The Moody Foundation is pledging $1 billion in one of the largest grant commitments a private foundation has ever made toward education in Texas. The island-based foundation this week said its M-Pact fund would support education institutions, nonprofits and university endowments whose work aligns with its priorities of early learning and initiatives that help high school students go on to college. “The Moody Foundation is making an unparalleled commitment to the future of Texas by investing in education,” said Ross Moody, trustee of the foundation. “Our goal is to fuel student success in areas of deepest impact and greatest need, while providing the opportunity for every Texan to access a high-quality education.” view article

Kathy Sleeper, an early childhood educator for over 40 years, has recently been honored with an STEAM endowment, fostering her love for the education system while her time at Bullard ISD. Sleeper passed away in September 2023. view article

Lufkin ISD has received a $2.8 million dollar grant to spend on additional safety and security measures across the school district. In a press release issued by the district on Tuesday morning, the multi-million dollar grant from Safety and Facilities Enhancements (SAFE), which is funded through SB30, is slated to begin on the first of December of 2023 through July 31, 2025. The grant will benefit all Lufkin ISD campuses and cover the costs of safety mandates to remain in compliance with safety and security guidelines. view article

The Hallsville ISD Board of Trustees recently accepted a total donation of $5,000 from the Kilgore College Foundation to be used for the 2023-24 academic year dual credit programs. At a school board meeting on Nov. 16, the Hallsville ISD Board of Trustees acknowledged the presentation of two gifted donations in the amount of $2,500 each. The first donation was given to Hallsville ISD, and the second was given to the Texas Virtual Academy of Hallsville. These gifts were provided by the Martin Luther King Jr. Dual Credit Scholarship Breakfast hosted by the Kilgore College Foundation. view article

SAN ANTONIO - Harlandale Independent School District has received a $1.5 million grant to combat bullying. The Texas Education Agency has awarded Harlandale Independent School District (ISD) the “Texas Stronger Connections Grant.” providing the district with 1.5 million dollars to improve its response to bullying, harassment, and violence. view article

The school district previously received $658,000 from the Texas Education Agency in June. This grant comes a few months after a $658,000 grant was given to the district from the Texas Education Agency back in June. This now totals over $2 million going towards security enhancement for the school district. view article

TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — Samsung presented leaders from the Taylor Independent School District with a $1 million check Tuesday to help get a new building and program off the ground. The announcement about this sizable monetary donation came at the groundbreaking Tuesday afternoon for a new Career and Technical Education Center at Taylor High School. A Samsung representative shared how this will help invest in equipment, staffing and training needed for new classrooms and labs. The center is expected to open in fall 2025, district leaders said. view article

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - It’s a challenge for much of Texas: recruiting and retaining public school teachers. The Lufkin school board is considering a Teacher’s Incentive Allotment program, funded by state grant money. Lufkin ISD Assistant Superintendent for Education Services Shelly Slaton said 26 names of their top-ranked teachers were turned in for recommendation to the state. Slaton said this provides a pathway for these top teachers to earn more and to help retain and attract high-performing teachers at traditionally harder-to-staff schools. view article

SAN ANTONIO - Harlandale Independent School District has received a $1.5 million grant to combat bullying. The Texas Education Agency has awarded Harlandale Independent School District (ISD) the “Texas Stronger Connections Grant.” providing the district with 1.5 million dollars to improve its response to bullying, harassment, and violence. The district announced on Tuesday that the grant will allow the district to support the student’s academic and non-academic needs and foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment. view article

Samsung presented leaders from the Taylor Independent School District with a $1 million check Tuesday to help get a new building and program off the ground. The announcement about this sizable monetary donation came at the groundbreaking Tuesday afternoon for a new Career and Technical Education Center at Taylor High School. A Samsung representative shared how this will help invest in equipment, staffing and training needed for new classrooms and labs. The center is expected to open in fall 2025, district leaders said. view article

