednow, CNN May 18, 2026 14 mins ago (CNN) — More than three years after a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher in class, a former Virginia elementary school official accused of ignoring warnings is set to stand...
05/18/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
  License to deliver: Some midwives break the law to assist with home births
...maternity care shortage, but it's a first step, said Saraswathi Vedam , a professor of midwifery and the principal investigator at the Birth Place Lab at the University of British Columbia. Certified professional...
05/18/2026 Online
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Times of Texas
  CCHR Highlights Concerns Over Coercive and Failed $140 Billion Mental Health Practices at Psychiatric Convention
...friend to death in 2012. In another case, a 6-year-old Virginia boy on ADHD drugs shot and wounded his teacher in 2023.[2] Coinciding with the protest, CCHR opened its acclaimed "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death"...
05/18/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media +2 other publications
  Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant highlighting risk of renewed war
...launched drone attacks targeting Gulf Arab states in the war. The attack, "whether carried out by the principal actor or through one of its proxies, represents a dangerous escalation," Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic...
05/18/2026 Online
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Killeen Daily Herald
/ Potential Paywall
  A family affair: Close-knit Temple Civic Theatre celebrates 60th anniversary
...she said. "We opened with 'Legally Blonde.' We also did 'Cabaret.'" Tolleson was the head drama teacher at Temple High School for 31 years. Before that, she had professional performance experience. "I've...
05/18/2026 Online
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Temple Daily Telegram
  Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher AP May 18, 2026 1 hr ago
A former assistant principal is set to go on trial, accused of ignoring warnings that a student brought a loaded gun to a Virginia elementary school of 2 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A former assistant ...
05/18/2026 Online
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KPRC NBC 2 Houston
  Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher
(Stephen M. Katz, The Virginian-Pilot) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A former assistant principal at an elementary school in Virginia is due in court for trial, accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student...
05/18/2026 Online
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Ktep +1 other publication
  Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant highlighting risk of renewed war
...launched drone attacks targeting Gulf Arab states in the war. The attack, "whether carried out by the principal actor or through one of its proxies, represents a dangerous escalation," Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic...
05/18/2026 Online
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Dallas Morning News
/ Paywall
  Letters - Cornyn, Cruz, racism, MAGA, political ads
...federal judiciary, that doesn’t seem to matter to Cruz. I was always under the impression that the principal duty of our elected officials was to solve problems. Not anymore. Advertisement Article continues...
05/18/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
  China's economy loses steam at start of Q2 as consumption, output disappoint in April
...selective discretionary and upgrade categories rather than broad-based consumption," said Yuhan Zhang, principal economist at the Conference Board's China Center. He said the split highlights a two-speed recovery:...
05/18/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
  George Washington Middle School marks 30 years in Laredo
...from the United Independent School District, former teachers, alumni, current students and staff, Principal David Guzman provided a brief summary of what was happening in the world the year the school first...
05/17/2026 Online
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Bonham North Texas E-News
  On this day -- May 18
...International Museum Day National Speech Pathologist Day (United States) Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils) Revival, Unity, and Poetry of Magtymguly Day (Turkmenistan) Teacher's Day (Syria)
05/17/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
  China's economy slows in April as output, retail sales disappoint in blow to outlook
...selective discretionary and upgrade categories rather than broad-based consumption," said Yuhan Zhang, principal economist at the Conference Board's China Center. He said the split highlights a two-speed recovery:...
05/17/2026 Online
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Hilltop Views
  ADVICE COLUMN: Applying to grad school can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be
...assistantships, a paid, part-time role for graduate students. As a graduate assistant, you can serve as a teacher’s assistant in undergraduate courses or a research assistant, depending on your field of study, or...
05/17/2026 Online
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KAVU (ABC) 25 (Victoria)
  Habrá fuertes tormentas con tornados en el centro de EE.UU. pero también riesgo de incendio forestal; este es el pronóstico
...Nebraska y el noroeste de Missouri. Los vientos destructivos generalizados se convertirán en la principal preocupación hacia el final de la tarde-noche, aunque todavía serán posibles algunos tornados durante...
05/17/2026 Online
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KAVU (ABC) 25 (Victoria)
  De Texas a México: cómo un viaje familiar desató un brote mortal de sarampión
...Canadá. Las afirmaciones antivacunas viajan por las mismas carreteras. El doctor Alexis Hernández, el principal funcionario estatal de Salud en Cuauhtémoc, recordó la sorpresa de sus empleados cuando empezaron...
05/17/2026 Online
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Telemundo Houston +2 other publications
  Colectivos de búsqueda en México hallan fosa clandestina con 60 bolsas de restos humanos
...desapariciones cometidas por el crimen organizado, en ocasiones en complicidad con agentes del Estado, es el principal componente de esta crisis en México. Actualmente, México supera las 133,000 personas desaparecidas,...
05/17/2026 Online
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Frisco Enterprise
  A community gathers to say goodbye to Staley Middle School
...Elizabeth Rogers / Star Local Media Elizabeth Rogers / Star Local Media A Staley Middle School teacher catches up with former students in the hallway during the Staley Legacy Event on May 17 in Frisco,...
05/17/2026 Online
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Telemundo El Paso (48) +4 other publications
  Colectivos de búsqueda en México hallan fosa clandestina con 60 bolsas de restos humanos
...desapariciones cometidas por el crimen organizado, en ocasiones en complicidad con agentes del Estado, es el principal componente de esta crisis en México. Actualmente, México supera las 133,000 personas desaparecidas,...
05/17/2026 Online
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KOSA (CBS) 7 (Odessa)
  Fort Davis ISD principal let go after intruder on campus
...CDT|Updated: seconds ago JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - A Fort Davis Independent School District principal has been let go following an incident where an intruder was on campus. On May 13th, an intruder...
05/17/2026 Online
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broadwayworld​.‌com
  Prime Stage Theatre To Celebrate 30th Season With American Themed Plays
...the Blind. The theatre offers student matinee performances for each play, as well as an array of teacher workshops demonstrating how theatre enhances literacy and classroom learning. The season schedule...
05/17/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
  This Iconic 1986 Drama Filmed Two Secret Alternate Cliffhanger Endings That Would Have Changed TV History
...season explained that the events of the previous season had been Bobby's wife, Pam's ( Victoria Principal ), dream, allowing the series to continue as if nothing had happened.