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KISD teachers and employees will see a pay increase next year due to the district's school board approving of the largest salary increase in nine years. ....
School districts discuss how to help students bounce back after STAAR test results and last updated 2021-06-29 19:53:35-04 The Texas Education Agency released the scores for the 2020-2021 STAAR test. The results show an increase in students not meeting their grade levels proficiency within all subjects except English 1 and 2. Many educators saying these results did not come as a surprise. Through the past year, students have been pulled in many different directions, from learning in the classroom, to online learning from the comfort of their home, and then back to the classroom. The TEA reports that back and forth had an effect on STAAR test scores. ....
Hundreds resign, retire amid extremely challenging year for educators and last updated 2021-03-16 08:10:34-04 KILLEEN, TX â Thousands of teachers have resigned or retired over the last year, but what s more, is the number of educators who ve died across our nation from COVID-19. As many districts continue looking at mitigating viruses in the years to come, the Killeen Educators Association highlights the challenges faculty still face. Yes the kids might be okay, but they re not going to empty schools they re not going to empty classrooms, they re going to people who could very much well die from this virus, said Jennifer Lee, an educator with KISD. ....