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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.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Texas legislature is stepping in and making sure oversight is better when it comes to CSCOPE.

Monday, May 13, 2013  We're now getting to the controversy surrounding the curriculum management system. Why have state leaders, educators and even parents been up-in-arms over it?

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

Friday, May 10, 2013  Latino high school graduates are now more likely to go directly to college than their white counterparts, according to a Pew Research Center study.

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.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  The Amarillo Education Foundation spent the day giving out grants to deserving teachers. That money will help buy materials and some little extras for the classroom, that otherwise, teachers would go without.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Bike helmet tips

Monday, May 06, 2013  Amarillo College is the lead agency for the Texas School Ready grant. But officials there say, students entering kindergarten are anything but ready.

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.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Students at Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Center are doing something cool to educate us about hunger. They're partnering with Snack Pak 4 Kids in doing that.