Insurance deal remains contentious for La Joya schools
LA JOYA — The school board here voted to authorize the district’s administration to negotiate an agreement for an enrolling agent/agent of record for...
5% of Edinburg schools staff test positive for virus
EDINBURG — The school board here approved a new calendar and discussed what to do about increasingly alarming signs of the effect the pandemic...
Valley districts brace for second half of pandemic school year
BY A. COLLEEN DeGUZMAN AND MATT WILSON
For the first time since March, every student in the Rio Grande Valley has the option to attend...
After five years, principal returns to La Joya campus that holds painful memories
Starting this school year, Silvia Elizondo began her new position as principal of La Joya’s Lorenzo de Zavala Middle School — a campus that five...
Edcouch-Elsa schools to test all staff for COVID-19
EDCOUCH — Edcouch-Elsa ISD plans to test all campus and district staff Monday as a preventative measure to slow the spread of the coronavirus,...
Edinburg school district delays spring semester over COVID concerns
Fearing a COVID-19 spike related to holiday gatherings, the Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees voted to defer the beginning of the district’s spring semester...
Former Donna ISD super turned trustee questions Wi-Fi tower delay
DONNA — Delays in Donna ISD’s Wi-Fi tower project that have put the project weeks behind schedule have drawn criticism from the district’s newer...
Sharyland school board talks open enrollment
MISSION — Sharyland ISD is eyeing open enrollment as a way to shore up plummeting enrollment numbers that are costing the district millions in...
Christmas wish lists
Students from Edinburg CISD, Mission CISD and McAllen ISD share their letters to Santa with The Monitor.
Letters to Santa:
Letters to Santa from Edinburg CISD:
Letters...
Board taps Alicia Noyola for superintendent
HARLINGEN — The Harlingen school board has named Alicia Noyola as sole finalist for the superintendent position.
The position is currently held by Arturo Cavazos...