Leadership workshops sharpen skills at UTPB institute
High school teachers from across Texas attend the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Summer Institute at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The program ends Friday and aims to turn teachers into leaders who pass leadership values to students through seminars across literature history communication and philosophy.
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University of Texas of the Permian Basin
John Ben Shepperd
Tom Schaefer
UTPB
Duane Leach
JBS _ Public Leadership Institute
Will Williams
el Paso
Williams
JBS Public Leadership Institute
Texas
Wayland Cooksey
Bonham Junior High School
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Failing TAAS blocks graduation for Texas seniors
McAllen report on Robert Ballesteros and thousands of Texas seniors who cannot graduate without passing all exit-level TAAS sections. Ballesteros trails by two points in writing after passing reading and math, facing nine more attempts and looming college plans. The TAAS governs school ratings and teacher evaluations statewide, shaping futures and careers.
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Mcallen
Robert Ballesteros
Memorial High School
Texas
Ballesteros
TAAS
Amarillo
Weslaco
Marianella Gonzalez
Weslaco High School
U.S
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary Week Activities List
The week of June 22 27 at Gale Pond Alamo Elementary includes a snack stand during lunch recess daily. Thursday features Gale Pond Alamo Night at CiCi's Pizza. Friday offers a Hot Day with 50 cent passes progress reports at home and Spirit Day. Saturday notes Waterfett ame p.m.
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Gale Pond Alamo Elementary
Gale Pond Alamo
CiCi's
Garden project links elders and kids at Pascua Yaqui Center
In Tucson Arizona children from Lawrence Elementary plant and tend an 80 by 120 foot garden with sunflowers spices corn beans and squash at the Liogue Senior Center. Elders share stories and meals while teaching Yaqui and Mexican culture as part of a University of Arizona museum education program.
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Tucson
Ariz
Jennifer Henderson
Arizona State Museum
Lawrence
Liogue
Cecilia Soto
Johnson and Lawrence
University of Arizona
Arizona
Congress
Tucson Unified
New Pascua Yaqui
Mary Bouley
Curfews Draw Scrutiny as Teen Crime Question Grows
Colorado Springs adopted a 1992 curfew banning under 18s after 10 p.m. on weeknights and midnight on weekends. Proponents cite safety and easier crowd breaks. critics note rising juvenile arrests despite the policy and call for reconsideration as courts strike down curfews in several cities. A major study casts doubt on curfews preventing crime.
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Denver
America
Colorado Springs
el Paso
Colo
Springs
Washington, D.C
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Albuquerque
N.M
San Francisco
Oakland
Risharinga's Horn
In ancient India a hermit Kasyapa raises a boy named Risharinga after a doe bears him a unicorn like horn. Lomapada the greedy king schemes to lure the boy to the palace with his daughter Shanta, whose charm tests the hermit's unusual child. The tale unfolds with themes of generosity and divine blessing.
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Kasyapa
Risharinga
Lomapada
India
Shanta
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Odessa
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Alamo Elementary
Alex Salazar
Pascua Yaqui Reservation
Rosa Mares
Nichole Robles
Amy Friedman
Jillian Gilliland
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