A newly-enacted Texas law calls for a survey of the state’s 1,200 public school districts to review efforts to better educate students about genocide and the Holocaust. On September 1, HB 3466 took effect, directing the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) to review school districts’ implementation of requirements related to observances of…
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HOSTS: Helping One Student To Succeed
As I prepare to move to Tyler, I’m quickly taking stock of all the people and connections in Lufkin that mean so much to me. The past three years, I’ve had the great privilege of spending one day a week at Brandon Elementary School, working with students who surprisingly have taught me some valuable lessons….
Celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday
Sam-I-Am may have turned his nose up to a plate of green eggs and ham, but that’s okay. That leaves more for the rest of us! Pineywoods Academy in Lufkin served up plates of the iconic dish for breakfast as part of their annual observance of Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birthday, which has become a…
Finding a way to fight students’ refusal to read
Every once-in-a-while, we’re all entitled to a break from work, a well-deserved day of vacation. When it’s not a week-long get-away, what do you do with just one extra day added to your weekend? I decided to make good on some much-needed household chores and personal errands. I spent my extended weekend in the “Regional Hub”,…
Lane Luckie 