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Candidates for the Highland Park ISD place 4 seat recently answered some People Newspapers reader-submitted questions. Early voting begins April 25 and lasts until May 3. Election day is May 7.
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Candidates for the Highland Park ISD place 5 seat recently answered some People Newspapers reader-submitted questions. Early voting begins April 25 and lasts until May 3. Election day is May 7.
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The Highland Park ISD Board of Trustees approved an elementary school boundary rezoning plan during the Oct. 15 meeting after
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After months of consultations and feedback from experts and the community, the Highland Park ISD board of trustees has decided what will replace the Units of Study materials published by Heinemann for teaching reading and writing in grades K-8, which had been in place since 2019.
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After a nearly month-long delay caused by a recount request, Highland Park ISD place 4 trustee Jae Ellis took the oath of office at the June 14 meeting.
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The Highland Park Education Foundation (HPEF) Board of Directors approved a $1.7 million grant request from Highland Park ISD that will help provide a 5% pay increase to district staff during the 2022-23 school year.
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The newly-elected Highland Park ISD board of trustees took the oath of office Tuesday with one notable exception – the winner of the place 4 seat held by incumbent Jae Ellis after challenger Tyler Beeson requested a recount.
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Highland Park ISD recently celebrated the dedications of the district’s fifth elementary school, Michael M. Boone Elementary, and the newly rebuilt Hyer Elementary.
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Nearly a month after a subcommittee of the Highland Park ISD board of trustees recommended doing so, it’s official; the district will ‘phase out’ the Units of Study instructional materials for teaching reading and writing in kindergarten-eighth grade.
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The Highland Park ISD board of trustees work session Tuesday featured a presentation on the online educational platform BrainPop.
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While the motive behind the shooting death of Christopher Murzin remained unclear at press time, the magnitude of the tragedy did not.
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