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Kealing Middle School student Ian McKenna received accolades at the annual Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Dinner in Bethesda, Maryland in June. His “Giving Gardens” project of school and community gardens has provided nearly 2,800 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables...
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Austin nonprofit Con Mi Madre held its annual Leadership Summit on July 8 – 9 at UT Austin. The Summit is a pinnacle event for Con Mi Madre, bringing together Latina students and their mothers to learn and grow. “For most of our participants, this is the first time...
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Thumbtack recently announced Florence’s Comfort House as the winner of The Thumbtack Austin Project. As the winner, Florence’s Comfort House will receive $25,000 worth of services from Austin-based Thumbtack professionals. Centered in the East Austin neighborhood of...
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In the last week of June, Camp For All, a non-profit that helps children and adults with illnesses and special needs, brought the experience of summer camp to patients and families at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. Various camp activities were set...
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Character traits, such as grit or desire to learn, have a heavy hand in academic success and are partially rooted in genetics, according to a psychology study at UT Austin. Though academic achievement is dependent on cognitive abilities, such as logic and reasoning,...
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4th Flea, the new downtown community flea market in San Marcos, is seeking more booth vendors to participate in the monthly event. The events take place on the fourth Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Price Center. The next event is slated...
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The Texas Cultural Trust has awarded 10 fine arts teachers across the state a total of $26,000 to significantly incorporate the use of technology into their artistic classroom. The Trust’s Arts & Digital Literacy Initiative, in partnership with the UT Austin...
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High school vocational training without a strong college-prep focus led some millennials to face wider gender employment and wage gaps than their peers, according to sociologists at UT Austin. In a study published in the American Sociological Review, researchers...
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In order to meet the needs of over 13,000 students who qualify for assistance, the Round Rock ISD Partners in Education (PIE) Foundation, Round Rock ISD and the Round Rock Police Department are partnering this year to host School Supplies Sunday. Over 1,500 volunteer...
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Educational child care provider Kiddie Academy recently recognized “the best of the best” in their franchise system at an award ceremony held during their annual Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Kiddie Academy of Pflugerville received the Life Essentials: Pillar Award...
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In celebration of the 75th birthday of Curious George, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has announced Curious World Tour, a free playful learning festival for kids and families. The tour will arrive in Round Rock and Austin this week and is a nationwide pop...
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Seton Healthcare Family warns that sitting in a hot car is a serious but preventable cause of heat strokes among the elderly during the summer months. Visits to the emergency room for people 65 and over increase during the summer, accounting for about 9 percent of...
