East Central ISD Gymnast Wins at State Competition
East Central Gymnast Wins at State Championships Congratulations to East Central High School freshman Lilliana Gonzalez! Lilliana competed in the USA Gymnastics State Championships and won FIRST PLACE all around!
Public Schools Celebrate Library Week
Public Schools Celebrate Library Week Our districts observed Library Week by honoring school librarians and engaging in library activities! Debbie Klein has spent nearly three decades with Clear Creek ISD. She’s seen her library at Ward Elementary evolve from containing only books, to adding gadgets and games for Maker Space. A new Little Library has […]
Read Across America Day Inspires Students to Read
Read Across America Day Inspires Students On National Read Across America Day, students, teachers, parents, and community members around the nation come together to read books and celebrate the joy of reading! National Read Across America Day was established by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1998 to help get kids excited about reading. It […]
Government CTE Programs and Pathways
HIGHLIGHTING GOVERNMENT CTE PROGRAMS ON ELECTION DAY Our traditional public schools offer exciting pathways that introduce students to careers in governance and public administration. Hence, Election Day is a great time to highlight this valuable course of study. As voting records across the country are being shattered, interest in government and public administration has risen. […]
Celebrating National School Lunch Week
-by Trina Pruitt, parent and Go Public contributor I love cooking for my family. It is therapeutic for me to read cookbooks and experiment with food. I am always looking up healthy recipes for kids and healthy food near me. I follow food trends like the Keto diet and Paleo diet, as well as trending […]
National Arts in Education Week Honors Fine Art Programs
ART IN EDUCATION We celebrated National Arts in Education Week on September 13th-19th this year. During this week we honored fine arts education in public schools. Since 2010, when Congress designated this nationally recognized week, we celebrate the importance of including fine arts programs as a crucial part of a whole education. The 2010 resolution states, “Arts […]
Public Schools Promote Diversity, Equity, and Accountability
“EDUCATION IS THE GREAT EQUILIZER.” -HORACE MANN, PIONEER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION With everything going on in the world, heartfelt messages of support and encouragement for the Black Lives Matter movement are everywhere. Our public school districts are no different, as numerous letters from superintendents and board members have been posted to reinforce public schools’ promise […]
College Guidance for High Schoolers
Senior year of high school is supposed to come to a close with the traditions of prom, senior trips, and graduation celebrations. It is a time to spend those last few weeks of school with friends that might not be seen for a long time, as graduates begin their journey into adulthood. It is a […]
Getting Technical About CTE Programs
February is CTE (Career and Technical Education) month! If you are my age (not telling) you might not even know what CTE is or that it is a major part of high school curriculum these days. Students in our public high schools have diverse interests, and the districts provide opportunities to gain relevant technical skills […]
