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Argyle ISD announces new bus guidelines

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|Date: Monday, August 10, 2020
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Argyle ISD announces new bus guidelines

Argyle ISD announced Monday new COVID-19 guidelines for students and bus drivers for when students head b ...

Argyle ISD announced Monday new COVID-19 guidelines for students and bus drivers for when students head back to school. Argyle ISD schools will be the first in southern Denton County to re-open, on Au ...

Monday, August 10, 2020
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Tips to tackle the school year

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|Date: Saturday, August 8, 2020
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Tips to tackle the school year

This year, back to school is uncharted territory for everyone, and it will take time for us to understand ...

This year, back to school is uncharted territory for everyone, and it will take time for us to understand the new roadmap in front of us. There is no prescribed framework to work from because we have ...

Saturday, August 8, 2020
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LISD families have until midnight to modify school commitments

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2020
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LISD families have until midnight to modify school commitments

Local families still have a bit of time to change their minds about whether to send their kids back to sc ...

Local families still have a bit of time to change their minds about whether to send their kids back to school next month. Until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Lewisville ISD families can still change their cho ...

Wednesday, August 5, 2020
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Argyle ISD names new principal of Hilltop Elementary

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2020
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Argyle ISD names new principal of Hilltop Elementary

The Argyle ISD Board of Trustees approved Dona Lumsden as the new Hilltop Elementary School Principal dur ...

The Argyle ISD Board of Trustees approved Dona Lumsden as the new Hilltop Elementary School Principal during Monday's Special Board Meeting. Lumsden joined Argyle ISD in 2018 and served the past two y ...

Tuesday, August 4, 2020
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Back-to-school sales tax holiday is this weekend

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|Date: Monday, August 3, 2020
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Back-to-school sales tax holiday is this weekend

This weekend is the annual sales tax holiday on clothes, backpacks and school supplies, and it's coming a ...

This weekend is the annual sales tax holiday on clothes, backpacks and school supplies, and it's coming at "a critical time for Texas' small businesses," according to the National Federation of Indepe ...

Monday, August 3, 2020
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Denton ISD face-to-face instruction delayed until Sept. 8

Posted by CTG Staff
|Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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Denton ISD face-to-face instruction delayed until Sept. 8

Following the July 27 recommendation of Denton County Public Health Services, Denton ISD will begin schoo ...

Following the July 27 recommendation of Denton County Public Health Services, Denton ISD will begin school on Wednesday, August 26 but will provide all instruction to the district’s 32,000 students re ...

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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Fifth and eighth graders won’t have to pass STAAR test to move on to the next grade

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|Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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Fifth and eighth graders won’t have to pass STAAR test to move on to the next grade

By Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune Texas students will still have to take the STAAR test next year, but f ...

By Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune Texas students will still have to take the STAAR test next year, but fifth and eighth grade students will be able to move on to the next grade even if they fail, Gov ...

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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Argyle ISD remains on schedule for in-person learning Aug. 17

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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Argyle ISD remains on schedule for in-person learning Aug. 17

During a special meeting Monday night, the Argyle ISD School Board unanimously approved keeping the distr ...

During a special meeting Monday night, the Argyle ISD School Board unanimously approved keeping the district's current plans to open schools on Aug. 17, despite local health officials recommendations ...

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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LISD delays in-school instruction until Sept. 8

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|Date: Monday, July 27, 2020
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LISD delays in-school instruction until Sept. 8

Lewisville ISD has delayed in-person instruction until at least Sept. 8 following the Denton County Publi ...

Lewisville ISD has delayed in-person instruction until at least Sept. 8 following the Denton County Public Health Department's recommendation on Monday. The first day of school will remain Aug. 19, bu ...

Monday, July 27, 2020
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Denton County health officials recommend delaying school reopenings

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Monday, July 27, 2020
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Denton County health officials recommend delaying school reopenings

The Denton County health department is recommending that local school districts delay face-to-face instru ...

