Education

Odessa College announced the second annual Ford ASSET Signing Day at the Sewell Auto Tech facility, 2425 E. Eighth St., Aug. 28. Nearly 20...

Getting and keeping the best and brightest is a challenge in every industry and it’s particularly acute in West Texas oil and gas business...

MIDLAND Midland ISD has announced that enrollment numbers have eclipsed 28,000 for the first time in the district’s history. Aug. 23 marked the 11th day...

Ector County ISD students showed improvement in spring 2023 STAAR results and End of Course exams, closing gaps with the state. The STAAR and state...

By fall 2024 or spring 2025, Odessa College plans to have a new hospitality management program in place. It will be an associate degree that...

911 received an anonymous phone call, a bomb threat at Permian High School. Emergency personnel responded to the campus and initiated emergency protocols. It was not immediately clear which 911 the call went to. After checking the perimeter of the school, students are being evacuated to the field, a news release said. PHS students will not be dismissed until the situation is resolved and unification with parents can be done in a safe and orderly way. Law enforcement is in the process of clearing the school as of 2:50 p.m. Tuesday. As of 3:54 p.m., ECISD said in a release that they were going to begin regular dismissal procedures at PHS at 4 p.m. “There will...

For most of her career, Natosha Scott has worked with at-risk students and low-performing schools. Now she’s taken on the challenge of heading the...

ABILENE With the need increasing for occupational health and safety technicians across the state, Texas State Technical College is helping to fill those jobs. TSTC’s...

HOUSTON A University of Houston researcher is launching a new study to examine how elementary schools across Texas and Florida identify specific learning disabilities...

Permian High School, 1800 E. 42nd St., went into lockdown about 2 p.m. Monday after a report of someone on campus with a weapon....