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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Dumas Jr. High School student council is setting an example for its student body with the Peers Empowering Peers program.

Monday, May 13, 2013  CSCOPE is a controversial curriculum system that is sweeping into more and more Texas Schools.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Tosha Villa said her son was bullied to the point where he switched school districts. She said he received threatening and violent "going away" cards from multiple students.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Teacher to face allegations of misconduct of an educator.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Amarillo Independent School District named the 2013 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year Friday morning at the Lamar Lively Teacher of the Year Breakfast.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Police begin an investigation to find out if a teacher is having a improper relationtionship with a 15-year old male student.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Caprock High School students are doing something special right now to give back to their community. They're taking their love of art and using it to help the MS Society.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Early voting began on Monday and the city has made a list of early voting locations available to the public.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The Dumas Independent School District was hit hard in 2006 when refugees first began arriving in large numbers to work at the Swift Plant in Cactus.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Local citizens and parents came together to form the group, "Citizens for Our Schools, Our Children and Our Future," to help educate the community on the importance of the upcoming bond election.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Pampa is beginning to look like it did in the old oil boom days.

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.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  While $16 Million in AISD fund reserves were approved last fall for additional classrooms and renovations to 6 Amarillo schools , the school board is proposing a $99.45 Million bond to serve additional needs.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Quoting Shakespeare, Representative John Smithee of Amarillo says the anti-voucher amendment passed by the House Thursday during budget considerations was "much ado about nothing."

Friday, April 05, 2013  One parent has been pushing for a girls wrestling team at Randall High School.