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Friday, March 15, 2013  The Texas chapter of the non-profit organization Raise Your Hand will gather about 100 business leaders on Monday to discuss the impact of public education on economic development.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  One move or lack thereof by Congress could threaten to change Hidalgo County's unemployment rate.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  At a time when schools are scraping for more money, at the end of the week, Texas public schools will lose $67 million in federal funds.

Monday, August 06, 2012  While many schools across the country are doing away with physical education, the McAllen School District is putting a bigger emphasis on this subject.

Monday, July 16, 2012  With their bags packed and ready to cheer for their candidates, 60 Rio Grande Valley democrats boarded a bus in Harlingen headed for San Antonio.

Sunday, July 15, 2012  According to the Huffington Post, classroom sizes in McAllen are alarmingly larger than average, but according to McAllen ISD, they have a student/teacher ratio of 15:1.

Sunday, March 25, 2012  Hundreds of teachers and students from school districts around Texas have rallied at the state Capitol to denounce $5.4 billion in education cuts approved by the Legislature last summer.

Monday, June 13, 2011  In an 88 to 63 vote, the Texas House of Representatives approved $4.3 billion in cuts in the formula funding a school district gets per child.

Monday, May 09, 2011  Legislators are looking to cut at least $5 billion dollars from public education, but the McAllen Independent School District has a plan to hopefully change that.

Friday, April 01, 2011  With state education budget cuts around the corner, some college students studying music worry that there might not be any music teaching jobs available when they graduate.