The Texas Legislature has voted to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, and replace it with a new testing and accountability system designed to reduce pressure on students, give parents and teachers faster results and provide...
It probably comes as no surprise that the recent dedication for Mattei Middle School had an unusually musical flair, complete with an original piece composed by half the school’s namesake, Buddy Mattei, and performed by the Princeton High School band, which he helped...
The 6th-grade football team won first place for their pirate ship float honoring Peter Pan and the Lost Boys in Friday’s Homecoming Parade. Norishka Pachot/The Princeton Herald The Princeton Independent School District has taken the first step in seeking competition...
Princeton ISD Trustee Bob Lovelady is the grand marshal of the annual Princeton Athletic Booster Club’s Homecoming Parade on Friday, Sept. 15, according to the booster club. The parade, themed “Happily Ever After in Princeton,” starts at Princeton High School at 3...
Students, staff and families of the Princeton Independent School District have a free and confidential new resource to help find mental health care or substance abuse treatment providers. The district has partnered with Care Solace, a national network of verified...
Two incumbents are among five candidates for Princeton City Council on the Tuesday, Nov. 7, ballot. And that’s the same situation in balloting for the Princeton Independent School District Board of Trustees. Place 3 Councilmember Bryan Washington and Mayor pro...
Princeton Independent School District trustees adopted a budget that would spend more but tax residents less. Nobody spoke at the public hearing held at the regular Monday, Aug. 21, school board meeting. Trustees then adopted a 2023-2024 budget that would increase...
Trustees of the Princeton Independent School District will hold a public meeting to discuss an increased 2024 budget but a proposed reduction of the tax rate. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 21, during the school board’s regular meeting. The proposed...
Harper Elementary students Kailyn Arrieta and Mia Murphy get to know each other as they color together on their first day of school Thursday, Aug. 10. Courtesy Princeton ISD Many school districts were scrambling to comply with a new state law requiring at least one...
