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An elementary school in Redmond, Washington, canceled its annual Veterans Day celebrations in favor of recognizing the United Nations' International Day of Tolerance. The day was recognized beginning in 1996 with the United Nations declaring that diverse societies are becoming too intolerant, therefore nations need to invest in inclusion.

In place of the Veteran's Day assembly, the school's administration opted to recognize the International Day of Tolerance on November 15.

A Lubbock ISD student is headed to Washington D.C. after winning the regional spelling bee in Lubbock Saturday.

Teachers on the Rise for December and January have been announced, and includes six educators between five schools across South Plains.

U.S. Army Capt. Jeffrey Bnosky left for Saudi Arabia on Oct. 27, 1990, even though he wasn’t ordered to go. “When Jeff first went to Fort Leonard Wood, he had a cushy job,” said his father, Joseph Bno...

Yvonne Valdez will serve as principal at Brown Elementary School. According to a news release, she has extensive experience as an administrator and teacher in Lubbock ISD, most recently as assistant principal at Commander William C. McCool Academy.  Leticia Gutierrez was named principal at Bean Elementary School. She is currently assistant principal at Ramirez Elementary and has served as a principal in the Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso. Koty Gonzalez was named principal at Rus...

Lubbock ISD Trustees approve four principal assignments Left to right: Koty Gonzales, Amanda Boland, Leticia Guiterrez, Yvonne Valdez, and Dr. Kathy Rollo (Source: Lubbock ISD) By KCBD Staff | April 22, 2021 at 10:39 AM CDT - Updated April 22 at 10:39 AM LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - At this morning’s regular meeting of the Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees, members made principal appointments for four elementary schools for the 2021-2022 school year. Yvonne V...