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Monday, April 15, 2013  Bushland Independent School District is one of several school districts in the area that are asking voters to pass a bond issue next month. That one is for $8.5 million.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut has put doubt in the minds of many parents and school officials. They're now asking, how safe are our schools?

Friday, January 25, 2013  School districts everywhere are all facing the same issue, making sure their teachers and students are keeping up with the twenty-first century.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Seven Texas Panhandle school districts are not compliant with school safety measures, according to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  UPDATE: A child was transported to the hospital Thursday afternoon after authorities said a pickup rear-ended a Bushland ISD school bus.

Friday, November 02, 2012  The toughness of the STAAR exam across Texas is no secret to teachers and students. But an Einstein Lab is helping to prepare Bushland kids for it with hands-on Science experiments.

Friday, October 28, 2011  The faculty and staff at Bushland ISD are stepping up to understand dyslexia, the symptoms, and how to help their students overcome it.

Sunday, March 06, 2011  Many school districts are crunching numbers to find to a way to save money. Now one superintendent is asking for the parents help.

Sunday, October 31, 2010  Sex Education, it's an important subject one school district is pushing to keep students and their parents informed

Thursday, April 08, 2010  Bushland Independent School District says it is looking toward the future of its schools and its community.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  If you're a Bushland parent, student or simply love the schools there, your ISD is doing something it thinks is important, it's putting together a task force.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009  Bushland officials are wondering if an employee or perhaps an ex-employee walked out of the office with highly confidential documents.

Tuesday, September 08, 2009  More than 60 percent of you, told us on our webpoll, that you would not be sending your student to watch President Obama's speech to school children.But some parents did, and we caught up with students at Bushland High School who did get to watch the speech, live from Arlington, Virginia.