The Denton County health department is recommending that local school districts delay face-to-face instruction until September, with some exceptions. Denton County Public Health Director Dr. Matt Rich ...

Monday, July 27, 2020
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Local daycare families donate to Flower Mound firefighters

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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Local daycare families donate to Flower Mound firefighters

The Flower Mound Fire Department recently picked up a big donation from some of their biggest fans. Stude ...

The Flower Mound Fire Department recently picked up a big donation from some of their biggest fans. Students at Primrose School of NE Flower Mound have been learning about citizenship and emergency pr ...

Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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Northwest ISD to begin school year online

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2020
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Northwest ISD to begin school year online

Northwest ISD students will spend at least the first five weeks of the school year learning from home, af ...

Northwest ISD students will spend at least the first five weeks of the school year learning from home, after a new order from Tarrant County. On Tuesday, the Tarrant County Public Health and Human Ser ...

Tuesday, July 21, 2020
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Argyle ISD to offer in-person and virtual learning options

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2020
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Argyle ISD to offer in-person and virtual learning options

Argyle ISD will offer families to choose between in-person and virtual learning options when the 2020-21 ...

Argyle ISD will offer families to choose between in-person and virtual learning options when the 2020-21 school year begins next month. As coronavirus cases continue to surge locally and around Texas, ...

Tuesday, July 21, 2020
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Local school districts, leaders request STAAR suspension

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Monday, July 20, 2020
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Local school districts, leaders request STAAR suspension

This news story has been edited to clarify that the grading system discussed in the letter is about the a ...

This news story has been edited to clarify that the grading system discussed in the letter is about the accountability system the TEA uses to rate schools, not grades for individual students. Local sc ...

Monday, July 20, 2020
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Schools can keep classrooms closed longer than previously ordered

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Friday, July 17, 2020
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Schools can keep classrooms closed longer than previously ordered

Facing growing backlash from teachers, parents and health officials, Texas Education Agency officials Fri ...

Facing growing backlash from teachers, parents and health officials, Texas Education Agency officials Friday relaxed a previous order that would have given public schools just three weeks from the sta ...

Friday, July 17, 2020
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Lewisville ISD delays first day of school one week

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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Lewisville ISD delays first day of school one week

The Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees decided Tuesday to push back the first day of school from Aug. 12 to ...

The Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees decided Tuesday to push back the first day of school from Aug. 12 to Aug. 19 this year. In a special board meeting Tuesday afternoon, the board voted to delay the ...

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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Local students receive college-sponsored Merit Scholarships

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Monday, July 13, 2020
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Local students receive college-sponsored Merit Scholarships

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Monday over 650 additional winners of National Merit ...

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Monday over 650 additional winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities, included a couple local students. These Me ...

Monday, July 13, 2020
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Denton ISD pushes back first day of school

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Friday, July 10, 2020
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Denton ISD pushes back first day of school

The Denton ISD Board of Trustees decided Friday to delay the first day of the 2020-21 school year by two ...

The Denton ISD Board of Trustees decided Friday to delay the first day of the 2020-21 school year by two weeks. The first day of school will now be on Aug. 26, 2020, according to the district. The cha ...

Friday, July 10, 2020
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LISD plans to offer a few options for returning to school

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020
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LISD plans to offer a few options for returning to school

Lewisville ISD is currently planning to offer at-school and remote learning options for students during t ...

Lewisville ISD is currently planning to offer at-school and remote learning options for students during the 2020-21 school year. The district's Board of Trustees met Wednesday to discuss the plans for ...

Thursday, July 9, 2020
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TEA issues guidelines for safe return to school

Posted by Mark Smith
|Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2020
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TEA issues guidelines for safe return to school

The Texas Education Agency announced Tuesday its comprehensive guidelines for students to return to schoo ...

The Texas Education Agency announced Tuesday its comprehensive guidelines for students to return to school. The guidelines are "prioritizing their health and safety while ensuring that students receiv ...

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
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