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Education
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Education
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
View MoreConroe ISD names Timber Mill High School mascot, confirms August 2027 opening
Conroe ISD announced Saturday that Timber Mill High School's mascot will be the Stallions, confirming the 3,800-student campus at 2700 North Loop 336 in Conroe will open in August 2027 and serve families from the Conroe and Caney Creek feeder zones.
Education
View MoreConroe ISD free meal applications open as Aug. 12 start nears
Conroe ISD has opened free and reduced-price meal applications for the 2026-2027 school year, with the first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 12; families can apply online at myschoolapps.com, and students approved for reduced-price meals will receive free breakfast and lunch.
Education
View MoreInterfaith of The Woodlands collecting supplies for 2,000 students before school starts
Interfaith of The Woodlands is accepting donations through Aug. 31 for its Kits 4 Kids program, which provides free school supplies to more than 2,000 South Montgomery County students ahead of Conroe ISD's Aug. 12 first day.
Education
View MoreConroe ISD could lose $5M–$9M in state funding as enrollment growth flatlines
Conroe ISD faces a projected $5 million to $9 million loss in state fast-growth allotment funding in fiscal year 2027-28 due to stagnant enrollment, a budget pressure the district flagged alongside its July 21 board meeting agenda items including the annual student health report and legislative priorities for the 90th Texas Legislature.
Education
View MoreConroe ISD bans e-bike riding on all campuses ahead of new school year
Conroe ISD is formalizing a district-wide ban on riding e-bikes and e-scooters on campus, driven by safety concerns centered in The Woodlands, where fire officials have tracked 37 incidents involving mostly teenage riders.
Education
View MoreConroe ISD offers last walk-in registration day before school starts
Conroe ISD will hold its final walk-in registration day for new students on Saturday, August 1, from 9 a.m. to noon at two locations, including the Walter P. Jett Teacher Training Center in Shenandoah near The Woodlands.
Education
View MoreMeasles returns to Montgomery County; Conroe ISD families have two weeks before school starts
Four unvaccinated members of the same Montgomery County family have contracted measles, the county's first cases since 2019, prompting a state health alert just two weeks before Conroe ISD classes begin Aug. 12.
Education
View MoreState funding shortfall could squeeze Lone Star College budgets as enrollment surges
Texas community colleges earned millions more than the state budgeted under HB 8's performance-based formula, and the resulting funding shortfall could pressure Lone Star College's budgets for faculty, advising, and hiring at a time when the system is setting enrollment records at campuses including LSC-University Park in The Woodlands.
Education
View MoreUIL mandatory heat rules take effect Saturday for Highlanders, Cavaliers fall practices
Starting Saturday, August 1, UIL mandatory Wet Bulb Globe Temperature monitoring rules will govern how The Woodlands Highlanders, College Park Cavaliers, and their marching bands train outdoors, with specific thresholds that can shorten or cancel practice in the Gulf Coast heat.
Education
View MoreConroe ISD's newest campus prepares to welcome fifth and sixth graders in August
Janene Fowler Intermediate School, a new Conroe ISD campus for fifth and sixth graders, opens Wednesday, August 12, serving the Conroe High School and future Timber Mill High School feeder zones after staff completed setup in July.
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