District News
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School board workshop recap includes budget discussion
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Esteban Zubia is first from ECISD to compete at national Academic Decathlon contest
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This designation is achieved by only some 2% of AVID schools
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Ora Christian from Noel Elementary and Gerald Mabele are this year's recipients
Board also approves a project to place an operating credit union branch inside a high school
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School board honored those state qualifiers during March meeting
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Non-profit aims to turn a section of the old golf course into a practice area for students
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Prestigious recognition comes from the Texas Association of School Business Officials
ATLAS CTE Center will be home to 400 full-time high school students and the campus where about 2,000 more will take CTE courses
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Initial donation to support 'reviving the heart of the school' at four campuses
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It may look like play but this partnership is about learning
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Largest-Ever Shared Book Reading Study Finds Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Dramatically Improves Early Literacy for Children in Ector County.
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Trustees hear bond update as project progress quickly
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Reagan Elementary 5th grader Naithik Yankarla wins regional spelling bee