The Waco Independent School District is continuing to ensure the safety of students and staff with a $1.5 million grant. The district says this comes as people are awaiting the outcome of Texas House Bill 2. This would establish and fund two school safety grant programs to help pay for security personnel, protective fencing, metal detectors and mental health prevention – among other school safety measures, view article

WASHINGTON (KMID/KPEJ)- U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced today that Ector County ISD was awarded a federal grant totaling $356,250 to improve security through school safety programs that can include violence prevention training for law enforcement, the addition of physical security, and the installation of technology for expedited notification of law enforcement during an emergency. This grant comes from the U.S. Department of Justice’s School Violence Prevention Program. A significant portion of this program’s funding was authorized by Cornyn’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, signed into law on June 25, 2022, to address specific concerns that have led to recent mass shootings. view article

Surprise after surprise is how Jill Nash, the new executive director for the Seguin Education Foundation, describes her first experience in handing out grant money to local teachers and their classrooms. On Thursday morning, a large gathering of SEF board members, school officials, and members of the Seguin High School Matador Band traveled across the district surprising those teachers who not only applied for the grant but who have spent some time dreaming of how they wanted to enhance learning for all students. view article

Surprise after surprise is how Jill Nash, the new executive director for the Seguin Education Foundation, describes her first experience in handing out grant money to local teachers and their classrooms. On Thursday morning, a large gathering of SEF board members, school officials, and members of the Seguin High School Matador Band traveled across the district surprising those teachers who not only applied for the grant but who have spent some time dreaming of how they wanted to enhance learning for all students. view article

Senior Evan Garcia appreciates any help toward funding his education. Garcia plans to major in architecture, which requires five years of college. Soon, he will receive support to decrease the cost of Advanced Placement tests that help him earn college credit while in high school. view article

SAN ANTONIO - Districts across San Antonio are prioritizing mental health, not only for students, but for staff as well. Northside ISD has been running their Care Clinic for almost a year. It's a service that allows the people taking care of your kids, to also take care of themselves. "The demand is high, as you could imagine post Covid, and we want to reduce the stigma of the need for mental health services," said Kimberly Ridgley, the Assistant Superintendent for Whole Child Development for NISD. "We really feel like this clinic has done that." view article

The Bryan ISD Education Foundation awarded grants to 67 teachers during Prize Patrol on Friday. The grants totaled over $100,000. The foundation said it’s their largest year yet. Throughout the day, foundation and district officials traveled to schools across Bryan to surprise the winning teachers. “We did drones last year. We did cameras a year before this year. We have some fun and exciting things,” Teacher Grant Chair Priscilla Rios said. view article

AUSTIN, Texas — Two Southeast Texas districts have received grants from the Texas Workforce Commission to help fund their career and technical education programs. Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday that five dual credit grants totaling more than $900,000 have been awarded to five Texas independent school districts. view article

Longview ISD has received $3.25 million from the U.S. Department of Education to transform three schools into gaming science and digital arts programs and help attract minority students to magnet school programs. The school district was awarded the five-year What I Need (WIN) Project grant to fund targeted magnet programs to turn Bailey Elementary and Forest Park Middle School into whole-school gaming science and digital arts magnets and make a new "Gaming Science and Digital Arts High School" to be housed at the Early Graduation campus, LISD said in a statement Tuesday. view article

Longview ISD will continue its ongoing desegregation efforts through a federal grant that will focus on Hispanic students by creating gaming science and digital arts programs at three campuses. The U.S. Department of Education announced the magnet schools assistance program grant award this month. view article

Donors will have an opportunity to help raise additional funds for eight Brazos Valley school districts along with their education foundations through Brazos Valley Gives. Early giving has already started, but the big day of giving is on Tuesday. When someone donates to a local school district or their education foundation, their gifts will be tripled. It’s all thanks to a $40,000 grant provided by the Greater Texas Foundation which has partnered with the Community Foundation. This is the Greater Texas Foundation’s 4th year providing the grant which has helped local districts raise nearly $100,000 over the past three years. view article

