Paul Roberts was “Teacher of the Year” when he was arrested and fired from his job teaching math atStafford Middle School. Administrators allege the 52-year-old educator’s Facebook conversations with two students featured lewd dialogue peppered with “profanity of a sexual nature.” Similar incidents are cropping up across the country as social media tools proliferate. In January, a California [...]

The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday issued a document that discourages schools from using restraints and seclusion on students. The “resource document” outlines 15 principles for states, school districts, and educators to consider with regard to policies on restraints or seclusion. “These principles stress that every effort should be made to prevent the need for the [...]

AMARILLO — A teen who says he was injured at his Texas Panhandle high school in a Holocaust role-playing exercise has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the school district. Andrew Yara alleges he was seriously hurt in a fall when he was jumped while carrying a classmate on his back two years ago. [...]

(Lubbock, TX) Education Service Center (Region 17) is pleased to announce the launch of the new Texas Kindergarten Readiness System (KRS) that recognizes excellence in early childhood education programs across the state. Every ISD PreK program is eligible to participate in the new system at no charge to their school district. “We strongly encourage all [...]