Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed Saturday, May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Courtesy Governor's Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund...
Construction workers on a number of public facility job sites continue reporting to work amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and companies are taking steps to help ensure that their employees are safe while on site. In Farmersville, work on a 1,250-student...
Registration for Collin College Fall classes will open for returning students on Tuesday, April 14 with open registration for new students beginning Wednesday, April 29. Collin students who have completed 50 hours or more can register for classes starting Tuesday,...
As people adjust to social distancing and home schooling, the Perot Museum, in its quest to inspire minds through nature and science, brings engaging, age-specific enrichment to keep brains “churning and learning.” Did you know that a snail has thousands of teeth? Or...
Farmersville ISD will have a new superintendent next week. During their Monday, March 23 meeting, trustees voted unanimously to hire Micheal French, whom they named as the lone finalist last month. “It’s an honor,” French said. “It’s interesting times to say the...
School district administrators are in the midst of making decisions for an unprecedented situation. Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday, March 16 that STAAR testing would be waived this year. He’s also pushing for the U.S. Department of Education to waive federal...
The following statement was released by Farmersville ISD Superintendent Jeff Adams: With the rapidly changing environment impacted by the declared Covid-19 pandemic, Farmersville ISD will extend Spring Break by one week. At this time, we expect school to resume on...
Next week will mark the kickoff of a month-long art exhibit celebrating the environment. Collin College’s Spring Creek campus in Plano will host the “Land: Awe and Raw” exhibit from Thursday, Jan. 16 until Wednesday, Feb. 12. A reception is scheduled for 4 p.m....
Farmersville Independent School District trustees are getting ready to make the only personnel decision they are empowered to make; hiring the superintendent of schools. They are going to take on this task themselves, said Board of Trustees President Tony Gray, with...
