Results: Texas (5 Stories)
Digital Equity Champions for All Learners: Lytle High School P-Tech Program Builds Career-Ready Digital Skills
Lytle Independent School District, TexasP-12
In the heart of South Texas, Lytle High School in Lytle Independent School District is championing digital equity to bridge economic, educational, and access divides through its Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH). The program, which began in the 2018-2019 school year, offers o...
Topic: Digital Equity
Texas District Partners with SpaceX to Bring Satellite Internet to Underserved Communities
Ector County Independent School District, TexasP-12
Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) serves about 33,500 students in Western Texas, with approximately 80% of students identifying as Hispanic or Latino. When the pandemic interrupted in-person schooling in 2020, surveys indicated that 39% of ECISD students either did not have home inter...
Topic: NETP24
Case Study: Community Partnerships in Ector County Independent School District
Ector County Independent School District, TexasP-12
For Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) in rural West Texas, community partnerships have been integral to connecting learners, families/caregivers, and the community to affordable and available broadband. The beginning of the pandemic revealed that 39 percent of learners lacked either a...
Topic: Digital Equity
Planning for rapid growth
McAllen Independent School District, TexasP-12
McAllen Independent School District is located in a fast-growing, diverse community just five miles from the U.S. border. The district encompasses thirty-three campuses across the Rio Grande Valley, with about 30,000 students, teachers, and employees. McAllen is one of the country’s fastest growin...
Topics: Connectivity, technology infrastructure
Starting small and encouraging innovation
White Oak Independent School District, TexasP-12
White Oak Independent School District spans 15.7 square miles and serves White Oak City, Texas, and its 5,624 residents and over 1,300 students. All four schools are located on one campus, and of those more than 1,300 students, 87.7% are white, 2.9% are African American, .9% are Native American, 6.3...
Topic: professional learning
