Breaking Second Special Legislative Update
The Second Called Legislative Special Session reaches its 30-day limit on Sunday, September 6th. HillCo will continue to monitor the final days of the legislative session. Floor Spotlight SB 15 [...]
Ector County ISD Adapts COVID-19 Protocols as Schools Re-Open
Everyone agrees that students need to be in school in a safe and healthy learning environment as the 21-22 school year starts. The challenge—and controversy—is how to accomplish that goal. [...]
Updated Research into Academic Impact of School Closures
Educators will have better insights into the academic needs of students in grades 1-8 this coming school year thanks to a research report released by Renaissance Learning in early August. The report, [...]
A New COVID-19 Testing Alternative to Help Stop the Spread
So far, at least fifteen states have launched a new way to test for COVID-19—pooled testing--that will detect the virus in asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic individuals, helping detect the virus before [...]
Austin ISD Superintendent’s Op-Ed in TIME magazine
Austin ISD Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde is busy re-opening schools, but still found time this month to write an op-ed for TIME magazine, “Why I’m Mandating that Austin Schools Must [...]