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – Longview ISD was awarded a $3 million federal grant to support magnet schools. Sen. John Cornyn announced on Oct. 12 that the Longview ISD was awarded a $3,248,283 grant to support the development of magnet schools that offer students and parents more choices in public education programs. Public magnet schools are free public schools that allow kids to follow a specific learning track. At magnet schools, the curriculum taught is based on the school’s specific track. Longview has five magnet schools for students in grades pre-K-12. “Magnet schools empower students from different backgrounds to choose a public education program that works best for them,” Cornyn said. “This investment will help more students achieve academic success and strengthen their professional skills through specialized curriculums, and I look forward to seeing the impact it will have on Longview ISD.” view article

Chemours Corpus Christi announced it is providing Ingleside Independent School District (ISD) with a $90,000 grant to advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education throughout the district. The grant, funded through Chemours' Vibrant Communities initiative, will support four robotics teams at schools of every age level from elementary/primary to high school and new curriculum for high school robotics and engineering pathways. view article

AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott revealed today that the Texas Workforce Commission has awarded 10 Jobs and Education for Texans grants, amounting to more than $3.3 million, to nine schools across the Borderplex, North Central Texas, and Heart of Texas Workforce Development Areas. This investment will support over 1,000 students, equipping them with skills for high-demand occupations such as bioengineers, computer user support specialists, welders, registered nurses, mechanics, and medical assistants. view article

The Victoria Independent School District has been selected to receive a $3.1 million grant under the Magnet Schools Assistance program. This grant, totaling $3,108,810, for the first budget period from Oct. 1 through Sept.30, 2024, marks a significant milestone in the district's commitment to fostering diversity, inclusion and educational excellence within the district, according to a news release from the school district. view article

AUSTIN, Texas (KVII) — Governor Greg Abbott announced 16Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $4.1 million have been awarded to 11 schools across Southeast Texas and the Panhandle by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The JET grants will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train 1,246 students for high-demand occupations as plumbers, transportation workers, nurses, welders, diesel mechanic specialists, and more. "From the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast, Texas continues to invest in career training programs to help our students secure good-paying jobs and meet the needs of our growing state," said Governor Abbott. "Thanks to partnerships with schools across our state by the Texas Workforce Commission, we will help young Texans chart a course toward successful careers in the workforce of tomorrow." view article

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently notified public schools across Texas of their upcoming instructional materials and technology allotments (IMTA). The IMTA funds total more than $1 billion for school years 2023-24 and 2024-25, according to budget documents. These funds are spent via the state’s instructional materials ordering system, which is called EMAT, and they are determined by the TEA commissioner and the state legislative budget process, according to the agency website. view article

BORGER, Texas (KFDA) -The Texas Workforce Commission awarded four job training grants to area career and technical education programs. Through funding provided by the state legislature, Jobs and Education for Texans or JET grants go toward funding equipment used for training students for jobs in high-demand occupations. view article

Port Aransas schools are getting reimbursed for measures they took to get things up and running after Hurricane Harvey. The district on Monday announced it had received a grant for more than $1.2 million Federal Emergency Management Agency to help pay for things such as generators, air dryers, portables and security. Those items and more were needed in the aftermath of the Category 4 storm hit the area Aug. 25, 2017. view article

The Round Rock school district awarded $1.9 million in grants to 34 campuses to help foster innovation in schools through programs, models or initiatives that enrich learning. The grants range from $7,500 to $100,000 and support the district’s strategic goal of implementing, enhancing and reinforcing innovative teachings and learning models, according to a district news release. view article

Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN)announced today that its 2015 corporate and foundation giving to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education totals almost $6 million. Focused on collaborative strategies to improve student success and teaching effectiveness in STEM education, TI and the Texas Instruments Foundation designate "Power of STEM Education" grants to a variety of nonprofit partners and educators in targeted communities where the company has a major design or manufacturing presence. Special emphasis is given to programs that reach female and minority students who are underrepresented in science and engineering careers today. view article

A local school that has been underperforming for years, is shaking things up for the new school year with the help of a $4.8 million grant. Indian Spring Middle School is under a state mandate to turn things around and their principal is hoping this multi-million dollar grant will help them do just that. view article