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RGV Focus: Valley students doing better than statewide average in 9 out of 12 indicators
MCALLEN, Texas – RGV Focus is a collective impact initiative that was started by Educate Texas in 2012. The nonprofit works with public and higher education institutions, workforce boards, and community groups. It would like to have greater buy-in from industry. It has offices in Harlingen and Mission. “Collective...
Graduating McAllen student takes next step in pursuing theater dreams
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Being in theater arts for most of her life, Victoria Martinez, a graduating McAllen High School senior, has dreams of becoming an actress and is the first Valley student to earn a trip to the New York City Jimmy awards after winning two Joci Awards in San Antonio.
PSJA teacher’s passion to engage students helps her wins humanities award
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Influenced by the educators and the challenges in her life, Mónica Alvarez Suárez’s devotion to giving students an engaging education, like she once received, is what earned her the prestigious 2024 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award. Suárez, a PSJA Memorial...
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