Staying Healthy and Safe This Labor Day
Labor Day is upon us, and we are all excited about having an extended weekend to relax and refresh. Please carefully consider your plans for the time off. COVID-19 contagion around the country is at record levels due to the delta variant. As the country deals with record-level COVID-19 cases, we want our Team & Family […]
IMPACT Magazine Feature: Blue Hour, Bright Future
Overcoming a Most Challenging Year By Gisel Torres Medrano, 11th grader at IDEA Carver College Preparatory My family owns a small camera installation business that was hit hard during the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure of the nation meant that small businesses like ours would have to struggle to survive. Thus, it […]
IMPACT Magazine Feature: From Virtual Learning to the University of Southern California
By Johanna Reyes, IDEA College Preparatory Weslaco 2021 Graduate On March 30, 2021, I sat at my computer. In my email, there was a notification stating there had been a status update for my application to The University of Southern California. My heart skipped a beat. When I logged into my portal, I hesitated to view the […]
IMPACT Magazine Feature: A New Form of Normalcy
By Emily Torres, IDEA San Benito 2021 Graduate I’m a founding student at IDEA San Benito, which means I’ve attended my campus since kindergarten, when the school was founded in 2008. I would have never imagined that I wouldn’t complete the last stage of my long IDEA journey on campus. Over the past 13 years […]
IMPACT Magazine Feature: Thank You, Team & Family
Two IDEA students wanted to thank special staff members who served as a shining light this past year. We are so glad everybody can be back together on campus in a safe, rigorous and fun in-person learning environment where students thrive and succeed on the road to and through college. “A Superhero Who Never Gives […]
Explore IDEA’s Online Summer Learning Tools for National Summer Learning Week
IDEA Public Schools is celebrating National Summer Learning Week from July 12 – July 16! We know learning never stops, and this celebration is dedicated to elevating the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every summer, ensuring they return for the new school year ready to succeed. Did you know that IDEA’s Accelerated Reader & iLearning Hotspot software is available throughout the […]
Austin elementary students get real world experience at Little Medical School
IDEA Public Schools Proudly Celebrates Pride Month
IDEA Public Schools is proud to celebrate Pride Month throughout the month of June! This annual celebration commemorates Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ)+ contributions and achievements in our history and how this community has strengthened the diversity and progress of our nation. Pride also serves as a reminder of the continued work to achieve equal justice and equal opportunity […]
Staying Healthy During Spring Break and Travel
Spring Break is upon us and our scholars and educators are looking forward to the well-deserved break. With the recent media coverage of the coronavirus, we recognize that the excitement of the long-awaited Spring Break can be a bit subdued this year. As a reminder the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has not issued any travel advisories against traveling within […]
