Education

This coming Friday, May 4th, the Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers is inviting all Texas schools to be part of a nationwide stand against bullying, by participating in the Stand 4 Change Day.

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With college graduations just around the corner, we have some bad news for this year's crop of eager fresh-faced young grads.  We don't want to rain on your parade, but you should know that the prospects of getting a meaningful job in your chosen career field are worse than they've been in years.

So you need to be prepared with a Plan B.

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School superintendents, school board members and administrators from around Angelina County and the state held a summit meeting with local business and community leaders earlier this week at the Pitser Garrison Civic Center on Tuesday.  Their goal was to get public schools, state lawmakers, and the business community on the same page in educating children.

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How much school did you miss?

One Hudson High School Student hasn’t missed a day this year. In fact, she hasn’t missed a day in 13 years!

Could she be eligible for the Guiness Book or World Records? Perhaps an East Texas record at the very least.

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Outdoors enthusiasts should starting making plans now for the 15th annual Neches River Rendezvous on June 2nd.  This 10 mile canoe trek down the Neches River is growing in popularity and attracts more participants every year.

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Now that Texas A&M is moving to the Southeastern Conference, school officials are looking to upgrade the athletic program to make Aggie sports competitive with the athletic powerhouses in their new conference.  This could mean replacing historic Kyle Field.

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Nearly half a century after African-Americans were admitted to predominantly white Texas A&M University, a black student has finally reached the pinnacle of one of its signature organizations.

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In just one more sign that today's prisons are not your grandfather's prisons where inmates only made license plates, Texas prisons have been turned into factories where inmates get training for all kinds of jobs on the outside, including high-tech IT jobs.

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