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LISBON — School employees, students and community members went before the Lisbon School Committee Monday night in support of teachers as contract negotiations continue to play out. Several attendees asked the committee to consider dismissing Superintendent Richard Green, who was due for a routine performance review and potential contract adjustments. Members of the collective bargaining […]

Committee Chairwoman Margaret Galligan-Schmoll disputed the 1% cost-of-living adjustments in 2020 and again in 2021.

Lisbon School Department teachers have been working without a contract for over 200 days.

School districts discuss how to help students bounce back after STAAR test results and last updated 2021-06-29 19:53:35-04 The Texas Education Agency released the scores for the 2020-2021 STAAR test. The results show an increase in students not meeting their grade levels proficiency within all subjects except English 1 and 2. Many educators saying these results did not come as a surprise. Through the past year, students have been pulled in many different directions, from learning in the classroom, to online learning from the comfort of their home, and then back to the classroom. The TEA repo...

Seven Killeen Independent School District employees urged the school board Tuesday to consider a pay raise for hourly employees, some detailing second and third jobs they have had to take on to make ends meet. During the public forum portion of the meeting, Killeen Educators Association members, and KISD employees, shared their proposal for the district’s thousands of employees: a 4% raise for teachers, nurses, counselors, and librarians; and a raise of $3 per hour for support personnel, hourly employees such as aides, secretaries, custodians, bus monitors, bus drivers and cafeteria work...